Experience

New Circles Community Services

• Canada
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Mar 2023 - Present



The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

• Canada
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Oct 2019 - Mar 2023



Creative Development Unlimited

• Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• President & Chief Consultant

  • Aug 2012 - Sep 2019

  Providing business development, governance assistance and evaluation support to the not for profit sector. Providing business development, governance assistance and evaluation support to the not for profit sector.



Sustain Ontario - The Alliance for Healthy Food and Farming

• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2018

  As leader and spokesperson for the organization I oversee all aspects of the work of Sustain Ontario, from staffing, fundraising, strategic initiatives and campaigns to financial, and operational management, while supporting the volunteer Steering Committee and engaging a broad membership that represents all actors in the food value chain as well as health, environmental and social justice organizations that are interested in food and farming. Chief initial responsibility is to lead the organization to incorporation as an independent charity at which point I will assume the role of Executive Director. Show less



Parachute

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, Programs

  • Jul 2012 - Nov 2013

  I Developed, implemented and evaluated evidence informed programming. This included, leading the development and evaluation of new and existing services and programs I acted as a spokesperson for Parachute on the research agenda and programming issues. I helped to develop and launch Parachute's Strategic Plan. I helped to Create the research agenda for Parachute in coordination with the CEO and key organizational experts and partners. This includes developing a strategic network to further the research agenda and programming aims. In partnership with management and staff, I defined organizational research needs and translated knowledge generated by research for the development of new programs and the refinement of existing programs. I translated data / research for program policy and advocacy positioning and program development. My team develops and leads research initiatives when required to complement acquired research The evaluation unit monitors programs and outcomes against research base. Show less



SMARTRISK

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Oct 2010 - Jul 2012

• • Sep 2001 - Oct 2010



Canadian Policy Research Networks

• Researcher

  • 1996 - 2000