Schools Program Director

• Feb 2023 - Present

Co-Founder

• May 2021 - Present

The Best Life Coach Collective creates content, courses, and community events to teach certified coaches how to grow their business. Our BLCC Coach Membership helps coaches with the support and accountability needed to market their business, raise their profile, and attract clients while connecting with a community of like-minded coaches making an impact. The Best Life Coach Collective creates content, courses, and community events to teach certified coaches how to grow their business. Our BLCC Coach Membership helps coaches with the support and accountability needed to market their business, raise their profile, and attract clients while connecting with a community of like-minded coaches making an impact.

Mindful Productivity Coach

• Sep 2020 - Present

As a Mindful Productivity Coach, I help busy entrepreneurs yearning for biz+life balance create more energy, time, and focus, so they can work less and play more. As a Mindful Productivity Coach, I help busy entrepreneurs yearning for biz+life balance create more energy, time, and focus, so they can work less and play more.

Wordpress Developer & Graphic Designer

• Sep 2001 - Present

Freelance full-stack WordPress developer. Experience building custom individually hosted websites as well as custom WordPress themes and plugins with Bootstrap, Underscores and jQuery. Freelance full-stack WordPress developer. Experience building custom individually hosted websites as well as custom WordPress themes and plugins with Bootstrap, Underscores and jQuery.

Business Education Teacher: Entrepreneurship & Innovation

• Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

• Integrating my own experience as an entrepreneur with the Digital Media Academy curriculum, I taught an adapted Entrepreneurship & Innovation after-school program through project-based learning, formative assessment, and student collaboration. • Lessons included SMART goals, understanding entrepreneurship, business ideation, value proposition, SWOT analysis, customer experience, Business Model Canvas, branding and marketing, and financial management. • Integrating my own experience as an entrepreneur with the Digital Media Academy curriculum, I taught an adapted Entrepreneurship & Innovation after-school program through project-based learning, formative assessment, and student collaboration. • Lessons included SMART goals, understanding entrepreneurship, business ideation, value proposition, SWOT analysis, customer experience, Business Model Canvas, branding and marketing, and financial management.

High School Educator (Humanities, and Career Education Specialist)

• Jan 2018 - Jun 2022

In addition to my roles below, long-term TTOC placements (3 months +) included teaching Metal Work, Robotics & Engineering, Social Studies 10, AP Human Geography 12, and Law 12.

Credit Recovery Teacher at Churchill Secondary School

• Nov 2020 - Jun 2021

• As part of a small curriculum writing team, worked to develop a Credit Recovery Program for students struggling to complete their courses in the Pandemic environment (this program is now used in schools in Vernon, B.C.).• Consulted with each learner's subject-specific teachers and developed individualized student credit recovery plans.• Implemented the new program, teaching small groups of students adapted curriculum through differentiation and inquiry-based practices.• Presented the program to school staff in department and school-wide meetings. Show less

Social Studies Teacher at Eric Hamber Secondary

• Aug 2019 - Nov 2020

• Taught Social Studies 8 and Law 12 both in person and virtually during the start of the pandemic.• Planned project-based and inquiry-based units for students to learn through questioning, exploring, and creating.• Participated in continuous professional development around STEAM, robotics, youth mental health, mindset and inquiry-based learning.• Remained sensitive to the historical and contemporary legacies of imperialism and colonization on the education system of British Columbia and incorporated Aboriginal pedagogical practices, perspectives and content in lesson planning. • Modified, adapted, and differentiated for a wide variety of learners by designing for diversity and giving students choice and voice throughout lesson planning. • Communicated student learning through consistent 5-point proficiency scale rubrics and feedback, formative assessment, student-led conferences, celebrations of learning, interim reports, and summative year-end report cards. • Encouraged a growth mindset in students through continuous goal setting and reflecting on core competencies. • Liaised with parents, guardians, resource teachers, and administrators to best support students with various needs. • Consistently evaluated the effectiveness and impact of classroom learning experiences to ensure deep student impact. Show less

Grade 8 Teacher at Norma Rose Point Middle School

• Jan 2018 - Jun 2019

• Taught all subjects under continuing contract FTE 1.0• Collaborated with three team teachers to engage & co-teach a community of 120 grade eight students.• Created a classroom community of 30 advisory students where learners felt safe, seen, and inspired to learn. • Co-planned and delivered innovative cross-curricular project/inquiry-based learning experiences and assessment criteria. • Part of five-point assessment scale pilot.• Led the development of Humanities, Career Education, and Applied Design, Skills, and Technology lessons that students still talk about today. • Participated in continuous professional development around STEAM, community building, mental health, mindset and inquiry-based learning.• Worked with Indigenous educators, knowledge keepers, and social workers to incorporate First Peoples Principles of Learning in lesson planning. • Collaborated with a team of students, teachers, school staff, and parents to organize grade eight student leadership opportunities and school leaving ceremonies. Show less

English and Social Studies Teacher at R.A. McMath Secondary School

• Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

Practicum placement teaching Grade 10 Social Studies, Grade 8 Humanities, and Grade 8 English. Practicum placement teaching Grade 10 Social Studies, Grade 8 Humanities, and Grade 8 English.

Educational Assistant

• May 2014 - Jun 2017

• Provided academic, physical, social, and emotional support for students with diverse learning needs. • Worked closely with teachers, parents, and school staff to design inclusive programs, plans, and learning experiences. • Adapted and modified curriculum and resource materials, producing materials and implementing strategies to accommodate individual learner needs and styles. • Assisted teachers in the implementation of programs for students with diverse learning needs by facilitating student learning individually and in small groups in accordance with Individual Educational Plans. • Documented, monitored, and reported to teacher/school-based team on the implementation of the programs. • Supported the assessment, evaluation, reporting, and recording of student progress through observation, collection of data, and carrying out informal assessment activities. • Advocated for inclusion. Show less

Graphic Design Instructor

• Jul 2016 - Jul 2016

• Taught teen Graphic Design for DMA summer camp at UBC with excellent student and parent feedback. • Lessons included how to use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, how to create an online portfolio, and how to work with clients. • Taught teen Graphic Design for DMA summer camp at UBC with excellent student and parent feedback. • Lessons included how to use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, how to create an online portfolio, and how to work with clients.

Program Staff

• Sep 2010 - Nov 2015