* Strategic leadership: Lead systems design and change management initiatives required to end homelessness in St. John’s, including identification of trends, policy implications, programming opportunities, and potential challenges * Sector development: Foster a professional learning community for the homeless-serving sector through networking and professional development * Impact and evaluation: Define baselines, outcomes and targets and evaluate progress toward ending homelessness… Show more * Strategic leadership: Lead systems design and change management initiatives required to end homelessness in St. John’s, including identification of trends, policy implications, programming opportunities, and potential challenges * Sector development: Foster a professional learning community for the homeless-serving sector through networking and professional development * Impact and evaluation: Define baselines, outcomes and targets and evaluate progress toward ending homelessness, based on a data-driven approach* Stakeholder management: Build high-level stakeholder relationships within government and community, and work closely with the EHSJ Board of Directors and Community Advisory Board * Finance and administration: Oversee internal staff and budgets/fund development, and provide support for external community investment funding (about $2.5 million annually) Show less

End Homelessness St. John's is one of 60+ Community Entities in Canada under the federal Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy.* Stakeholder relations: Liaise with partner agencies and community stakeholders to work toward common goals regarding homelessness * Funding investment portfolio management: Develop performance measures and service quality standards to support contractual agreements with community partners* Reporting: Support the NL Homeless Management… Show more End Homelessness St. John's is one of 60+ Community Entities in Canada under the federal Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy.* Stakeholder relations: Liaise with partner agencies and community stakeholders to work toward common goals regarding homelessness * Funding investment portfolio management: Develop performance measures and service quality standards to support contractual agreements with community partners* Reporting: Support the NL Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) to ensure effective reporting, evaluation and performance management Show less

The Gathering Place provides a caring and nurturing environment for adults aged 25 and up who have less than desirable housing situations, are low income earners and are often dealing with physical or mental health issues. The Gathering Place offers meals, shower facilities, clothing and social activities, as well as professional healthcare services through community partnerships. * Client relationships: Identified and met client needs in conjunction with community services and… Show more The Gathering Place provides a caring and nurturing environment for adults aged 25 and up who have less than desirable housing situations, are low income earners and are often dealing with physical or mental health issues. The Gathering Place offers meals, shower facilities, clothing and social activities, as well as professional healthcare services through community partnerships. * Client relationships: Identified and met client needs in conjunction with community services and partners, including income support, housing and furniture Show less

Vish Salon Tech's mission is to enable hair salons and stylists to strengthen customer relationships and maximize profitability by integrating smart technologies seamlessly into the salon environment. * Strategic planning: Developed and executed marketing plan and go-to-market strategy for a pre-commercialization technology startup in order to meet revenue targets * Stakeholder management: Identified key players and built relationships within the hair salon industry, including… Show more Vish Salon Tech's mission is to enable hair salons and stylists to strengthen customer relationships and maximize profitability by integrating smart technologies seamlessly into the salon environment. * Strategic planning: Developed and executed marketing plan and go-to-market strategy for a pre-commercialization technology startup in order to meet revenue targets * Stakeholder management: Identified key players and built relationships within the hair salon industry, including manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, educators and salon owners * Technology commercialization: Completed the Launch Program hosted by Propel ICT, Atlantic Canada’s technology startup accelerator; chosen to compete in the regional Demo Day Show less

Fine Lifestyles is a group of publications serving Canadian and US cities with glossy, upscale magazines focused on local content. The St. John's/Avalon publication was launched in 2014. * Client relationships: Built and managed a broad network of client contacts in the St. John’s/Avalon region* Sales and client service: Recommended media communications programs for clients, targeted to an affluent local market, to enable them to position and grow their businesses

CNA-Q is a partnership between the State of Qatar and College of the North Atlantic (Canada). It is Qatar's leading technical college, educating young people for vocational careers in Qatar's rapidly growing, technology-rich economy. * Stakeholder relations: Built partnerships within the Qatari community to position CNA-Q as a key economic player with government, education, healthcare, oil and gas, and other industries* Strategic planning: Led annual strategic marketing plans for… Show more CNA-Q is a partnership between the State of Qatar and College of the North Atlantic (Canada). It is Qatar's leading technical college, educating young people for vocational careers in Qatar's rapidly growing, technology-rich economy. * Stakeholder relations: Built partnerships within the Qatari community to position CNA-Q as a key economic player with government, education, healthcare, oil and gas, and other industries* Strategic planning: Led annual strategic marketing plans for College programs, particularly the School of Health Sciences, to increase awareness and enrolment, resulting in a record 2,435 full-time students in fall 2013* Marketing communications: Developed new marketing collateral for a mixed Arabic/English audience, including brochures, photos, videos, website content and social media presence * Events management - Managed Qatar's first skills competition, based on the WorldSkills model, to enhance awareness of and interest in vocational careers in Qatar (launched in 2010, now an annual event)* Award-winning collateral: Spearheaded the viewbook project, which won a Gold MarCom Award in 2014 Show less

Civeo is a global workforce accommodation specialist, providing food services, facility management, and water and wastewater services to resource industries worldwide.* Marketing research and analysis: Analyzed growth opportunities for workforce accommodation needs in remote areas of Canada’s West/Northwest* Communications - Oversaw a communications portfolio including event plans, newsletters, video/radio scripts, and ad copy to target both internal and external stakeholders*… Show more Civeo is a global workforce accommodation specialist, providing food services, facility management, and water and wastewater services to resource industries worldwide.* Marketing research and analysis: Analyzed growth opportunities for workforce accommodation needs in remote areas of Canada’s West/Northwest* Communications - Oversaw a communications portfolio including event plans, newsletters, video/radio scripts, and ad copy to target both internal and external stakeholders* Web communications - Handled the creation and implementation of PTI's intranet in order to build employee engagement and facilitate communication between offices, plants, and warehouses Show less

The MACC Project was a World Back initiative executed by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and run through the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre. Its goal was to enable climate change adaptation strategies in small islands and low-lying states of CARICOM. * Stakeholder relations: Liaised with Caribbean government officials, climate change experts, journalists, and the public throughout CARICOM from the project's headquarters in Belize* Event planning: Organized the… Show more The MACC Project was a World Back initiative executed by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and run through the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre. Its goal was to enable climate change adaptation strategies in small islands and low-lying states of CARICOM. * Stakeholder relations: Liaised with Caribbean government officials, climate change experts, journalists, and the public throughout CARICOM from the project's headquarters in Belize* Event planning: Organized the development of a booth and marketing collateral for the Caribbean’s presence at the 2005 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-11)* Education/outreach initiatives - Co-developed strategies for adapting to climate change with CARICOM partners, including a handbook for Caribbean journalists, a regional newsletter, and market research projects Show less

* Small business consulting: Developed business plans, marketing plans, feasibility studies and research projects for small business clients, mostly in conjunction with Memorial University* Advising: Acted as a business advisor for the Shad Valley program at Memorial University in July 2004* Marketing leadership: Wrote a business and marketing plan for The Chocolateers, an artisanal chocolate start-up founded by two professional chefs, as part of the executive team