Experience

University of Toronto Schools

• Canada
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Coordinating Vice Principal - Anti-Racism, Equity, Access & Admissions

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Niagara University in Ontario

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Lecturer

  • May 2017 - Present

  Course Director in the B.Ed and M. Ed Course Director in the B.Ed and M. Ed



Queen's University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Course Instructor

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  Course Instructor for Additional Qualifications Courses in English (Intermediate, Senior, Honours Specialist) Course Instructor for Additional Qualifications Courses in English (Intermediate, Senior, Honours Specialist)



Education | Éducation

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Education Officer, Education Equity Secretariat

  • Feb 2018 - Apr 2022

  - Policy & Procedure Analyst for the Education Equity Secretariat, specializing in addressing anti-Black racism - Equity and Inclusion Lead for the Implementation & Design Unit - Designed learning resources on affirming Black student identity & dismantling anti-Black racism modules - Utilized divergent, critical and analytical thinking skills to support team in problem solving persistent problems in education such as bettering K-12 Inuit student transitions into the provincial system - Lead policy review, research, design and planned implementation of the English for the Modern Learner Project - Reconceptualizing secondary school English Instruction for 21C competencies and career pathways Show less



York Region District School Board

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Nov 2015 - Jan 2018

  - Co-lead staff of 150 in the collection and critical analysis of qualitative, and quantitative data to feed forward instructional and pedagogical practices to increase equitable outcomes in literacy and mathematics achievement. - Provided ongoing feedback and effective instructional strategies using achievement and anecdotal data to promote collective efficacy and accountability for outcomes. - Served on the board Equity committee, with a mandate of supporting the Employee Systems Review and the collection of Identity Based data to improve student achievement. Show less

• • Feb 2013 - Nov 2015

  - Provided equity, diversity and social justice support for families, students, community members and school board staff to better meet the inclusion needs of students in the board. - Designed, developed and implemented school board policy and protocols to support racialized and marginalized students navigate the Ontario school system, including guidelines for Special Education Identification of Black youth. - Co-chaired the Human Resources working group to assist in the development of equitable employment standards and protocols. - Supported in the first workplace census for newly hired occasional teachers as a means of setting equitable hiring benchmarks. - Co-authored the YRDSB Equity course using an Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Framework lens. Show less



York University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Seconded Member of Faculty of Education

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2013

  • Responsible for practical and theoretical teacher education training and supervision • Developed and taught strong equity and literacy framed courses in English (Literature and Language) Teacher Training and Urban Education Teaching • Utilized technological resources such as iPads, SMART boards, and linoit to enable students to produce technology as a means to engage literacies and literature • Employed a 4C approach with colleagues to transform English pedagogy instruction towards an inquiry based model focusing on social justice and radical change texts as a means to develop critical thinking for the 21 Century. • Designed and developed LGBTQ workshop for Queer student teachers entering the teaching profession • In consultation with the Aboriginal Affairs Office designed and developed Aboriginal recruitment strategy to encourage Aboriginal, Metis, and Inuit Teachers to consider a career in teaching. Show less



York Region District School Board

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Department Head of English

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2009

  • Lead teachers in the creation and development of a strong literacy focused department, with an emphasis on post-colonial and equity infused literature. • Supported teachers with the shift to the integration of technology for knowledge construction (not consumption) • Wrote the curriculum for Media studies and Children’s Literature with a focus on inter-textuality and formation deconstruction. • Courses taught: ENG1D,1LM, 1P, 2LM, 2D, 2P, 3C, 3U, 3C, 4U, 4C, EWC, EMS • Lead teachers in the creation and development of a strong literacy focused department, with an emphasis on post-colonial and equity infused literature. • Supported teachers with the shift to the integration of technology for knowledge construction (not consumption) • Wrote the curriculum for Media studies and Children’s Literature with a focus on inter-textuality and formation deconstruction. • Courses taught: ENG1D,1LM, 1P, 2LM, 2D, 2P, 3C, 3U, 3C, 4U, 4C, EWC, EMS