In February 2024, I was nominated to the board of directors of Télévision Francophone Ontario (TFO), a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario.TFO has a mandate to promote French in Ontario and beyond through educational and cultural multimedia content and services.- Mini TFO offers YouTube channels for young children, boasting 1.4 million subscribers and millions of views since its inception.- IDÉLLO is TFO’s educational platform designed for school staff in Canada, utilized by nearly a third of all teachers in Ontario.- Boukili is TFO’s free reading app for kids aged 4 and up, featuring hundreds of illustrated books organized by reading level, theme, and grade, including gamification and quizzes.I am looking forward to contributing to the organization’s mission of promoting the French language and culture, especially through its educational channels.

La Petite École is the only French enrichment preschool in Bloor West Village. Serving families of all language backgrounds for more than 10 years.On October 1st, 2021, I purchased the operating company and the commercial property. Highlights: - Completed a full rebrand, including new logo, design, and launched accompanying website on day one of taking over operations.- Digitized administration, operations, and customer experience (all previously paper-based with zero softwares), including implementing QuickBooks Online for accounting, Plooto for digital payments, and Brightwheel for student admission and enrolment.- Increased revenue by 21% YoY in 2022 by streamlining admission process and increasing enrolment, together with launching new extracurricular programs.- Increased contracted French-native speaking educators to support new extracurricular programs and provide flexible paid personal days to full-time staff.- Successfully completed Committee of Adjustment process to obtain Zoning Certificate required for potential business expansion.- Joined the board of management of the local Business Improvement Association (BIA) and was re-elected for a four-year term until 2026.

TKS is a global community of the world’s most curious, driven, and ambitious people that want to make an impact! We help kids shape the future through a 10-month accelerator program with weekly sessions, an online platform, and an active community of students, mentors, and partners. I joined TKS as one of the first employees when the program was being offered in one city and have since helped it grow to 20+ employees, in 6+ cities, supporting 1,000+ young people.Highlights: • Partnered with Tony Heish and Zappos to bring TKS to Las Vegas, including in-kind space, staff, and scholarships for students• Closed corporate partnerships with companies like Microsoft, PwC, TD Bank, and Interac to provide sponsorship, internships, program space, and more• Identified and managed relationships with 20+ top-tier conferences, including SXSW, CES, and Web Summit to provide speaking opportunities for the students on global stages• Conducted full-cycle recruitment to grow the partnerships team.

Elevate is a four day city wide tech and innovation festival that happens annually in Toronto, Canada, welcoming 10,000+ guests to experience 300+ speakers, curated networking, and content tracks. Achievements: º closed $400,000+ of sponsorship in 4 monthsº sponsors included HP Canada, WeWork, LoyaltyOne, the Aion Foundation, and more I continue to maintain close relationships with the Elevate team and collaborate on an ongoing basis through my work at The Knowledge Society (TKS), providing Elevate with speakers, interns, and volunteers from TKS.

Set aside a year to gain exposure to new industries by way of business development consulting services. Projects included: º [Service Design] Project with an Innovation and Service Design consulting firm, identifying new opportunities in the technology sector, including representing the firm at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2018 in Las Vegas (4 months).º [Digital Marketing] Sales sprint for a Digital Marketing Agency that generated 1,000+ leads, 100+ qualified prospects, and 10+ closed/ in progress closed new clients (3 months). º [Medical Device Workshops] Travel to the Republic of Congo delivering medical device workshops to hospitals, clinics, and government. Included media presentations, in French, for national news outlets. º [Telecom Trainings] Delivered training presentations, in French, on behalf of a telecommunications company for their largest retail chain client.

bioLytical Laboratories is a leading diagnostic manufacturer with a product line that provides a highly accurate result in as little as 60 seconds, including the world’s fastest HIV test. Achievements• Secured $4.8M of contracts launching the company’s first over-the-counter (OTC) product• 18% Year Over Year growth in Europe from 2015 to 2016 by acquiring new business and increasing existing product sales • Identified, qualified, and negotiated agreements with distributors in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and Latin America

Achievements• Grew revenue in U.S. territory from $0 to $1M+ while acquiring 70+ new customers in 1 year • 254% YoY growth from 2013 to 2014 by heavy cold-calling, participation in conferences, leveraging word of mouth customers and conducting training events to increase customer conversion rate• Leveraged relationships with national HIV organizations which resulted in product exposure and high sales for National HIV Testing Day• Built U.S. sales team from ground up including nationwide full-cycle recruitment, training, and management of the team in 2015 • Created a one-week hands-on training program for new sales employees which involved a combination of customer presentation training and technical training • Introduced first pharmacist-lead HIV testing program with INSTI in partnership with Walgreens and the Virginia Department of Health, a program that continues to be place today

AKSA specializes in the development of infrastructure projects in developing and emerging markets around the world. Worked directly with the CEO and President, acting as delegate in their absence. Participated in meetings and teleconferences as company representative for on-going thermal power plant project in Ghana (250M USD project). • Travelled with the leadership to Ghana, Kenya, India, Vietnam, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, participating in high-level meetings with government officials• Created and presented company deck to senior management of various Canadian exporters and international engineering firms, resulting in execution of Memorandums of Understandings (MoU’s) • Conceptualized and managed the company website, including creating news posts and other content, thereby increasing the site’s search engine optimization (SEO)