I grew up working at my parents’ restaurant, Black Cat Fish and Chips. I have worked as a lawyer (in private practice and in-house) and also as a consultant and in management, having led the turnaround into profitability of a small business and worked as a Vice President of an international construction company. My past experiences include leadership, management and volunteer roles in the law, business, politics and not-for profit entities that resulted in growth in either sales, profits, risk management, fundraising, volunteers, morale, culture, efficiency, effectiveness or service quality, depending on the particular goals.My skills and experience include leadership roles in turnaround management, start-up ventures, and legal roles as well as volunteer positions where I focused on:Strategy; communication strategy development, creative writing and content creation; IT; CRM and ERP process and software implementation; accounting controls; marketing; business development; HR management and recruitment; supply chain management and pricing controls; legal and risk analysis; risk management; legal drafting and contract negotiations; proposal drafting; speech writing; policy development and drafting; report writing; mediation; campaign implementations, fundraising; volunteer growth; and data development, analysis and synthesis.