Experience

Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC)

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

• Reporting and Evaluation Manager

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Oversaw evaluation and reporting activities for funded programs aimed at promoting the health of 2SLGBTQ+ communities across Canada, supervising staff and contractors responsible for these activities.

• Reporting and Evaluation Lead

  • Oct 2020 - Mar 2022

  Supported staff and partners with collecting the information required to report back on, and demonstrate the effectiveness of, funded programs aimed at promoting the health of 2SLGBTQ+ communities across Canada.



Ricky Rodrigues, MSW, RSW

• Social Worker in Private Practice

  • Jan 2020 - Jun 2022

  Offered online counselling services to adults in Ontario, and provided practice management support services to another counsellor. Offered online counselling services to adults in Ontario, and provided practice management support services to another counsellor.



Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

• Canada
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Operations & Access Officer

  • Feb 2020 - Sep 2020

  Coordinated the access request process for researchers interested in using Ontario Health Study data and biospecimens in their work, and assisted with implementing new projects, including a COVID-19 questionnaire. Coordinated the access request process for researchers interested in using Ontario Health Study data and biospecimens in their work, and assisted with implementing new projects, including a COVID-19 questionnaire.



Toronto Metropolitan University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Ethics Administrator

  • May 2019 - Nov 2019

  Reviewed and processed research ethics submissions for research projects conducted through, or in partnership with, the university.

• Engage Toronto Site Manager

  • Jan 2018 - May 2019

  Oversaw operations of the Toronto site of the Engage study of gay and bisexual men’s health, including managing the project budget and supervising research staff.

• Engage Toronto Research Coordinator

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

  Conducted recruitment, data collection, and follow-up with over 500 participants for the Toronto site of the Engage study of gay and bisexual men's health.

• Engage Toronto Research Assistant

  • Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

  Supported the Engage national project coordinator with implementation planning for the Toronto site of the Engage study of gay and bisexual men's health.



Egale Canada

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

• Relief Counsellor

  • Aug 2016 - Jun 2017

  Conducted same-day/crisis counselling and case management with 2SLGBTQ+ youth (aged 16-29) on a relief basis. Conducted same-day/crisis counselling and case management with 2SLGBTQ+ youth (aged 16-29) on a relief basis.



Central Toronto Youth Services

• MSW Practicum Student

  • Sep 2015 - Apr 2016

  Provided therapeutic support to 2SLGBTQ+ youth (aged 13-24), including ongoing individual counselling and an 8-week anxiety management group. Provided therapeutic support to 2SLGBTQ+ youth (aged 13-24), including ongoing individual counselling and an 8-week anxiety management group.



AIDS Committee of Toronto

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

• Interim Group Programming Coordinator

  • Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

  Coordinated support groups, psychoeducational workshop series, and a one-on-on support program for people living with HIV. Coordinated support groups, psychoeducational workshop series, and a one-on-on support program for people living with HIV.



Skylark Children, Youth and Families

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

• MSW Practicum Student

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  Co-facilitated a 10-week drug education program for youth (aged 13-24) and a weekly dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) skills training group for adolescents and their parents, and conducted client intake sessions for individual counselling services. Co-facilitated a 10-week drug education program for youth (aged 13-24) and a weekly dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) skills training group for adolescents and their parents, and conducted client intake sessions for individual counselling services.



AIDS Committee of Toronto

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

• World Pride Survey Support Worker

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Oversaw recruitment of over 1000 gay and bisexual men for the Sex, Drugs, and Alcohol Survey conducted during the World Pride 2014 festival in Toronto, and assisted with project management and reporting.

• Totally Outright Support Worker

  • Nov 2012 - Jun 2014

  Recruited 15-20 participants each for 4 consecutive series of the Totally Outright leadership program for young gay and bisexual men, and assisted with program delivery and reporting.



University of Toronto

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Youth Peer Health Study Research Assistant

  • May 2013 - Sep 2013

  Conducted, transcribed, and analyzed qualitative phone interviews with youth sexual health educators from across Canada as part of a mixed-methods study on successful evaluation strategies used in Canadian peer sexual health education programs.

• First in the Family Peer Mentor

  • Sep 2011 - Apr 2013

  Provided workshops, peer support, and referrals to students who identified as the first people in their families to pursue postsecondary education in Canada.