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Successfully training new activists, including hundreds of union members, on organizing, narrative, and campaign strategy. Writing and editing compelling materials on effective advocacy campaigns, social movements, and labour organizing.

Used project management frameworks to successfully meet requirements to complete multi-million dollars grants, including producing progress reports, preparing new proposals, and tracking budget expenses. Serve as shop steward for USW Local 1998.

• Researched and edited articles for the website of an international human rights NGO to help expand their audience and demonstrate their impact.

• Won case competition for a social innovation strategy to improve wellbeing in Guadalajara.• Travelled to Mexico to present our strategy directly to government officials, who are adopting our key recommendation to open a Centre for Social Innovation.

• Analysis, research, writing and editing for foundational report “Barriers and Opportunities at the Base of the Pyramid: The Role of the Private Sector in Inclusive Development.”• Contributed analysis, research, writing and editing for successful report on private sector innovations in reducing poverty, endorsed by UN head and global development experts.• Organized successful report launch conference; stayed on budget; recruited participants including Nobel prize winning economist, earning positive media coverage and exposure.• Produced updates for primary report funders, ensuring continued institutional support.• Facilitated workshop of academics and business leaders on key insights of the report.

• Producing regular reports for senior management of the Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat on the progress and performance of the claims process.• Taught myself a programming language to automate tasks within MS Excel; a routine report went from 4 hours/week to 5 minutes. I helped others in the office gain similar efficiencies.• Designing and writing a new report analyzing relationship between law firm performance and the ability of the Secretariat to meet service standards and program targets.• Identifying and compiling information; carrying out statistical, cost-benefit and trend analyses; establishing and maintaining working files; developing and maintaining databases.• Participating in project teams; establishing the nature and scope of studies; recommending research approaches, analytical methods and objectives; organizing, and prioritizing work.• Preparing, and contributing to the development of discussion, position and policy papers, and briefing notes; presenting findings to project teams, colleagues, and manager.

• Researched a report on Corporate Social Responsibility by Canadian companies in China.• Organized a tour of Ontario environmental projects by a visiting Chinese dignitary; maintained an agenda; made travel arrangements; and researched partner organizations.

• Produced a professional online newsletter on the latest research from Canadian think tanks.• Wrote briefing materials on U.S. attitudes towards energy policy and the Alberta oil sands..• Provided logistical and administrative support for Embassy events and lectures; prepared agendas, drafted regular correspondence and coordinated with partner organizations.• Produced a monthly newsletter on the latest trends in the Canadian industry, science and technology sectors, distributed to an audience of 2,000 senior policy officials.