As a therapy aide, I have been able to connect with numerous families and spend time building relationships with my clients while we work together on the child's goals. I have been primarily working with Autistic and medically complex children. • Collaborating with a therapy team (i.e., occupational therapist, speech-language pathologist, physiotherapist) to work on client goals such as communication, social cues, turn-taking, toileting, feeding, regulation, handwriting, and fine and gross motor skills• Providing respite care for various families, incorporating appropriate strategies and behaviour modelling when possible• Implementing various strategies including visual schedules, social stories, heavy work, and zones of regulation techniques

In this role I provided administrative and research support to the Lab and Project Manager. I engaged with various projects in the lab and assisted other lab members and students as needed. My position also allowed me to interact with many project collaborators and research participants. A major part of this role involved working on Tele-Rehab 2.0, a process and innovation project which expands access to rehabilitation services in rural communities and supportive living facilities. My primary duties included logistical and administrative support, content development, and patient liaising. • Coordinating events and meetings• Liaising with patients and participants to obtain consent and administer surveys• Connecting with patients and participants to arrange interviews and recruit and host focus and working group meetings• Supervising virtual assessments• Maintaining social media and websites• Developing educational and promotional content including presentations, assessment storyboards, and materials for webinars and events• Providing administrative support during meetings • Assisting with grant writing

My focus in this position was managing a collaborative project between the Rehab Robotics Lab (RRL) and Permobil, a company which creates assistive technologies. This project focused on a power add-on for manual wheelchairs, and their usefulness in Edmonton in both summer and winter months. My position began at the outset of participant trials. I primarily worked on coordinating recruitment and a study schedule, as well as keeping all collaborators informed and involved in the decision-making process. This position challenged my prioritization skills, and I was able to put my detail-oriented and communications abilities to good use.• Liaised with Permobil and RRL teams to develop an effective study schedule which worked for both parties. This involved working around several time zone differences. • Worked with recruitment coordinator volunteer to engage participants via cold-calling organizations, posters, and a focus group• Coordinated volunteers to assist during participant visits• Created guideline documents including schedules for participants and study staff, a breakdown of what each appointment entailed, and email templates for participants at various points in the study• Piloted technologies prior to our first cohort of participants to familiarize myself and be able to answer participant questions

My internship with Zone allowed me to work with clients ranging in age, background, and concern. I have worked with clients in both a clinical setting (concerns of ADHD, anxiety and depressive disorders, TBI, PTSD or trauma) and a peak performance setting (athletes, business executives, students). • Over 1000 hours of direct client work• Conducted Quantitative Electroencephalography (QEEG) Brain Mapping Assessments • Administered psychometric tests including the Integrated Variables of Attention (IVA) test, Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA), and other cognitive-performance tests (CPTs), such as the Stroop Test and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test• Administered biofeedback (including Heart Rate Variability (HRV) breathing) and neurofeedback training sessions• Administered audio-visual entrainment (AVE) to clients• Administered cognitive-perceptual training to clients uses various technologies including NeuroTracker and Vizual Edge• Assisted with client intake and interviewing • Maintained accurate client records and session notes• Aided in administrative tasks including emails and phone calls, filing, direct billing with insurance providers (Alberta Blue Cross, Telus Health, and Provider Connect systems) and providing client receipts

In this role my focus was outreach and communications. The project I worked on, Tele-Rehab 2.0, is a project which works to improve accessibility to rehabilitation services for rural Albertans. Being from a rural town myself, this project is especially exciting to me. My major responsibilities were project promotion, networking, and advocacy. Through this position I saw great growth in my writing and communication skills.• Wrote a weekly blog as well as an article which was featured in Centre for Active Living’s publication, WellSpring• Created a blog series called “The Patient Perspective” to highlight the importance and need for the project. Patients continue to be profiled.• Worked to increase social media engagement to direct more traffic to our website. At the end of my contract there had been a 646% increase in blog views and a 409% increase in site visits.• Networked with current stakeholders as well as researched and identified new stakeholders, including political figures such as MLAs and Ministers. Notably, I was able to help facilitate connections for the project which helped the team break into a new demographic: seniors in long term care or assisted living facilities• Organized and hosted two webinars in order to keep current stakeholders up to date, and to engage potential new ones

As a Support Aide my duties varied, but the most valuable part of this position were the conversations and connections formed with residents. Working with seniors has enlightened me to new perspectives and provided me experience with persons with sensory, motor, and cognitive deficits related to aging, including dementia.• Interaction with residents• Responded in collaboration with home care to resident emergency button calls (i.e. falls)• Assisted the activity coordinator with activities: preparation for theme days, calling bingo, golf cart rides, etc. • Housekeeping, laundry, and kitchen duties• Sanitization in common spaces and high touch areas in suites as per COVID-19 protocols

Working in the service industry has provided me with the opportunity to regularly interact with the public and polish my customer service skills. I initially started bussing tables, but quickly moved into a server and then supervisor role. • Greeted and served guests, worked to resolve any complaints that arose• Cashier responsibilities including sales reports• Opened and closed the restaurant

This position gave me experience in a new-to-me environment where I was challenged to quickly adapt and work under pressure.• Responsible for general cleanup and maintenance of mill debris on catwalks, walkways and in/around machinery and conveyors • Performed safety lock out procedures and hazard assessments before entering restricted areas

Junior Achievement (JA) is a non-profit which provides real-world, hands-on learning experiences through their various programs designed to teach students about work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. In the company program, a group of students experiences running their own business.In this role I was able to develop my leadership, management, and entrepreneurial abilities. I expanded my skill set in areas of delegation, prioritization, conflict resolution, and communications. • Elected President of the company• Generated business reports• Public speaking• Supervised Vice Presidents of Finance, Production, Human Resources, Informational Technologies, and Marketing• Attended The Alberta Business Hall of Fame• Top selling company that year: once liquidated our initial shares had increased by 1486.5%• Awarded the Junior Achievement Northern Community Achiever of the Year Scholarship