Experience

Ecology Action Centre

• Canada
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sustainable Cities Coordinator

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Working with community leaders, city staff, and elected officials to advocate for complete communities, protected green space, and a more sustainable and strategically planned Halifax Regional Municipality. Coordinating Our HRM Alliance coalition and the Ecology Action Centre's Urban Development Advocacy Team volunteer group. Working with community leaders, city staff, and elected officials to advocate for complete communities, protected green space, and a more sustainable and strategically planned Halifax Regional Municipality. Coordinating Our HRM Alliance coalition and the Ecology Action Centre's Urban Development Advocacy Team volunteer group.



Dalhousie University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graphic Designer & Research Assistant

  • May 2020 - Present

  Supported academic research in collaboration with Michigan-based not-for-profit "Doing Development Differently in Detroit (D4)" to develop a Resource Manual on the topic of Detroit’s Community Benefits Ordinance, a planning tool for improved social equity and mitigating negative impacts of development projects in urban areas.

• Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2021 - May 2021

  TA for Master of Planning year 2 Studio course, which covered introductions to Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and SketchUP



Fathom Studio

• Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

• Planning Intern

  • May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Supported the planning and landscape architecture team on various client-led projects Supported the planning and landscape architecture team on various client-led projects



The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Planning and Accessibility Coordinator

  • Apr 2020 - Sep 2020

  Coordinated the Accessible Lunenburg County project where five municipalities collaborated to develop a regional Accessibility Plan. Completed virtual community engagement, researched community trends and best practices in accessibility, liaised with the Accessibility Advisory Committee, and made recommendations for actions and commitments to reduce accessibility barriers. Coordinated the Accessible Lunenburg County project where five municipalities collaborated to develop a regional Accessibility Plan. Completed virtual community engagement, researched community trends and best practices in accessibility, liaised with the Accessibility Advisory Committee, and made recommendations for actions and commitments to reduce accessibility barriers.



Peterborough GreenUP

• Canada
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• NeighbourPLAN Program Coordinator

  • Oct 2018 - Sep 2019

  The NeighbourPLAN project seeks to engage residents in three neighbourhoods in Peterborough, Ontario in the process of reimagining and shaping public space including streets, sidewalks, and parks. This project uses the participatory planning approach and creative mechanisms to engage residents who have traditionally been excluded from formal planning processes. The project works closely with community, municipal, and institutional partners to help create Visions for the neighbourhoods. The NeighbourPLAN project seeks to engage residents in three neighbourhoods in Peterborough, Ontario in the process of reimagining and shaping public space including streets, sidewalks, and parks. This project uses the participatory planning approach and creative mechanisms to engage residents who have traditionally been excluded from formal planning processes. The project works closely with community, municipal, and institutional partners to help create Visions for the neighbourhoods.



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• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Protection Officer

  • Mar 2018 - Oct 2018

  Working for the Species at Risk recovery section of the Species Conservation Policy Branch to help write policy for the recovery of at risk, threatened, and endangered species in Ontario including fish, reptiles, lichen, mammals and more.

• Communications Specialist

  • Sep 2017 - Mar 2018

  Working for the Outcomes and Evaluations section of the Strategic and Indigenous Policy Branch to evaluate natural resource management policy against whether it is still effective, relevant, and efficient. Employing SMART indicators and various data collection tools to work on policy in fisheries, forests, wetlands, natural heritage and more.



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• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Policy Analyst

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2017

  With the Outcomes and Evaluations section of the Strategic and Indigenous Policy Branch

• Policy and Programs Assistant

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  With the Outcomes and Evaluations section of the Strategic and Indigenous Policy Branch



Trent University Green Team

• Peterborough, Ontario

• Executive Member, Promotions and Publicity Coordinator

  • 2015 - 2016

  A working group at Trent University focused on student engagement in campus sustainability. Organizing two major projects: the inaugural Campus Sustainability Conference and Green Your Campus Competition. By establishing partnerships between administration, student groups, and the student union, we secured over $12,000 in funding in three months. A working group at Trent University focused on student engagement in campus sustainability. Organizing two major projects: the inaugural Campus Sustainability Conference and Green Your Campus Competition. By establishing partnerships between administration, student groups, and the student union, we secured over $12,000 in funding in three months.