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Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Responsible for promoting the brand in the region and being the direct link to the Dubai community. Given the opportunity to represent a global brand and receive hands-on experience in networking with industry professionals, promoting adidas products and initiatives and taking part in community events. Connecting with other organizations to inspire and play a key role in building an activation plan with the region to inspire overall health and wellness. Leveraging and developing new opportunities to bring the adidas brand directly to the Dubai community through the activation of local events.

United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Responsible for leading mobility trainings and distributing RAD products in the Middle East.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Responsible for creating and posting online content including, nutrition education, breaking news/research studies related to nutrition/health, food product and restaurant reviews, and food photography.

Dubai

Distributor for Myofascial Release (MFR) products, specifically Rad Roller, in Middle East and Africa.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Leading and inspiring the yoga community in Dubai one yoga class at a time! Creating community events to challenge, inspire and promote the sweat life!

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

. Duties & Responsibilities: • Responsible for hiring, training, supervising, coaching and mentoring all studio staff. • Development and analysis of studio class times, class types, and overall class schedule• Responsible for motivating and leading the sales team to achieve monthly, quarterly and annual sales goals. • Development and maintenance of studio partnerships, supplies, and suppliers• Responsible for running corporate contracts and community events• Responsible for driving revenue and new membership targets with staff and taking active measures to ensure the studio hits monthly target goals. • Help reduce attrition and retention. • Establish external relationships/partnerships within the community. Develop community events and drive grassroots marketing efforts. • Collaborate with property developer on all studio promotions and events. • Provide excellent customer service and ensure retention of customers.• Create and implement an annual strategy for courses, events, promotions, and workshops

Singapore

Responsible for the development of new National Dietary Guidelines for all Singaporeans, updating recommended dietary allowances to reflect the latest nutritional science, developing health claims for food products, and responding nutritional inquiries from the public.• Co-led the development of “My Healthy Plate”; to replace the Healthy Diet Pyramid. Tasks included: competition of consumer research studies, ensuring partners and healthcare professionals were in alignment with national messages, and creating educational resources to support launch.• Presented to over 400 healthcare professionals in Singapore on effective weight management techniques for clients.

Toronto, Canada Area

Responsible for identifying key opportunities within soup and beverage categories to understand consumer and business insights, providing nutrition education to employees, and monitoring market environments to ensure ongoing innovation and product quality.

Direct all activities relating to internal and external nutrition education, food safety, and menus (both hospital and cafeteria). Effectively managed and implemented changes for clientele in the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Qatar.

Toronto, Canada

My experience at Canada’s Wonderland was broadly based and included promotion to positions of increasing managerial responsibility. I began in the Water Park Division as a Lifeguard and was promoted to Supervisor from 2002-2003. From 2004-2007, I worked as an Area Manager and was responsible for day-to-day operations. In addition, I was responsible for training lifeguards in safety protocols.• Responsible for managing 150 staff, including 6 Supervisors and 12 Assistant Supervisors, in the daily operating requirements of the Water Park.• Responsible for adjudicating customer complaints, hiring, training, budgeting, presenting leadership seminars, and conducting employee performance reviews.• Developed effective communication and interpersonal skills as a result of the large number of people directly reporting to me and the direct customer contact involving dispute resolution. • Received Manager of the Year for Operations Department in 2007 (27 possible candidates).

Masters Of Public Health, Community Nutrition

Key courses include: Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition Programs and Strategies, Community Nutrition, Public Health Policy, and Health.

Nutrition And Dietetics

• Responsible for training employees, organizing fundraising events, scheduling staff, providing input on menu items during food audits.

Basc, Applied Human Nutrition

Certificate, Food Writing

A four-month journalism course designed to further develop writing skills specific to food articles, reviews for magazines, newspapers.

Certification, Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy

Completed 200-Hour Yoga Alliance National Teacher Registration though Vikasa Yoga in Thailand, Koh Samui

Total Barre Foundation Course, Completion

The 7 hour, one-day Total Barre Foundation Course provides the groundwork for Instructors to produce safe, effective and varied barre.

Pilates, Completion

Certified in levels 1-3 on the reformer machine

Completion

Certified Mat Pilates instructor

Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training

Yoga and methods developed from Pilates and gentle exercise rehabilitation, to assist post-natal recovery is also discussed, taught.

Rad Mobility 1 & 2 & Master Coach

Master Mobility Trainer for Rad Roller in the Middle East

Myofascial Release, Fascia Study & Spine Anatomy

Completion of 65 hours of Yin Yoga teacher Training in Myofascial Release, Fascia Study, and Spine Anatomy

Hatha Yoga Teacher Training 500 Hour Level

Completed advanced yoga teacher training in Rishikesh

Human Body

NeuroKinetic Therapy® corrective movement system addresses the cause of pain – dysfunctional movement patterns stored in the brain.

Diploma In Massage, Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage

The training includes Swedish Massage, Reflexology together with salon health, hygiene, fire and safety codes and practice, ethics, code.