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Vancouver, BC, CA

Evaluate domestic and international curricula; manage admissions portfolios for Canadian secondary school, Beedie School of Business; coordinate, review and enhance processes to meet institutional strategic enrollment goals.

Guatemala

Impact assessments, participatory MEL strategy and reporting for indigenous, women-led rural food security projects, small business cooperatives, and poverty-reduction projects. Researched geographical climate change patterns to enhance adaptive strategies relating to food security and gender-based empowerment in Central America.

Supported undergraduate students and key stakeholders in degree research and planning, admission processes and scheduling.

Appreciative Advising certified. Empowered students in developing degree program planning strategies to meet academic and career goals. Facilitated student engagement by matching students with volunteer service and club involvement activities. Co-created strategy for success with students at risk.

Guatemala

Implemented and monitored annual communications plan in alignment with organizational strategy. Reported on UNESCO ESD conference (Paris) and local youth sustainability conferences and activities in rural Guatemala and El Salvador. Developed capacity programming for youth participants to enhance local involvement in communications and youth network.

Guatemala

Established growth for impactful social businesses based in Europe and Central America. Increased income-generating activities, maintained and developed partnerships, and broadened social media engagement that resulted in enhancing impact for education programs for low-income Guatemalan families. Monitored, evaluated and reported on social business program.

Guatemala

Developed management strategies for volunteer/internship program to facilitate experiential learning and build program sponsorship in alignment with development goals. Facilitated women-led tourism program planning via rural appraisal and participatory workshops. Evaluated reforestation program and assisted with researching invasive species risk management.

Directed national student recruitment strategy within Marketing and Communications department. Liaised with administrative, academic and student services departments to coordinate annual planning and establish critical goals. Advised prospective national and international students via presentations, workshops and education fairs. Trained and supervised.

Japan

Assistant middle and elementary school teacher of English language. Cultural Ambassador at community events and cultural exchange writer for local city magazine.

British Columbia, Canada

Facilitated student career research, job seeking, and post-secondary admissions and study planning. Established scholarships and awards student leadership group. Planned career fairs in partnership with local businesses. Supported indigenous student career planning programs.

Kenya And Tanzania

Project monitoring via survey method at rural high schools. Distributed books and organized systems for library development project. Met with sponsored students to assist in impact assessments and reporting. Assisted with fundraising program.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Anthropology Of Development And Social Transformation

Activities and Societies: DFID Field Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.; IDS Participatory Development workshops focusing on.

Huertos Familiares Certificate, Permaculture

Indigenous-led workshops based on Mayan cultural heritage knowledge of local plants and their nutritional or medicinal uses, growth.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology & Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Co-operative education program (International)Anthropological case study on Kenyan tribal communities; degree.

Associate Certificate, Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Fundraising Essentials, Grant & Proposal Writing, Communications, Event Management.

Certificate, Project Management Techniques For Development Professionals, Completion

Methodology for defining project scope, project control, cost management, risk management, procurement, and communications.