Experience

Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU)

• Canada
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trustee

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada One of two Trustees for the union, ruling on by-laws and policy



Justice Institute of British Columbia

• Canada
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Academic writing teacher

  • Jan 2010 - Present

  New Westminster, BC



Simon Fraser University Continuing Studies

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Composition and Culture (Film, News Media, Literature) teacher

  • Apr 2004 - Present

  Harbour Centre, Vancouver Preparing students for academic study at Canadian universities, including content-based teaching of English. Preparation includes critical reading and writing with attention to argument and topic.

• Chief Steward

  • Nov 2017 - Dec 2019

  Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Worked in the Advocacy branch of the Union and was the Chief Steward involved in bargaining. Forwarded an settled grievances, and took part in all activities of the Union Executive, including restructuring and hiring, and certification campaigns.



Simon Fraser University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Student

  • 1992 - 2000

  Burnaby, BC PhD programme, English Dept., Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. Primary field—20th cent. Postmodern American poetry and poetics (proposed and accepted); Secondary field—19th cent. British poetry and poetics, with concentration on the use of the symbol in British Romantic poetry and 19th cent. French poetry (completed).