Experience

United Way Perth-Huron

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

• Administrative Associate

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Stratford, Ontario, Canada I am the key support person for two departments at the Perth-Huron United Way. I support the Director of Governance & Community Impact. This means I help funding cycles run smoothly. This fall, I led work on our Youth in Action Grants. I also support the Social Research & Planning Council, which involves an interesting mix of email marketing for our events, data management for our myPerthHuron platform, data aquisition for our research reports, and more.



Small-Mart

• Sales Associate

  • Aug 2021 - Sep 2022

  Stratford, Ontario, Canada



Loblaw Companies Limited

• Canada
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Food Clerk

  • Oct 2020 - Jan 2021

  Stratford, Ontario, Canada I'm currently on a leave of absence to protect the health of an immunocompromised family member. -Ably switched between a range of tasks of different natures and complexities, all of which involved extensive customer service and intuitive problem solving. -Trained new staff members on till.



Janus Books

• Book Seller

  • Sep 2019 - Sep 2020

  Guelph, Ontario, Canada -Operated rapidly changing POS and inventory system with consistent accuracy. -Communicated store policies and programs clearly across platforms. -Introduced popular Instagram series, directly impacting sales and engagement.



The Beat Goes On

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Associate

  • Mar 2018 - Sep 2020

  Guelph, Ontario, Canada -Managed complex inventory system thoroughly and precisely. -Provided thoughtful customer service to often elderly clientele. -Organized time to balance competing priorities, including claiming unpopular tasks.



Drunk at the Library (indie rock band)

• Band Director

  • Jan 2018 - Sep 2020

  Guelph, Ontario, Canada -Oversaw all aspects of band business, from songwriting to rehearsal to merchandise. -Planned, promoted, and hosted well-attended concerts. -Ran band social media pages, including reaching over 800 Instagram followers and designing effective ads. -Designed band logo and printed t-shirts.



The Ontarion

• Canada
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Arts & Culture Editor

  • Sep 2017 - Jul 2018

  Guelph, Ontario, Canada -Gave writers detailed coaching and feedback to elevate content quality. -Worked to strict deadlines and maintained exacting standards. -Developed high levels of trust and mutual respect with supervising editor. -Wrote interviews, profiles, reviews, editorials, human interest stories, and straight news, including a good number of "cover" stories. -I received many appreciative comments from interview subjects on my preparedness and interesting questions.



The Dragon

• Event Coordinator

  • Aug 2015 - Mar 2018

  Guelph, Ontario, Canada -I performed different roles during my time at the Dragon. I began as a general sales associate, was soon promoted to the role of events manager, eventually became an assistant manager, and then continued to run kids' gaming events after leaving the manager position. -Expanded and improved The Dragon’s used trading card business. -Maintained and reorganized inventory overstock storage. -Oversaw the store’s events programming and hosted large events. -Accurately and responsibly… Show more -I performed different roles during my time at the Dragon. I began as a general sales associate, was soon promoted to the role of events manager, eventually became an assistant manager, and then continued to run kids' gaming events after leaving the manager position. -Expanded and improved The Dragon’s used trading card business. -Maintained and reorganized inventory overstock storage. -Oversaw the store’s events programming and hosted large events. -Accurately and responsibly handled sometimes large sums of money from events. -Created imaginative social media content, including popular promotional videos for MTG prerelease events. Show less



Sequential Pulp

• Summer intern

  • 2014 - 2015

  Guelph, Ontario, Canada -Created original Canadian comics coverage, including interviews and reviews. -Collected recent news for the weekly “C-List.” -Set own goals and deadlines and formatted pieces for Wordpress publication.



CJCS 1240

• Canada
• Telecommunications

• On Air Personality

  • 2009 - 2012

  Stratford, Ontario, Canada