Experience

Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario

• Canada
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Administrative Assistant - Equity and Women's Services

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Touchstone Institute

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

• Exam Proctor

  • Mar 2017 - Present

  Proctor and group leader for IENCAP and NAC exams Proctor and group leader for IENCAP and NAC exams



Freelance

• Photographer

  • Jan 2001 - Present

  Wedding photography, portraits and event coverage and I also have an in-house studio. Invoicing and sit-downs with clients including the Canadian Urban Institute Photography head shots for Satori Health & Wellness Centre for their website Wedding photography, portraits and event coverage and I also have an in-house studio. Invoicing and sit-downs with clients including the Canadian Urban Institute Photography head shots for Satori Health & Wellness Centre for their website



Freelancer

• Travel Writer

  • Jan 2003 - Present

  Major travel to world destinations 3 times per year (co-ordinating, writing and photographing tours) - 52 countries and counting! The Toronto Sun/Canoe – Freelancer From the plains of the Masai Mara to the healing waters of Budapest, I have published travel articles, itineraries and photographs for the newspaper on Budapest, Kenya, Ibiza, Las Vegas and La Paz to date. HuffPost Travelling the Ring Road in Iceland - a guide to a world that looks like it lives on the moon. The Ryerson Review of Journalism Wrote, researched and edited a full length feature article on the trials and tribulations of an independent Internet magazine (Shift Magazine) as the doors closed on its publication. Completed interviews, copy-editing and layout for a number of articles in the magazine. Visual Editor for the Spring 2003 issue, including assignment and layout tasks and booking with creative teams in the magazine industry. A feature article published in the September 2002 Eyeopener issue on medical marijuana and the closing of a distribution facility. Uberfunktastic magazine Photos of a recyclable fashion show published in the Spring and Winter 2001 issues. Show less



Unifor Local 72M

• Toronto, Canada Area

• Executive Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - Apr 2020

  Administration, web management, meeting organization/recording, event and travel planning, along with education, accounting and ensuring a presence within social media. A working knowledge of collective agreements, bylaws, grievance and layoff procedures. Administration, web management, meeting organization/recording, event and travel planning, along with education, accounting and ensuring a presence within social media. A working knowledge of collective agreements, bylaws, grievance and layoff procedures.



HealthCare 365 Inc.

• Canada
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Healthcare Assistant

  • 2018 - 2018

  Creating health care surveys, patient organization and follow-up/chart maintenance Creating health care surveys, patient organization and follow-up/chart maintenance



The Toronto Sun

• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Customer Service/Circulation Administrator

  • Jun 2005 - 2016

  Data input, invoicing, payments and refund management along with routing and mapping of home delivery areasBilling and distribution for carriers and district managers including various reports and route listsLiason between Circulation managers and supervisorsCustomer service and retailing for independent projectsProblem solving for specific customer enquiriesHome delivery trucking administration and logistics for the Toronto Sun, National Post, Catholic Register and Barrie Examiner Show less

• Customer Service Representative

  • Aug 2001 - May 2005

  Co-ordination of trucking route lists on a daily basisData entry, billing and customer service Verification outbound callingSwitchboard operator for Sun Media