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Edmonton, Ab, Ca

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Growing social enterprise opportunities in Alberta by enhancing the connection between social enterprise developers and available supports and financing options.

Austin, Texas Area

Management of strategic advisory services, impact investment and finance.VGS bridges the gap to connect purpose-driven investors and smart organizations to scale and deploy solutions that impact the poor and vulnerable populations around the world. We apply our methodologies and in-depth knowledge to mitigate risk.

Edmonton, Canada Area

Focusing on enabling businesses, non-profits and registered charities to achieve greater impact by applying their internal skills, talent and giving directly to those who need it. Services include training program development, leadership and program evaluation, and communications improvements.

Vestment LLC is the controlling corporations for all VGS incorporated companies and partnerships. As CFO, I am responsible for the accurate reporting and management of all financial transactions domestically and internationally.

Brandish Goods designs and produces merchandise to promote corporate brands. As CFO, I work with leadership to ensure investments are managed, forecasts are updated and systems integrations among financial applications work effectively. Additionally, I manage product orders, inventory and sales evaluations.

Austin, Texas Area

KOYA is a mobile app designed to spread kindness. Working with the management team through KOYA's development, start-up and growth phases, my role focuses on financial systems, cash flow management and investment strategy.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Developed and maintained aligned financial systems for UK and South Africa based investments and operations for cyber-security social enterprise addressing identity theft and validating credentials of professionals.

Edmonton, Canada Area

In support of the implementation of a new pension administration system, learning and development initiatives are driving the creation of new training materials. Working with trainers, managers and consultants this project focuses on enabling staff to be prepared for transitions through classroom training, workshops, videos and more.

Austin, Texas Area

Facilitated the development of executive coaching strategy, training curriculum, workshop presentations and online learning for C-level coaches.

Edmonton, Canada Area

Working together with a team of trainers, I am contracted to design, develop and deliver learner-centered instruction to the primary and secondary audiences transitioning to a new administration system. Current focus is on presenting sales and finance processes used to administer health benefits and services for individuals. Main skills required are evaluating PowerPoint presentations, working with Oracle's User Productivity Kit to create functional demonstrations and job aids and collaborating… Show more Working together with a team of trainers, I am contracted to design, develop and deliver learner-centered instruction to the primary and secondary audiences transitioning to a new administration system. Current focus is on presenting sales and finance processes used to administer health benefits and services for individuals. Main skills required are evaluating PowerPoint presentations, working with Oracle's User Productivity Kit to create functional demonstrations and job aids and collaborating with business experts in ensuring system functions are accurately and easily understood. Show less

Edmonton, Canada Area

To assist the Leadership Council in evaluating their performance after an organizational structural change, consulted with all leaders for the past three years, developed recommendations and presented results to the Leadership Council and congregation. Recommendations to update policies and procedures, develop a local outreach strategy, create a partnership agreement with affiliated churches and create a communications strategy were approved and completed.

Austin, Texas Area

Developed an operations manual, communications tools, training materials and processes to integrate business and charitable activities. Focused on vision trip program development, facilitating online training sessions, building foundational organizational structures and marketing materials.

Alberta, Canada

Working with Word Made Flesh in Canada and the United States, I provided support and consultation in the areas of global strategy and change management, program and resource development and human resource systems. My focus was on building a unified and coordinated set of organizations across international boundaries, developing a resource development strategy and promo materials.

Phoenix, Az And Washington, Dc

Working with the Global Executive and Senior Leadership to facilitate the development and implementation of a long-term strategy and plan entitled Envision 2020. This is the first unified global strategy across all 26 countries requiring the management of cross-functional work teams, capacity building in project management and technical improvements to effectively monitor progress using BI software.

Geneva, Switzerland

Developing an open and collaborative organizational culture among 26 countries and 2000 staff. Working with CEOs and partners on change initiatives, global communications and information systems management.

Phoenix, Arizona

Working across organizational structures to build a unified culture and communications framework for sharing information during a transitional phase of aligning FH Association and Food for the Hungry, Inc.

Geneva, Switzerland

Responsible for vision and leadership for developing and implementing aligned processes and practices supporting the flow of information end-to-end, playing an influential management role operating as a change agent towards the goal of operational excellence, forging collaborative relationships with peers based on ability to make hard decisions and bring productivity insight into the organization, seamlessly integrating the key components of organization transformation: technology, processes… Show more Responsible for vision and leadership for developing and implementing aligned processes and practices supporting the flow of information end-to-end, playing an influential management role operating as a change agent towards the goal of operational excellence, forging collaborative relationships with peers based on ability to make hard decisions and bring productivity insight into the organization, seamlessly integrating the key components of organization transformation: technology, processes, and people. Show less

Based In Geneva, Switzerland

Responsible for building a unified global brand across a 26 country association and developing a common framework for internal and external communications. Aligned a online and offline visual branding elements and standardized communications tools for cost-effectiveness and clarity across channels. Produced a series of documentary-style videos with an award-winning director and videographer to inspire and motivate people to action through compelling forms of awareness.

Based In Geneva, Switzerland

See FH Association description above.

Abbotsford, Bc Canada

Responsible for the Canadian operations of Mission to Unreached Peoples and building global partnerships to further the purposes of the mission.

Abbotsford, Bc Canada

Developed educational tools, workshops and events to engage individuals, groups, churches, schools and universities in the issues of poverty. Trained 127 community development workers and mission professionals in three years. Worked as adjunct faculty with Trinity Western University and Canadian Bible College to teach economics, leadership development and holistic ministry and thereby inspire students towards advocating for change and involvement.

Business Administration, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Business Administration Student Union

M.Div. B.R., Urban And Cross-Cultural Ministries

Change Leadership Certificate, Labor And Industrial Relations

M.Phil./Ph.D. Program (Research), Economics