Experience

Indwell

• Canada
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Engagement Coordinator

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  London, Canada Area Indwell's mission of hope and homes for all. As we move into London, we are creating affordable housing for people seeking health, wellness, and belonging, with one community opened at 356 Dundas, and the next to begin this year at 744 Dundas Street.. My role is to help connect Londoners to our mission, seeking funding and community support for some of London's most vulnerable individuals.



Western University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Development Officer, Western Libraries

  • Nov 2015 - Dec 2018

  London, Canada Area • Responsible for major gift and foundation fund raising strategy and implementation for six campus libraries. Consistently exceeded annual goals. • Increased library’s involvement in community initiatives and outreach. Started external newsletter and increased scope and quality of content on web and in social media. • Worked with a team of development and communications professionals to advance the mission of the library and build support for its programs and resources.



ReForest London

• Canada
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Programs

  • Jan 2005 - Nov 2015

  London, Ontario • Co-founded organization and grew from $50,000 to $500,000 budget, from 2 to 8 staff • Led fundraising - Strategy includes diverse sources of funding, from government grants to foundations to corporate gifts to grassroots donations. - Especially skilled at complex funding proposals at all levels of government. - Sustained record of 70% or more ratio of funding requests: success. • Developed and implement programs - Developed novel programs for promoting tree planting… Show more • Co-founded organization and grew from $50,000 to $500,000 budget, from 2 to 8 staff • Led fundraising - Strategy includes diverse sources of funding, from government grants to foundations to corporate gifts to grassroots donations. - Especially skilled at complex funding proposals at all levels of government. - Sustained record of 70% or more ratio of funding requests: success. • Developed and implement programs - Developed novel programs for promoting tree planting in all areas of our community. Focus on planting in low income neighbourhoods. - Instrumental in development of Million Tree Challenge, a community initiative to plant one million trees with 200 community partners in London. - Built budgets, workplans, and measurable outcomes; secure funding. - Supervised staff in implementing programs, collaborating with community partners, reporting to funders, program evaluation. Show less



The London Free Press

• Canada
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Columnist

  • 2004 - 2006

  London, Ontario • Wrote monthly opinion column and occasional business features.



BearingPoint

• Netherlands
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Apr 2000 - Jul 2003

  Dallas, Texas • Wrote and edited internal and external marketing and technical documentation for infrastructure support group, including configuration/operations documentation, FAQ’s, training documents, presentations, service level agreements, and procedural documentation. • Created web content to develop and maintain group’s intranet site.