Experience

Primate's World Relief and Development Fund

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Coordinator

  • Dec 2016 - Present

  Sharing the stories of our relief and development work to Canadians and the world. Sharing the stories of our relief and development work to Canadians and the world.



Family Communications

• Toronto, Canada Area

• Editor, ParentsCanada magazine

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2016

  As managing editor and editor, I helped reinforce the magazine's key objective: to support parents rather than judge them. Duties include developing editorial lineups, assigning stories, working with freelancers, managing production flow, working with editors, art directors and sales team, managing budget. PUBLIC APPEARANCES: I represented ParentsCanada television programs across Canada (Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Kitchener, Toronto, Ottawa, Peterborough, Montreal, Halifax and St. John's). I was also interviewed on radio and television in more than 25 markets across the country on topics including handling homesick campers, raising transgender kids, cyber safety for kids, managing holiday stress and helping kids understand tragic news. REPORTING AND WRITING: I reported on issues such as mental health (http://bit.ly/2134eX7), transitioning to university/college (http://bit.ly/2eZkKFv) and the importance of walking to school (http://bit.ly/2f0Y1Zz). I interviewed researchers and authors in parenting, such as Dr. Leonard Sax (The Collapse of Parenting) http://bit.ly/2fiahIP, Dr. Frances Jensen (The Teenage Brain) http://bit.ly/2eUedy7, and Brigid Schulte (Overwhelmed) http://bit.ly/2fryRWX. PARTNERSHIPS: - Healthy Me Week (http://www.healthymeweek.ca/), an initiative led by Companies Committed to Kids and involving more than 20 media outlets and companies marketing to kids or about kids. - Annual Toy Testing event at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. http://bit.ly/21rERP0. - "It Doesn't Have to Hurt" campaign, led by the IWK Children's Hospital in Halifax - Cyber-Seniors (http://bit.ly/1wfnzox) Show less



Toronto Star

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• copy editor

  • Jun 2007 - Sep 2009

  Copy edited, designed and proofread pages in several sections, including Real Estate/New in Homes, Wheels, Life, Entertainment, Business and Special Projects. Copy edited, designed and proofread pages in several sections, including Real Estate/New in Homes, Wheels, Life, Entertainment, Business and Special Projects.



Fuel Advertising Inc.

• Editor

  • 2004 - 2007

  Worked as managing editor and editor on Spree magazine, custom publication for Zellers. Worked as managing editor and editor on Spree magazine, custom publication for Zellers.



The Globe and Mail

• Canada
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Copy Editor

  • 2003 - 2004

  One-year maternity leave working in the Report on Business section. One-year maternity leave working in the Report on Business section.



Redwood Custom Communications

• Canada
• Think Tanks

• Managing Editor

  • 2001 - 2004

  Managed production and editorial for Style Ideas, a quarterly custom publication for Home Depot. Managed production and editorial for Style Ideas, a quarterly custom publication for Home Depot.