Brittany Bennett Email and Phone Number

(Previously worked in this role from 2018-2019 as well)• Assisted residents experiencing obstacles related to mental illness focusing on a relationship-basedapproach rooted in harm reduction principles in a residential setting• Developed and facilitated programming educating residents on the skills required to liveindependently as healthy and productive members of a community, such as: cleaning, cooking,buying groceries & household items, applying for work/education, managing addictions,budgeting/financing, and socialization• Provided formal intervention recommendations to the Directors when actions were requiredregarding the mental or physical health needs of residents

 Transcribe, analytically code and co-write articles and reports on large data sets consisting of criminology-related research Recruit and conduct interviews with participants for varying studies Assist in the planning and organizing of Road to Mental Readiness Training for first responders

Provided a supportive and non-judgmental approach to assisting clients with a Housing Firstphilosophy including: searching for housing, securing housing, moving, securing financial resources,maintaining housing, building life skills, eviction prevention, and landlord engagement• Provided touchstone consultation and referrals with other community organizations/agencies,government agencies, housing providers and funders in securing and maintaining clients’ housing• Attended: Indigenous Cultural Diversity training (2021) and Gender Diversity training (2022)

 Provided guidance and expertise to graduate students seeking to produce high quality writing Navigate the most effective way of helping each individual student while attending to different ways of learning

 Advertised and recruited undergraduate student writing for publication through the designing of posters, holding educational booths on campus and speaking to first year classes Managed and assisted in the publication’s copy editing process with other staff members, and independently designed our very first print publication

Duties: Assisted in event planning and preparation Emailed fellows about updates and notices Pursued Africa-related research for fellows

• Advocated for and supported women’s needs on campus by attending and organizing events as well as designing fundraising and marketing material

Duties: Gathered valuable data from reports, individuals and exterior organizations in order to create the annual report of SCEF's last fiscal year Researched and brainstormed alongside departmental heads in creating project and grant proposals Designed marketing tools such as posters, flyers, and social media banners  Updated social media pages as well as blog and website postsAccomplishments: Wrote and designed the annual report alongside staff assistance for the year of June 2015- May 2016 Created and implemented a lesson plan as a part of SCEF's sexual awareness program Assisted in the creation and submission of three major grant proposals Actively engaged the community through posters, flyers, social media posts as well as face-to-face fundraising in aiding towards fundraising success

(On Campus Editor- 2014, Opinion Editor- 2014/15, Features Editor- 2015/16)Duties: Write & edit articles to fill my 2-4 page section bi-weekly, and online content in between Mentor & edit writer’s articles in order to assist them in excelling their writing quality Work with photography and art team to design visual aspects for my section Copy edit other sections as neededAccomplishments: Article nominated for a national award in 2013 Received The Sputnik's Volunteer of the Year Award and Story of the Year Award Helped produce the newspaper as a whole, specifically designing my section and assisting with design in other areas outside of my position's role Mentored, encouraged and assisted many volunteers in applying for and receiving editing positions Selected to represent publication at a nation journalism conference, NASH, three years in a row

Duties: Address questions or concerns and book tee times for golfers Assist management in accomplishing projects Setup, decorate for and serve large events such as weddings Assisted in organizing servers’ duties and schedules of each dayAccomplishments: Also worked tournaments on the side, travelling to many different Golf North locations Worked under two different bosses, having to organize my schedules around each other without overlap Jumped in to assist in any area of the golf course when understaffed Attended to members of wedding parties, making them feel like royalty and always receiving positive feedback afterwards Single-handedly served events when understaffed

Duties: Expanded Blueprint's reach in promoting their magazine on the Brantford campus Used social media regularly to advertise job positions, events, and the publications Interviewed and hired an art/photography team and literary team for magazine content Mentored and guided teams in accomplishing successful work Planned and organized events and fundraisersAccomplishments: Nominated for WLUSP's Volunteer of the Year Award Informed a campus that had not known about this publication prior Expanded the magazine submissions Made over $400, and gathered over 100 students to a joint Blueprint/Radio Laurier event on the Brantford campus Held a successful coffee house that promoted awareness of the publication

Duties: Worked multiple different stations adding to the assembly of Toyota doors Assembled parts in a fast paced-environment while keeping up with tasks Stretched and stapled vinyl ornaments with strength and expertise Visually inspected each piece for excellence of quality before and after assembly production

Duties: Made sure the front end of the store was running smoothly and efficiently Dealt with any customer and front end associate issues, questions and complaints Handled a podium with a large float used to give all the registers change when needed Planned cashiers’, customer service associates’, greeters’ and store standards’ break times Fact checked, approved and over-rid returns Opened/closed all cash registers, including the pharmacy, electronics and the photo lab Accomplishments: Received positive feedback from customers on a regular basis about customer service excellence Made cashiers feel confident in their hard work by verbally acknowledging a job well done on a regular basis Assisted the customer service counter, jewelry counter and front end cashiers when under staffed, sometimes all at one time Stepped in for General Manager tasks when they were occupied by meetings

Duties: Set up buffet tables and decoration in a timely manner Cooked vegetables, pasta and omelettes in front of customers to their satisfaction Cut and served buffet foods and desserts with profession Cleaned and took down all decorations and tables at the end of each nightAccomplishments: Began as a dish washer and worked my way up to this position Assisted other areas of kitchen and back end when under staffed Received applause while cooking meals in front of customers, doing flips and fire tricks for entertainment Received positive feedback about pleasant customer service experiences