Partnerships Manager

• Aug 2022 - Present

$500 million impact-focused venture capital fund and crown corporation. • Building collaborations to address gaps in the investment and entrepreneurship ecosystem (access to capital for underserved entrepreneurs, IP strategy, and supports for underrepresented investors). • Established a partnership to build a publicly accessible platform on capital flows and profiles of start-ups & capital providers to increase visibility of information in the business ecosystem. • Guided the development of the theory of change and 3-year strategic plan of the organization. • Designing a tool and processes to monitor and report the fund’s progress on strategic priorities and outcomes. Show less

Venture Activator

• Mar 2021 - Present

Radius is a social innovation hub at Simon Fraser University helping incubate impact ideas and social ventures • Facilitated ideation programs to guide >100 social innovators in creating projects that address systemic issues. • Guided a program evaluation to surface barriers faced by racialized migrants in building social innovation projects and how projects ideated and incubated in the Refugee Livelihood Lab are affecting system change. • Designed workshops on equity-centered design, systems change, theory of change, impact measurement, & ideation. • Led the creation of a playbook to facilitate understanding on systemic issues, challenges, and hardships related to the refugee and immigrant experience in Canada. Show less

Senior Research Associate, Listening Lab

• Aug 2023 - Present

The focus of the project is to advance the science and practice of listening in the workplace. I co-designed the Action Listening approach – a listening focused approach to learn about challenges and address them. It has been utilized by over 200 professionals and senior level executives so far.I have also helped facilitate five leadership courses across different MBA programs at Beedie while applying the frameworks and insights related to listening that we have surfaced through this project so far.http://listeningworks.ca/ Show less

Research Associate, Listening Lab

• Jan 2020 - Aug 2023

Consultant - Innovative Financing and Impact Investing

• Nov 2017 - Present

Consulting with organizations such as FHI 360, FHI Ventures, INGO Impact Investing Network on innovative financing, impact investing, and sustainable funding models. • Created a primer to help civil society organization supporting the HIV response to think about funding diversification. • Conducted market research & analysis of private sector engagement & impact investing in international health. • Led the Amplify Impact Investing research initiative as a co-editor and research manager. • Designed trainings to help staff engage with corporate/foundation donors & identify innovative financing opportunities. Show less

Acceleration Program Manager and Content Lead

• Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

Started by Hootsuite Founder, Ryan Holmes, and Angel Investor, Manny Padda, League of Innovators (LOI) is a startup accelerator focused on empowering young entrepreneurs under 30 from discovery to acceleration. LOI’s had 1,000+ alumni create $1B+ of enterprise value. Alumni of the program have been featured in Forbes, YC, Shark Tank, Dragon’s Den, Globe and Mail and more.• Managed acceleration programs for over 200 start-ups annually across sectors such as education, fintech, accessibility, food, healthtech, femtech, and circular economy.• Designed workshops on inclusive & human-centered design, lean approach, purpose, and impact measurement.• Supported founders through coaching and connecting them to the larger startup and investment support ecosystem. Show less

Startups & Social Impact Curriculum Consultant

• Jul 2021 - Dec 2021

Developed and embedded social impact vision, frameworks, curriculum, and workshops across the startup incubation & acceleration programs.

Mitacs Accelerate - MBA Internship

• Nov 2020 - Jun 2021

Worked with Vancity Bank and the Embedding Project on creating business case studies and resource repository to increase awareness in the business community of cooperative business models and their utilization to create social value and achieve sustainability goals. Worked with Vancity Bank and the Embedding Project on creating business case studies and resource repository to increase awareness in the business community of cooperative business models and their utilization to create social value and achieve sustainability goals.

Faculty Consultant

• Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

Designed grant and awards programs and helped disburse over $100,000 to support and enable the establishment of new social impact initiatives amongst departments across the institution. I also developed and facilitated trainings with staff and faculty on cultural competency, resulting in development of responsible partnerships with the surrounding community. Designed grant and awards programs and helped disburse over $100,000 to support and enable the establishment of new social impact initiatives amongst departments across the institution. I also developed and facilitated trainings with staff and faculty on cultural competency, resulting in development of responsible partnerships with the surrounding community.

Assistant Director for Accountability

• Oct 2016 - Oct 2017

Guided C-Suite team on creating a Balanced Scorecard to establish a centralized performance management system for the organization. I developed impact measurement framework, focused on immigrant integration, that led to stronger advocacy with city council to provide additional support and resources to the D.C. adult immigrant student population. Facilitated trainings across departments on program evaluation and building data dashboards, resulting in increased staff knowledge and capacity to integrate data based decision making into programs. I also helped acquire a $30,000 grant from DC Mayor’s Office to carry out an oral history arts and research documenting the roots of DC Latinx community in the 1970s. Show less

Fellow

• Jan 2016 - Aug 2016

Helped design a study tour for social entrepreneurs from Ukraine to travel to Washington D.C. and learn from impact investors, incubators, and social enterprises. Also led research and publication for a landmark study with the INGO Impact Investing Network on documenting the engagement of international non-governmental organizations in impact investing and understanding and communicating their value in the space. Helped design a study tour for social entrepreneurs from Ukraine to travel to Washington D.C. and learn from impact investors, incubators, and social enterprises. Also led research and publication for a landmark study with the INGO Impact Investing Network on documenting the engagement of international non-governmental organizations in impact investing and understanding and communicating their value in the space.

Program Manager and Visiting Teaching Associate

• Jan 2013 - Aug 2015

• Directed >2200 students on project work with 65 nonprofits in USA, Uganda, India, Haiti, China, Mali, South Africa. • Trained and supervised 50 project managers annually on project planning, management, and evaluative thinking. • Established an outputs and outcomes data collection and annual reporting process for the program. • Helped acquire and manage over $320,000 of funding. • Designed and implemented formative and summative training assessments for the LINC program in addition to needs assessments and program evaluations for community projects in partnership with international NGOs. Show less