Experience

Eyam Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics

• Canada
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Operations

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Eyam Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics is a private, Canadian based company focused on the research and development of vaccines that are safe, efficacious and low dose. Eyam, was named to honour the village in Derbyshire that, in 1665-1666, chose to stay and brave near certain death rather than travelling and risk transmitting the plague to their neighbouring towns. In the end, 75% of Eyam’s residents did indeed die, but their surrounding neighbours were saved due to Eyam’s heroic and selfless quarantine. Today, the world is in need of heroic, selfless acts to halt the COVID-19 spread in its tracks. Eyam Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics is joined in the cause to be “right to market” with a vaccine to end the death and suffering caused by COVID-19. Show less



Whole Human Foundation

• Canada
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder, Board Member

  • Oct 2018 - Present

  Stakeholder engagement and management ⇢Identified, established, maintained and developed values-aligned partnerships and sponsorships and served as a liaison between internal and external stakeholders to deliver our strategic communications, marketing, and social media plans. ⇢Created a unique and interactive knowledge hub called Whole Human Summit that provides in-person and virtual opportunities for knowledge and idea exchanges between researchers, stakeholders, industry experts and entrepreneurs in the life sciences and technology sectors and catalyzes discussions that result in partnerships and research collaborations ⇢Expanded our community base of stakeholders and partnerships by 50% year-over-year by creating a Life Sciences Asset Map and identified and engaged over 100 health sciences thought-leaders from across North America to participate as speakers in Whole Human Summit events and enable solutions- building to create healthier and happier communities Communications and marketing ⇢Developed and implemented a strategic communications plan and adapted in-person engagement activities to virtual experiences using advanced tools and technologies that has Increased brand engagement (30% increase in website traffic, 100% increase in social engagement, and 200% increase in Summit participation) ⇢Created a media kit and pitch deck with external graphic design contractors that secured sponsors and closed a consulting account with the BCCDC Foundation for Population and Public Health ($80,000 CAD) ⇢Delivered over 200 email campaigns including newsletters and stakeholder management that achieve campaign response-rates 10% above the industry average Show less



SheEO™

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

• Activator

  • Oct 2020 - Apr 2022

  SheEO is a global community of radically generous women + non-binary folks working on the World’s To-Do List. Activators activate their buying power, networks and expertise to create an equitable and sustainable world. Since launching in 2015, 7,000+ Activators around the world have collectively loaned out $7M to support 100+ SheEO Ventures. Learn more and Activate: https://sheeo.world/ SheEO is a global community of radically generous women + non-binary folks working on the World’s To-Do List. Activators activate their buying power, networks and expertise to create an equitable and sustainable world. Since launching in 2015, 7,000+ Activators around the world have collectively loaned out $7M to support 100+ SheEO Ventures. Learn more and Activate: https://sheeo.world/



Bard College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Faculty Citizen Science

  • Jan 2017 - Feb 2021

  ⇢Proficient in online tools like Zoom and Google Meets for virtual teaching ⇢Proficient in cloud-based classroom management platforms like Moodle, Google Classroom, and Brightspace Using active learning strategies, I teach undergraduate students in the Citizen Science Program how to access, assess and contextualize scientific information as well as the history and tools of the trade in scientific communications. For every course (2017, 2019, 2021 (virtual)) I have created lesson plans, a course syllabus and course content to complement provided materials and curriculum. Subject matter for the core curriculum was Infectious Diseases in 2017 and Water Science for 2019 and 2021. The goal of the Citizen Science program at Bard College is to provide students with opportunities to develop their personal science literacy through hands-on, real-world coursework and projects. We ask: What does it mean to be scientifically literate? What is the role of citizens when it comes to weighing in on important scientific issues? How can citizens find the scientific information they need in order to meet the challenges they face in their lives and respond to the scientific issues of their day? What are the skills we all need in order to adequately and thoroughly interpret scientific claims, and how can we be sure that the conduct, analysis, and interpretation of science are not unduly influenced by political or other potentially distorting factors? Show less



STEMCELL Technologies

• Canada
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Manager Scientific Communications

  • Oct 2019 - Sep 2020

  ⇢ Coordinated cross-departmental redesign of a new website to improve user experience and to support product sales objectives ⇢ Increased brand engagement (measured in website traffic, by social listening, social engagement, and brand equity) through integrated, multi-channel print, catalog, web and direct marketing campaigns ⇢ Pivoted strategies for marketing and product delivery to adjust to changing market behaviours and segments in response to COVID-19 ⇢ Augmented sales tools and internal collaboration by creating “work smart” and “year in review” articles ⇢ Identified unmet market needs through market research and demographic profiling ⇢ Wrote news briefs and press releases Show less



BCCDC Foundation for Population and Public Health

• Lead Consultant, Marketing and Communications

  • Nov 2018 - Dec 2019

  ⇢ Created communications and marketing strategies that raised increased website traffic by 40% and social media engagement, including a 200% increase in Instagram followers ⇢ Generated increased campaign response rates above industry standards (for open-rate and click-rate) ⇢ Increased user engagement through monthly newsletters, blog posts, live events, and thought-leadership ⇢ Primary copywriter on advertising, donor, and social media campaigns ⇢ Led client meetings and internal team meetings ⇢ Created and managed Activate Health campaign to increase BCCDC Foundation brand awareness ⇢ Managed existing partnerships and developed new partnerships Show less



BC Children's Hospital Research Institute

• Canada
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Scientist

  • Oct 2018 - Feb 2019

  Managed multi-site clinical research project at BC Children’s Hospital and BCCDC to implement a new antibody detection assay in an effort to characterize all past viral exposures in patient samples. Managed multi-site clinical research project at BC Children’s Hospital and BCCDC to implement a new antibody detection assay in an effort to characterize all past viral exposures in patient samples.



