I have been dedicating myself to relocating to Australia and establishing my family here. In addition to the million tasks associated with being a sustainability oriented mom ( such as making EVERYTHING from scratch, reusing, refurbishing, recycling, composting, nurturing, growing, etc.etc.), I am actively sharpening my knowledge on sustainability related trends, issues and opportunities such as emerging reporting standards (ISSB, TCFD, TNFD) decarbonization and impacts to human rights, and sustainable materials managements and circularity.

Having recently returned to Perth, joined the Queensland fruit fly eradication program as an opportunity to learn new skills, grow a local network, and adapt to regional context while contributing to the protection of Western Australian industries and ecosystems. Was quickly recognized for excellent problem-solving and communication skills and handpicked to join the Intelligence and Compliance response team.

Operate within a federated structure, as Eastern Canada lead for TD Bank’s multimillion corporate citizenship initiatives within the environmental sphere.• Steward the application process, analysis, and evaluation of hundreds of grassroots projects across five provinces. • Collaborate with key regional stakeholders to protect and enhance local green spaces and provide opportunities for people to connect with nature. • Amplify brand awareness and create opportunities to showcase TD in the community by representing the company in numerous conferences, awards ceremony, and events.• Spearhead operational changes within corporate offices to reduce the company’s environmental footprint and utilization of single-use plastics.

Oversee strategic communications activities (including, brand content, social media, customer service and public relations) for 12 distinctive toy brands, across more than 60 global markets.-Supervise customer service, social media and PR tasks -Develop and implement structured brand content frameworks designed to harness client engagement across all digital and print platforms. -Establish targeted influencer strategies and pathways to efficiently manage 100+ relationships -Oversee PR and Awards activities intended to strategically position brands across North American markets.

-Manage $1.6 million Community Investment suite of programs designed to bring to life the company's values and brands within 46 North American operating communities -Contribute to driving positive social and environmental impact through innovative partnerships that support business objectives and engage employees -Foster employee engagement by raising awareness of local and global community needs and issues and presenting them with opportunities to contribute-Partner with internal and external stakeholders to design and execute Sustainability marketing & communications strategies-Manage key supply-chain relationships in Colombia, Mexico and Honduras and oversee livelihood project implementation

-Responsible for an $800K suite of community relations and employee engagement programs for 37 Canadian sites and some 1, 600 employees. -Lead the Canadian stream of a company-wide analysis on the costs and benefits of sustainability certifications. Provide consolidated recommendations to the leadership team on the company’s path to achieving its 100% responsible sourcing target.-Structure and reinforce the employee trips to source program, which takes dozens of employees to coffee growing regions yearly for them to discover and build deeper connections to the process and the people who are involved at the very earliest stages of coffee production.-Spearhead the implementation of an online software designed to automatize and better manage product donations requests. -Surpass company employee engagement and corporate volunteering objectives at no additional cost.

-Responsible for a $1.8 million suite of community relations and employee engagement programs for 37 Canadian sites and some 1, 600 employees.-Adapt and implement 6 US community relations and employee engagement programs to the Canadian context.-Appoint and coach several key regional staff to support the activation and maintenance of over 40 mutually beneficial partnerships with Canadian non-profits. -Act as Keurig Canada’s designated spokesperson for numerous events thereby contributing to position the company as a leader in the Canadian sustainability landscape.

-Collaborate in every aspect of the development and realization of educational ecotourism trips. -Elaborate marketing strategies and tools to penetrate new markets and ensure customer loyalty. -Ensure the application of sustainability criteria to every business activity thereby effectively reducing costs & environmental footprint and creating positive social impact.

-Assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of the City’s sustainability plans, programs and strategies. -Head the design and implementation of the City’s first sustainable procurement policy. -Develop and distribute informational and educational material for both the City’s employees and residents.