• Founder of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show, a charitable organization that curates and presents outdoor cinema programming in parks across Toronto.- TOPS stems from its first iteration, Christie Pits Film Festival (est 2011)• Fundraise TOPS' annual budget (500k+) from public funding sources, corporate partnerships, and charitable donations.• Lead curator of all artistic and cultural programming• Oversee all departments, incl operations, Human Resources, communications, and finance• Liaison to the Board of Directors• Curated and produced two very successful, safe, and memorable in-person outdoor festivals during the pandemic summers of 2020 and 2021, serving as the blueprint for many other in-person activities early in the pandemic.• Events continuously welcome very high attendance numbers, well over 1000 people/night

• Sat on the Visual/Media Arts jury for Toronto Arts Council's 2019 competition

• Support the Hot Docs programming team with festival film presentation: on-stage introduction of films and filmmakers, moderating Q&As between filmmakers and audiences• Filmmaker hosting and engagement

• Pre-screened hundreds of unsolicited and solicited international film submissions annually (US, Australia, New Zealand, Israel)• Wrote screening reports to help craft the final programme• Assisted with programme note writing• Conducted community outreach for specific films, with great success• Liaised with industry delegates to ensure that the screenings of their films met their satisfaction• Managed a complex festival schedule for myself and an International Programmer• Introduced films and moderated Q&A sessions in cinemas of 200-1800 attendees• Hosted visiting directors and acted as their point person during the festival to ensure that they had the most fruitful experience possible

• Co-programming the Book Revue programme• Actively participated in the Special Programming committee

- Coordinated programming related to the War of 1812 Bicentennial Initiatives, including the creation of bilingual educational guides, a website, a national contest and Heritage Minutes.- Coordinated a multi-platform campaign, including nation-wide broadcast, for the distribution of the first new Heritage Minutes in almost a decade - Coordinated promotion of the project through educational outreach, media relations and communications.

-A member of the General Programming committee-Screened over 100 films, determining those that best met our programming criteria-Scheduled the final selection to best suit the demographic-Wrote program notes and introduced films as needed

- Responsible for promoting the Festival’s programming to the many different communities that constitute the Hot Docs audience- Work with the programming department to ensure targeted outreach - Maintain and develop co-presentation partners with other festivals and organizations in Toronto (over 50 co-presentations)- Managing Hot Docs' social media pages- Assist with online and print ad buys in both consumer and trade publications and distribution of Hot Docs promotional materials- Assist with the research, production and coordination of the Hot Docs’ festival daily videos (Associate Producer credit)

Festivals September 2010 and 2011• Dealt with all issues related to the Press and Industry screenings• Position required an ability to work under intense pressure at times

Researched institutional best practicesAssisted in event logisticsDeveloped and implemented a new form of outreach consistent with the growth of the department for the upcoming year

• Coordinated part of a major annual fundraising event (The Ottawa Gala)• Raised funds, cold-contacted businesses• Organized and responded to a high volume of correspondence and data entry• Increased the profit of my team by over 50% from previous years