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Calgary, Ab, Ca

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Managing a team of communications staff working on Pembina's policy work around industrial decarbonization - including reducing emissions from Canada's oil and gas and electricity production.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The Pembina Institute is a non-profit think tank that advocates for strong, effective policies to support Canada's clean energy transition. I work with Pembina staff to ensure their research and analysis reaches policymakers, business leaders and the wider public. Primary areas of focus include Canada's federal and provincial carbon tax systems, decarbonisation of the oilsands, development of policy on a net-zero electricity grid, methane reduction strategies and regulation, and other issues related to the implementation of Canada's international climate commitments.

Singapore

Alongside a team of analysts based around the region, I worked to keep clients informed of political developments affecting their businesses across the Asia Pacific. Our reports helped them to understand the nature of political risk and how it applies to them - from new governments elected to the breakout of protests; regulatory policy changes to terrorist threats. This role included the scheduling, fact-checking and copy editing of analysts' work, as well as authoring a number of reports on social, regulatory and political developments affecting business in the region.

Singapore

I worked with Professor Khong Yuen Foong, Vice Dean and Li Ka Shing Professor in Political Science. My research focus was United States - Asia relations, looking at current international relations debates, especially the global power shift from West to East, and implications for ASEAN and the East Asia region. I also worked with Professor Khong on research for his project entitled "The American Tributary System", which compares the ancient Chinese tributary model with post-1945 US foreign relations.

Singapore

I studied full-time for an MSc in International Relations at the renowned think tank and graduate school, RSIS, at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. As part of my scholarship I also worked within RSIS's Regional Security Architecture Programme as a part-time Research Assistant throughout my studies.

London, United Kingdom

I researched, recorded and produced radio documentaries and programmes for the BBC's main domestic speech station in the UK as well as for the BBC World Service. My work spanned a range of current affairs topics, some of which can be found below:BBC Radio 4, Profile: The White Helmets of Syria (December 2016) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0853h9nBBC World Service, Global Business: From Prison to Profit (December 2016)http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04k007pBBC Radio 4, Profile: Michel Barnier (November 2016)http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b083j66zBBC Radio 4, Profile: Steve Bannon (November 2016)http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b082szm5BBC Radio 4, The Briefing Room: Black Lives Matter UK (October 2016)http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07x6jz0BBC Radio 4, Reporting Terror: A Dangerous Game (September 2016)http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07wc4npBBC Radio 4, The Briefing Room: A Ceasefire in Syria? (September 2016)http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07vw5msBBC Radio 4, The Briefing Room: Britain's Nuclear Dream (August 2016)http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07m7rmkBBC Radio 4, The Briefing Room: Why Did People Vote Leave? (July 2016)http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07k08xdBBC Radio 4, Profile: Nicolas Maduro (June 2016)http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07djnz6BBC Radio 4, The Briefing Room: The New IRA (May 2016)http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07c4tqcBBC Radio 4, The Briefing Room: The Truth About BHS (May 2016)http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b079rbd7After relocating to Singapore in January 2017 I continued to work on a freelance basis for the BBC World Service:BBC World Service, Assignment, 'Hong Kong's Secret Dwellings' (April 2017)http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04ygc08BBC World Service, 'The Last Kamikazes' (November 2017)http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswbyx

Manchester, United Kingdom

I worked on BBC Radio 4's flagship daily consumer affairs programme, where, as an Assistant Producer and later as a Producer it was my responsibility to either set up or oversee the creation of all the programme's content as well as manage the broadcast of the programme live in studio. This work often included conducting long-term investigative journalism projects. In 2016, BBC Radio 4 was listened to by 11.5 million adults in the UK each week.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Woman's Hour is BBC Radio 4's flagship live daily programme giving a female perspective on current affairs. It has a weekly listenership of approximately 5 million UK adults. As Assistant Producer I worked in the live studio to output the programme, and also set up interviewees and guests for discussion items. I also worked as a reporter, recording material on location and making radio packages for broadcast.

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

Produced the mid-morning phone-in and Drive programmes, and contributed news material as a reporter.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Producing the afternoon programme at BBC Radio Manchester and, as a reporter, contributing material to Breakfast and Drive programmes.

Leicester, United Kingdom

I worked on every sequenced programme at the station, helping to produce Breakfast, the mid-morning phone-in, Afternoon programme and Drive. As a reporter I contributed material to Breakfast and Drive news sequences.

Msc, International Relations

Us Foreign Policy Summer Programme

I represented RSIS at a two-week programme at the Elliott School of International Affairs, at George Washington University (Washington.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English Language And Literature, General