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o Organising and facilitation of community sports drop in programs o Work collaboratively with staff to organize, implement and facilitate recreational activities

o Coordinating and managing barrier-free health based programs for low-income underserved community memberso Poverty reduction strategies with community-led advocacy groupso Health promotion and disease prevention outreach and service delivery through peer-led programming o Providing leadership and support to community based groups for people with disabilities, community members, older adults and newcomers o Administrative grant coordination for community health-based programs and grants o Supporting and providing advocacy for legal, social and settlement issues for marginalized residentso Development of health-based programs i.e. stress reduction, disease prevention and poverty reduction o Collaboration with Toronto Public Health and other partners on peer-led recreational TPH grant projects o Supervision of volunteers, students & staff o Budget management, grant writing and administrative duties for programs and projects o Coordinating large scale strategic seminars and conferences for the proliferation of best-shared practices o Community Health promotion: outreach and education within the community – events, programs etc.

Ryerson University, Department Of Criminology

o Life skills counselling, relationships, conflict, bereavement and stress managemento Lead developer for Student Summer Jobs Initiative: resource development and job matching o Intake, assessment and referral of youth clientso Coordinated High School Transition Project for intermediate students with academic difficulties o Administrator and program facilitation between TDSB and TCDSB teachers, youth and stakeholders (City of Toronto)

Malvern Family Resource Centre

o Engaged and developed a wide variety of arts-based programming for “at-risk” youth including: visual arts, music, writing, spoken word and martial arts o Co-coordinated special events and fundraising initiatives

Black Creek Community Health Centre & City Of Toronto

o Outreached to schools, community centres and other youth drop-ins to recruit youth for the exchange to Quebec o Mediated between families, exchange students and the YMCA; while acting as a support for students during their employment and foreign experience o Provided counselling, community and resources to youth and families

City Hall Toronto

o Responsible for social and educational projects in York West for youth facing barriers in the education system o Facilitated capacity building for youth leadership and educational projects o Provided grant-writing, equity and mentorship training workshops for community-based socio-educational projects

o Co-facilitated W.R.A.P. workshops (recovery wellness program) with residents and members teaching fundamentals of addiction and mental health recovery, mindfulness techniques, healthy relationships, service referrals, coping and personal resource development o Organized the Houselink Annual Picnic (recruitment of sponsors, project planning and outreach) o Supervised volunteers within programming to enhance learning and life skill development

o Worked in TCHC developing, engaging and involving youth in arts-based programming o Supported and co-facilitated weekly cooking sessions with youth teaching food preparation and healthy eating o Taught martial arts, arts, sports and leadership facilitator with youth

o Coordinated and facilitated SBYS’s 3rd Annual Volleyball Tournament and Fundraiser o Collaborated/ Second Base’s community kitchen and catering business for serving and food preparation o Supervised and supported volunteers and assistant co-workers with their responsibilities

o Worked in TDSB elementary schools located in underserved neighbourhoods to provide programming o Communicated with parents, staff and children to ensure that the program is inclusive and provides a range of recreational activities

Masters Of Social Work, Social Work

Bachelor of Social Work & Masters of Social Work

Bachelor Of Social Work, Honours Graduate

Activities and Societies: Recipient of Buddhist Compassion Award 2009 & 2010 Recipient of Herbert Carnegie Community Service Award 2011

International Development Studies

Activities and Societies: Intramural Basketball 2007

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