Experience

Livingstone Range School Division

• Canada
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Off Campus Coordinator

  • Sep 2011 - Present

  Coordinate off-campus education programs for high school students in Pincher Creek, Lundbreck and the Crowsnest Pass. Establish and coordinate multi-stakeholder mechanisms to develop programs, processes and supports that enhance and extend school based learning, create and expand career pathways and increase the employability and citizenship skills of young people in rural communities.

• Special Education Teacher

  • Sep 2005 - Aug 2011

  Established and coordinated an alternative, place-based education program for adolescents with severe behavioral and emotional challenges. Developed and facilitated learning activities in the areas of community studies, community service, work experience, life-skills, recreation and leisure, wilderness pursuits and academic remediation.



United Nations Development Program

• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Capacity Building Specialist

  • Jan 1999 - Jun 2005

  Engaged by UNDP to strengthen the capacity of non-governmental organizations to effectively influence and manage development processes within Pacific Island countries and to improve the capacity of donors and governments in the region to collaborate with civil society in shaping and implementing policies for poverty eradication. Engaged by UNDP to strengthen the capacity of non-governmental organizations to effectively influence and manage development processes within Pacific Island countries and to improve the capacity of donors and governments in the region to collaborate with civil society in shaping and implementing policies for poverty eradication.



Canadian High Commission, New Zealand

• NGO Adviser

  • Jan 1997 - Dec 1999

  Employed by the Canadian High Commission to raise awareness about the critical role non-governmental organizations play in the Pacific region and to address the challenges these organizations face in fulfilling their roles. Established crucial points of exchange and strategic links between NGOs, governments and donors at the national, regional and international level. Facilitated partnerships between organizations in Canada and the Pacific concerned with similar issues. Employed by the Canadian High Commission to raise awareness about the critical role non-governmental organizations play in the Pacific region and to address the challenges these organizations face in fulfilling their roles. Established crucial points of exchange and strategic links between NGOs, governments and donors at the national, regional and international level. Facilitated partnerships between organizations in Canada and the Pacific concerned with similar issues.



NGO Consortium

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process Facilitator

  • Jan 1995 - Dec 1997

  Engaged by a consortium of NGO leaders to facilitate the development and implementation of a national, participatory, self-help initiative to strengthen the effectiveness and impact of the non-profit sector in the country. Engaged by a consortium of NGO leaders to facilitate the development and implementation of a national, participatory, self-help initiative to strengthen the effectiveness and impact of the non-profit sector in the country.



Volunteer Services Abroad, New Zealand

• Program Manager

  • Jan 1994 - Dec 1995

  Employed by Volunteer Service Abroad to manage its Papua New Guinea field office. Developed in-country placements and supported New Zealand volunteers on community development assignments throughout the country. Designed new strategic directions. Enhanced the organization's public profile and supervised the training and transfer of management responsibilities to local authorities. Employed by Volunteer Service Abroad to manage its Papua New Guinea field office. Developed in-country placements and supported New Zealand volunteers on community development assignments throughout the country. Designed new strategic directions. Enhanced the organization's public profile and supervised the training and transfer of management responsibilities to local authorities.



National Volunteer Service

• Philippines
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Organizational Development Consultant

  • Sep 1991 - Dec 1993

  Created and developed the National Volunteer Service of Papua New Guinea as an innovative, multi-faceted non-profit organization. Designed and implemented service delivery plans. Developed organizational policies and procedures. Established administration and financial management systems. Designed and managed resource mobilization and fund raising strategies. Established linkages with agencies sharing similar mandates. Oversaw the transfer of management functions to local staff. Facilitated development of the agency's first strategic plan. Show less