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Delivery of the six-part training program on Citymaking in Ottawa, including the updating of materials, facilitation design, ongoing support of learners

• Responsible for the operation of a Calgary-based network for community-minded people• Secured a 66% increase in funds from core funders and successfully applied for grants• Developed and rekindled relationships with key stakeholders to partner on projects and expand the reach and impact of the network, and responsible for membership relations• Co-developed the first ever three-year strategy for the network, led a governance overhaul process to align with our value of anti-racism, and began a vision/mission refresh process grounded in community storytelling• Maintained our Squarespace website, wrote blog posts, published a bi-weekly newsletter on Mailchimp, and created content for social media• Supervised staff hired on contract and co-supervised social work practicum students• Co-facilitated 7 cohorts of our Success in Community Action training, which I re-designed to work virtually, and worked with partners to design and deliver six white ally workshops• Co-designed and facilitated hundreds of in person and virtual gatherings, from learning and action teams to community conversations with panels, to large gatherings for change

• Fostered connections with and among residents across ages and incomes• Facilitated a six-month community development training experience• Facilitated community conversations & strategic meetings with asset-based approach

• Responsible for program design and delivery of programs for vulnerable residents that reduce social isolation and help increase sustainable livelihoods assets, including a peer support program and a food access initiative. • Lead multiple community engagement initiatives to build connections among community members, as well as to solicit feedback and facilitate participatory decision-making processes.• Responsible for all aspects of process and outcome evaluations for poverty-related programming, including research design, data collection, data analysis, and reporting to various stakeholders.• Manage volunteers for multiple programs from recruitment through to appreciation.• Collaborate and develop new partnerships with multiple agencies and organizations to create new opportunities for supporting vulnerable residents and to have their needs heard and met.• Assist with fund development, donor relations, and reporting. • Contribute to improving organizational processes and procedures, including those around volunteer management, communications, and improved community engagement.

• Provided administrative support to the Emergency Planning and Response Committee and several of its sub-committees. For instance, coordinated the data management of the Emergency Planning and Response Committee’s documents, prepared meeting agendas and minutes, maintained databases, and prepared reports. • Facilitated collaborations with external partners and committees, and spearheaded collaborations with internal committees and initiatives.• Organized a variety of training opportunities for volunteers and residents and coordinated more than two-dozen community events, many of which involved the delivery of presentations or the facilitation of conversations. • Managed volunteers involved in different projects and supervised the Community Engagement Coordinator.• Drafted a variety of materials, including a Facility Emergency Plan, a Community Emergency Plan, volunteer manuals and promotional materials for the committee.• Developed a community emergency management organization and communications network.• Oversaw the budget for all emergency-related expenses and lead all necessary reporting to funding agencies.

• Coordinated a research team and the collection of qualitative data from community and key informant interviews for a community-based vulnerability assessment in Tobago, and assisted in similar processes in Mauritius and the Seychelles. • Worked with community partners in the above-mentioned study sites to ensure community engagement, in addition to developing new relationships and partnerships to enhance the value of the projects.• Provided training to community partners on qualitative research methods. • Conducted data analysis, presented preliminary findings of the Tobago research at a feedback workshop for key stakeholders, and presented findings at the 2014 Canadian Association of Geographers Conference.

• Assisted undergraduate students with understanding course material and completing assignments.• Graded and provided constructive feedback on student tests, papers and seminars.

• Facilitated collaboration with other federal government departments, the Government of Yukon, Yukon First Nations’ governments, the Council of Yukon First Nations, and other boards and committees.• Conducted research on a variety of topics to assist in the fulfilment of Canada’s obligations relating to such things as Heritage, Economic Development, and Regional Land Use Planning.• Coordinated the amendment process to Agreements with First Nations and the Yukon Government, and coordinated the logistical arrangements for meetings with both internal and external partners.• Prepared briefing notes, meeting notes, meeting minutes, annotated agendas, policy and position papers, PowerPoint presentations, and developed a file management system for both hard and soft files.• Mentored new employees and developed materials to assist other employees in understanding and engaging with Yukon First Nations’ implementation files.

• Produced daily and weekly communications bulletins for subscribers, in addition to the drafting and translation of short articles for the quarterly newsletter.• Coordinated registration for events and services, managed hotel bookings for events, acquired travel visas for event participants, and other daily administrative tasks.

• Organized the Global Ecolabelling Network’s Annual General Meeting and Conference.• Prepared background documents, briefing notes and other materials connected to the conference, as well as communications materials for various projects undertaken by Canada’s EcoLogo program.• Supported the research led by the Chemical Products Division in relation to the EcoLogo program, adhesives and volatile organic compounds.