RADIUS SFU

• Canada
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Participant

  • Oct 2018 - Dec 2018

  Completed the Health Promotion Lab for Early-Stage Venture Validation to build a Whole Human project with the intent of humanizing science and health knowledge. The Trampoline Business Model Validation Program is a two to three month pre-accelerator for very early stage ventures or individuals with a health promoting solution. Through Trampoline’s validation program, we test your business model for alignment in three key areas, daylight critical gaps, and give you the confidence you need to move forward. Show less



Simon Fraser University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sessional Instructor

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2018

  Taught senior undergraduate/graduate level seminar course Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases for two Fall semesters. Taught senior undergraduate/graduate level seminar course Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases for two Fall semesters.



British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

• Research Scientist

  • Sep 2016 - Jun 2018

  Reported directly to the Director of Research Laboratories Maintained accreditation with the College of American Pathologists Provided subject matter expertise for HIV drug resistant testing research projects Received ethics approvals for a collaborative study with the BC Centre for Disease Control Developed multi-disciplinary grant submissions Facilitated collaborations between investigators for multi-disciplinary and multi-site clinical research projects. Reported directly to the Director of Research Laboratories Maintained accreditation with the College of American Pathologists Provided subject matter expertise for HIV drug resistant testing research projects Received ethics approvals for a collaborative study with the BC Centre for Disease Control Developed multi-disciplinary grant submissions Facilitated collaborations between investigators for multi-disciplinary and multi-site clinical research projects.



Quest University Canada

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visiting Tutor

  • Sep 2017 - May 2018

  Taught undergraduate courses Evolution, What is Life? and Developmental Biology seminar and lab courses. Taught undergraduate courses Evolution, What is Life? and Developmental Biology seminar and lab courses.



The University of British Columbia

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sessional Instructor

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  Taught senior undergraduate-level course in Interdisciplinary Sciences: Darwinian Medicine Taught senior undergraduate-level course in Interdisciplinary Sciences: Darwinian Medicine



Provincial Health Services Authority

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Mar 2017

  Managed the design and implementation of the BCCDC eLab Handbook Curated diagnostic tests from BCCDC Laboratory Services and improved the accessibility of content into understandable and user-friendly formats in alignment with the eLab virtual platform Facilitated collaborations between stakeholders for multi-site digital health project Developed multi-disciplinary grant submissions Co-edited and redesigned the Public Health Laboratory Trends Newsletter Managed the design and implementation of the BCCDC eLab Handbook Curated diagnostic tests from BCCDC Laboratory Services and improved the accessibility of content into understandable and user-friendly formats in alignment with the eLab virtual platform Facilitated collaborations between stakeholders for multi-site digital health project Developed multi-disciplinary grant submissions Co-edited and redesigned the Public Health Laboratory Trends Newsletter



Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Division of Infectious Diseases

  • Jun 2015 - Feb 2016

  Provided subject matter expertise for translational immunology projects Facilitated collaborations for multi-disciplinary and multi-site clinical research projects Presented research findings at Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 2016 (Young Investigator Award) Contributed data analysis and written content for research publication (JAMA Pediatrics) With Dr. Aldrovandi's team, I used single cell RNA sequencing to study infant immunity, CD4 T cell development, HIV transmission from mother to child, HIV pathogenesis, and with digital PCR and next generation sequencing, the influence of HIV on the microbiome. Show less

• PhD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

  • Sep 2010 - May 2015

  PhD. Dr. Marc Horwitz lab. Identified and characterized a new target for type 1 diabetes using transgenic and virus-induced models. Received extensive training in type 1 diabetes research.

• Research Assistant

  • May 2009 - Sep 2010

  With the Influenza A Infectomics Group I helped characterize the 2009 H1N1 Influenza A and the 2005 H5N1 Avian Influenza A Neuraminidase protein (the target for the drug Tamiflu) using bioinformatics and molecular techniques.



The Banff Centre

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Science Communications Program Participant

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2012

  For two weeks I had the opportunity to work with professional science communicators. With a team of fellow program participants, I helped create a concept promotion for a science communications company. We scripted and recorded a podcast and video with filmmakers and audio and video editors, created a mock website with graphic designers and presented a live mockup experience of our company to a panel of judges at the end of the program. Individually, we were also able to write a journalistic piece and receive feedback from three prestigious scientific writers and editors. Show less



UBC Chemistry and CDRD (Admare Bioinnovations)

• Research Assistant

  • Apr 2008 - Aug 2008

  Purification and enzyme kinetics for a novel diabetes compound. Purification and enzyme kinetics for a novel diabetes compound.



National Research Council

• Philippines
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • May 2007 - Sep 2007

  Panning antibody libraries for SENTINEL applications. Panning antibody libraries for SENTINEL applications.