Bethany Drader Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• As the GBA Plus Focal-Point provides agency-wide leadership on GBA Plus in a way that encourages and appreciates GBA Plus application at all levels of the organization and all stages of initiative development• Identifies and pursues opportunities to seamlessly integrate GBA Plus into business and other processes as part of core work• Provides advice on how to situate GBA Plus within Cabinet documents (Memoranda to Cabinet, Treasury Board/Budget submissions, regulatory… Show more • As the GBA Plus Focal-Point provides agency-wide leadership on GBA Plus in a way that encourages and appreciates GBA Plus application at all levels of the organization and all stages of initiative development• Identifies and pursues opportunities to seamlessly integrate GBA Plus into business and other processes as part of core work• Provides advice on how to situate GBA Plus within Cabinet documents (Memoranda to Cabinet, Treasury Board/Budget submissions, regulatory proposals)• Completes GBA Plus related input into corporate reporting as required, e.g. Departmental Plan, Departmental Results Report, Management Accountability Framework• Maintains a tracking system for GBA Plus attestations and analyses that can be used to assess progress; facilitate periodic reporting into WAGE’s GBA Plus Implementation Survey• Contributes to corporate reporting (Departmental Plan; Departmental Results Report), drafts the section on GBA Plus and populates the Supplementary Information Table (SIT – mandatory reporting to support the implementation of the Canada Gender Budgeting Act)• Ensures the design and implementation of our policies and programs account for their impact on Indigenous peoples• Assists the Program Policy Integration Division and the Strategic Policy Division with the development and submission of briefing material related to policy proposals for senior management, Ministerial staff and Ministers. This may include developing and assembling the required information and coordinating approvals• Provides support to senior management committees in the form of records of decision and developing documents to facilitate decision making• Serving as a Positive Space Ambassador by applying the principles of an anti-racism/anti-oppression framework to support LGBTQIA2s+ communities at the Agency Show less

Ottawa, Canada Area

Worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for 'COMS 2500: Communication and Science' for Professor Scott Dobson-Mitchell at Carleton University.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Conducted research on behalf of Professor Conrad Winn and the Department of Political Science at Carleton University.

Edmonton, Canada Area

Completed a contract as a full-time Summer Constituency Assistant in the hounourable MLA Rachel Notley's riding of Edmonton-Strathcona. My tasks included: case work, phone, email, and written correspondence, managing lists of all schools, faith centers, and community groups in the riding, community outreach, meeting with constituents, constituent advocacy, collaboration with government services and ministries, informing constituents of what their rights are, and the resources available to them,… Show more Completed a contract as a full-time Summer Constituency Assistant in the hounourable MLA Rachel Notley's riding of Edmonton-Strathcona. My tasks included: case work, phone, email, and written correspondence, managing lists of all schools, faith centers, and community groups in the riding, community outreach, meeting with constituents, constituent advocacy, collaboration with government services and ministries, informing constituents of what their rights are, and the resources available to them, and informing the MLA of the concerns and issues of the constituents. Show less

Ottawa, Canada Area

Completed a contract at the Broadbent Institute as a fundraiser where I performed stewardship and consistently met fundraising goals.

Edmonton, Canada Area

Completed a summer student contract as a constituency assistant for Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Lorne Dach in the constituency of Edmonton-McClung. My main responsibilities included assistance and advocacy for constituents, case work, community outreach, email and phone correspondence, event organizing, volunteer recruitment, training, and supervision, assisting the MLA and full-time constituency assistant, maintaining an organized workplace, social media administration, and… Show more Completed a summer student contract as a constituency assistant for Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Lorne Dach in the constituency of Edmonton-McClung. My main responsibilities included assistance and advocacy for constituents, case work, community outreach, email and phone correspondence, event organizing, volunteer recruitment, training, and supervision, assisting the MLA and full-time constituency assistant, maintaining an organized workplace, social media administration, and keeping updated lists of schools, faith centers, community groups, social services, and businesses in the riding. Show less

Edmonton, Canada Area

Completed a four month contract as a part time Census enumerator for the 2016 federal census. My main tasks included travelling around west Edmonton and ensuring that all eligible citizens filled out their census form, collecting information, arranging appointments, data entry, correspondents, and transporting completed forms.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Completed a six month contract at the federal office of Canada’s NDP as a fundraiser where I performed outreach and continuously met fundraising goals.

