Experience

BC Cycling Coalition

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

• Kids on Wheels Founder & Manager

  • Mar 2014 - Present

  Founder and manger of Kids on Wheels, an exciting program offered in preschools, daycares, community centres and outreach events in Vancouver, to get children to start riding as young as possible. Through the use of balance bikes (pedal-less bikes) and classroom activities, such as books, bike toys and discussions, children are exposed to active lifestyles at the earliest possible age. Founder and manger of Kids on Wheels, an exciting program offered in preschools, daycares, community centres and outreach events in Vancouver, to get children to start riding as young as possible. Through the use of balance bikes (pedal-less bikes) and classroom activities, such as books, bike toys and discussions, children are exposed to active lifestyles at the earliest possible age.



The University of British Columbia

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant: Including All Children and Families Project, Faculty of Education

  • Feb 2010 - Jan 2015

  Edited, proofread and web designed an online course and questionnaires for parents and service providers on child development with a focus on children with special needs and developmental delays. Focusing also on families of children with special needs who live in rural and remote areas in British Columbia. Conducted interviews and focus groups with parents during visits to rural areas. In addition, worked on PowerPoint presentations, ethics proposals, literature reviews, organizing references, quarterly reports and more. Coordinated monthly teleconference calls with different organizations in BC such as Society for Children and Youth of BC, BC Council for Families, Boundary Family and Individual Services Society and Supported Child Development Programs.This project was funded by the Government of Canada: Social Development Partnerships Program (SDPP). Show less

• Project Coordinator: Growing Innovation, Faculty of Education

  • Apr 2011 - Dec 2012

  Coordinated the Rural Innovation Project with 18 different school dirstricts throughout British Columbia. Communicates closely with teachers and superintendents who received a grant from the Ministry of Education. Coordinated and organized the graduate student volunteers according to the different projects they were in charge of and made sure the communication between the schools and volunteers was smooth and beneficial. Led the organization of the Growing Innovation Learning Symposium with over 50 participants, including representatives from 18 rural school districts who arrived to UBC. Organized the annual reports to the Ministry of Education for the Eleanor Rix Professor of Rural Teacher Education for 2011 and 2012. Worked closely with the finance department on the project budget, in charge of providing grant checks and reimbursing the schools. Show less

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • May 2008 - Sep 2010

  Children, Families, & Communities Lab: Performed a wide array of research activities including literature reviews, data entry, interviews, surveys, and work related to early education. Completed Masters’ research focused on parent-child play interactions of South-Asian families in a drop-in program in Surrey and in their homes. Conducted participant observations of parents and children both in a drop in centre and in their homes in Surrey twice a week for over five months, focusing on play interactions. Interviewed immigrant parents regarding play and their child’s development. Show less



Developmental Disabilities Association

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Substitute Teacher

  • Jan 2008 - Sep 2011

  Substitute teacher for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers as well as children with special needs. Substitute teacher for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers as well as children with special needs.



Or Shalom Synagogue

• Canada
• Religious Institutions

• Hebrew School Teacher

  • Sep 2006 - Sep 2009

  Designed curricula and taught Hebrew, Jewish Tradition, and Israeli culture to grade three to grade six students. Designed curricula and taught Hebrew, Jewish Tradition, and Israeli culture to grade three to grade six students.



Temple Sholom Synagogue

• United States
• Accounting

• Hebrew School Teacher

  • Sep 2007 - Jun 2008

  Taught Hebrew, Jewish Tradition, and Israeli Culture to grade four to grade six students. Designed and conducted educational and social programs for teens that promoted experiential learning and critical thinking. Taught Hebrew, Jewish Tradition, and Israeli Culture to grade four to grade six students. Designed and conducted educational and social programs for teens that promoted experiential learning and critical thinking.



Jewish Community Centre

• Canada
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Summer Camp Counselor

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  Counselor for children of ages 3-5 and Supervisor of After Camp Care activities for children ages 5-12. Planned and carried out games, arts and crafts, baking, outdoor activities and social events. Counselor for children of ages 3-5 and Supervisor of After Camp Care activities for children ages 5-12. Planned and carried out games, arts and crafts, baking, outdoor activities and social events.



Ben-Gurion University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant to the Head of the Department of Education

  • Oct 2004 - Sep 2005

  Transcribed audio interviews of research regarding experimental schools.

• Research Assistant to Head of the Graduate Program for Science and Technology Education

  • Jul 2003 - Sep 2005

  Performed research about new immigrant teachers and a comparison between two different mathematical teaching approaches. Work included editing, transcription, typing and administration.