Judith Mackinnon Email & Phone Number

Brampton

Using a solution-focused approach, assists students with career selection, determining a "good fit "which considers career interests, personality styles, and values of the client.Knowledgeable regarding Educational Pathways to further studies including transfer credits and direct entry options to numerous post-secondary institutions.Faculty sponsor of the Sheridan Davis Bruins Toastmasters Club and Duke of Edinburgh Award program.Workshop presenter to regional,provincial, and national conferences including Cannexus,OCC Counsellors, and upcoming OSCA ,2014!

Engaging workshop facilitator, passionate about working with Sheridan students.Highly interested in developing the "leader within".Specializes in educational pathways and transfer agreements from college to university.

Coordinated all training and administrative aspects of the Peer Mentor Leadership program at Sheridan. Annually orchestrated 120 students over 2 campuses, 20 staff supervisors, 8 Student Services managers, and liased with senior executive. (2001-2009)

Provided personal and academic counselling, worked extensively with first year students, coordinated Mature student group, coordinated Davis campus Counselling Peer Mentors, provided wide variety of workshops ranging from Time and Stress Management to Academic Success.

Successfully marketed and job developed two new Co-op programmes: Quality Assurance and Corporate Communications.Delivered Co-op Education course to 14 programmes in Sheridan Business and Technology fields.Conducted student employment monitors and site visits, liased with hundreds of GTA businesses, employers and Boards of Trade.

Taught wide variety of classroom subjects, 1992-1996. Worked with Student Services team and "at-risk" youth, 1989-1992.Coordinated high school to college career development projects with Nova Scotia Community College.Coordinated experiencial education placements through Student Services "Alternative Education" programme.Peer Helper team leader.

Delivered Guidance Services at three levels-Elementary, Junior and Harrison Trimble Senior High

Hernewood Junior High school is perhaps the best junior high school in all of Canada.What a blessing to work there, the best 7 years of my teaching career.

Ed. D, Social Justice, Education, Edi And Social Justice

Activities and Societies: All doctoral course work has been completed. An additional requirement was my Social Justice field placement.

The Peel District School Board'S Tesol Diploma & Tesol Certificate Training Program, Education

Activities and Societies: Post Graduate Certificate: Achieved Level One certification with The Peel District School Board's TESOL Diploma.

Ma, Critical Disability Studies-Social Justice

Critical Disability Studies focusses on the economic, geographic, legal,and sociological forces which create disabling environments.

M.Ed., Counselling, Career Development, Disability Studies

Activities and Societies: 1991-2011 MBTI Certification, Personality Dimensions Certification, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Solution Focused.