Alberta, Canada

Served a two-year term on provincial executive and provincial council as the Vice President for Calgary. Elected to the New Democratic Youth of Alberta’s executive as the Federal Youth Liaison and treasurer, where my main task was to communicate and work with various youth leaders across the province and country, fundraise, and manage the budget. Though these positions I have contributed to strategic planning, I have helped plan and successfully execute outreach events, general meetings, and… Show more Served a two-year term on provincial executive and provincial council as the Vice President for Calgary. Elected to the New Democratic Youth of Alberta’s executive as the Federal Youth Liaison and treasurer, where my main task was to communicate and work with various youth leaders across the province and country, fundraise, and manage the budget. Though these positions I have contributed to strategic planning, I have helped plan and successfully execute outreach events, general meetings, and fundraisers for the Alberta NDP, the New Democratic Youth of Alberta along with multiple riding associations across the province. Through my capacity as the youth representative on the Calgary- Mountain View Riding Association executive, I worked with university campus clubs to promote youth engagement in politics though planning events, recruiting members, and fundraising. Show less

Edmonton, Canada Area

Worked as the Election Day organizer on Rachel Notley’s 2015 provincial re-election campaign. My responsibilities included: recruiting, training, and assigning hundreds of volunteers, phone and email correspondence, learning and explaining the geography and demographics of the riding, coordinating with the campaign manager and voter contact organizers, maintaining communication with the central campaign, strategic planning, document preparation, maintaining a working relationship with Elections… Show more Worked as the Election Day organizer on Rachel Notley’s 2015 provincial re-election campaign. My responsibilities included: recruiting, training, and assigning hundreds of volunteers, phone and email correspondence, learning and explaining the geography and demographics of the riding, coordinating with the campaign manager and voter contact organizers, maintaining communication with the central campaign, strategic planning, document preparation, maintaining a working relationship with Elections Alberta, dealing with conflict resolution, providing information about Alberta’s election laws, organizing rides to and from polling stations, recording and updating voter information, and getting out the vote. Show less

Edmonton, Canada Area

Worked as the lead Voter Contact Organizer for Heather Mackenzie’s campaign in Edmonton-West. My responsibilities included: recruiting, training, communicating with, and scheduling over two hundred volunteers, training the junior Voter Contact Organizer, email and phone correspondence, strategic planning, preparing maps based on levels of support, becoming familiarized with the riding and it’s demographics, preparing canvassing materials, data entry, event planning, election day organizing, and… Show more Worked as the lead Voter Contact Organizer for Heather Mackenzie’s campaign in Edmonton-West. My responsibilities included: recruiting, training, communicating with, and scheduling over two hundred volunteers, training the junior Voter Contact Organizer, email and phone correspondence, strategic planning, preparing maps based on levels of support, becoming familiarized with the riding and it’s demographics, preparing canvassing materials, data entry, event planning, election day organizing, and set up and tear down of the campaign office. Show less

Ottawa, Canada Area

During my first year of studies at Carleton University I was a volunteer intern in the office of Member of Parliament for Halifax, Megan Leslie. My tasks included correspondence, data base entry, mail sorting, research, drafting mail-outs, Question Period preparation, drafting petitions, and social media administration.

Master'S Degree, Political Science And Government

Master's of Arts in Political Science: Canadian Politics & Gender Policy Analysis, Co-op placement at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Carleton Political Science Society, Carleton's New Democrats. Concentration in Canadian politics with a minor.