Lisa M E Kelly Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Supporting organizations to learn about the advantages of joining the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, a network of over 60,000 businesses, organizations, and associations across the province. The OCC focuses on advancing policy priorities and recommendations to the government on policies that impact the province’s businesses and communities.

Toronto, On

As a Program Manager at Discover Ability, I connect with employers, small businessses, Employment Service Providers, post-secondary institutions, disability organizations, and job seekers with a disability to promote inclusive employment. Discover Ability offers a job-matching platform, free training (my specialty and passion), and networking events.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Instructing Mental Health and Addictions students on Professional Practice course at Humber College. Last year (Sept 20-Dec 20). I taught Professional Practice to two Social Service Worker classes.

Toronto

My job is to create, deliver and monitor the effectiveness of learning programs to our member network which includes Air Canada, Borden Ladner Gervais, CBC-Radio/Canada, IBM, Maple Lodge Farms Norton Rose Fulbright, RBC, and Scotiabank, to build an inclusive culture. This is a combination of building awareness, training, sharing best practices and often dispelling myths related to disability and employment. The communications and training are delivered through an array of formats - panels, webinars, live events, infographics, and in person presentations/training. My favourite is always in-person group training because it gives me the opportunity to learn from the group's expertise, while sharing what I know.I am delighted to also work with colleges and non-member organizations to discuss topics such as disclosure, work-integrated learning, and building a better customer journey. I delivered presentations and HRPA webinars to employers across Ontario on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce for the DiscoverAbility project, at the Ontario Accessibility Innovation Showcase, and the CASE (Canadian Association of Supported Employment) and Cannexus national conferences; co-delivered a national webinar to CAFCE (Canadian Association for Cooperative Education), as well as presenting to the Ontario Professional Ticketing Association, the Rotman School of Business, Cannexus, Empower McGill, Durham College, Humber College, Seneca College and Concordia University.

Toronto, On

My role at ODEN was to engage the small-to-medium size business community and provide outreach to employers to support employment service delivery through sharing best practices, the provision of training and development; consulting services and supporting community networks.

Toronto, Canada Area

I delivered two week-long Employment Placement and Job Search Training to job seekers facing barriers to work. It meant constantly updating and tweaking material to better inform and motivate adult learners - after 15+ years designing curriculum it's a bit of a passion to deliver current content more effectively each and every training session. I assisted clients with job search strategies and tools - including résumé writing/critiquing, interview techniques, how to access and interpret labour market information, and develop networks. I taught job maintenance and retention strategies to deliver positive long-term results. My client base are referrals to the Employment Placement (EP) program through Toronto Employment and Social Services Programs (TESS) and WSIB clients who are returning to work after injury.• Crisis & Solutions Focused Counselling• Job Search Skills: exceeds TESS targets by 30%• Labour Market Information - staying atop trends and developments • Job Maintenance / Retention - keeping the job and building a longterm career strategy• Facilitation - weekly Job Search Training classes; 5 weekly Job Clubs; and skills training• Job Development - linking clients to employers • Caseload management

Yes Employment Centre, 1610 Bloor Street, Toronto, M6P 1A7

I served as a Career and Work Counsellor-in-training, during my practicum position with YES Employment Centre on Bloor Street. I worked with Ontario Works clientele on Career Discovery and Employment Placement. I assisted with assessments (Personality Dimension, BESAI, JSAI), intakes, job search strategies (résumés, interview skills, networking) and job maintenance issues. Over the placement, I developed and facilitated a Résumé Workshop. I was also introduced to the joys of job development, sourcing and initializing contact for two contracts with employers and assisted in the placement of six clients.

New Delhi, India

As an Assistant Counsellor on a Special Pilot Project for George Brown College and CIIP India, I researched, wrote, developed and delivered pre-departure orientation sessions to George Brown International Students in Mumbai, Chandigarh, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Hyderabd in India, with 100% of students rating the sessions as good/excellent. I also worked with Internationally Trained Indivuduals preparaing to re-locate to Canada, and delivered 3 Foreign Skilled Worker Sessions for Canadian Immigrant Integration Program (CIIP) in India (Cochin and New Delhi); conducted 5 MAP Sessions and sent Referrals to Focal Point Partners in Canada. I was able to observe and support the preparation and delivery of 4 Essential Skills workshops, including administering Documentor locator tests and English assessments. CIIP India also gave me the opportunity to prepare and deliver an Online GBC-Internship presentation to for CIIP offices in Guangzhou, Manila and the UK.

Toronto, Canada Area

Contract Work as a Consultant and Subject Matter Expert (Education), to assist in the development of strategic initiatives, brand strategies and customer value propositions for Canadian private schools resulting in increased student enrolment and brand awareness.Contract Work as researcher for variety of fields including healthcare, tourism and education.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

I co-founded CoEd Communications, a successful 19-year old non-profit educational consulting firm that successfully linked corporate strategy to educational curriculum with longterm, measurable and effective programs.My role was the Business Development Lead, with 18+ years generating new business (program sponsorship) for over fifteen national educational programs privately sponsored by corporations, NGOs and not for profit companies. Built strong relationships with partners and clients with an average program length of 5+ years.I also facilitated national judging panels & designed and delivered training workshops to elementary, intermediate and senior level school teachers and students across Canada. I led short-listing teams for national award and scholarship programs in history, medical/dental, and financial education.Core Skills:• Concept development: successfully identified client's interests and designed custom education programs for youth, over a broad spectrum of topics / grades that linked the needs of the sponsoring agent to the curriculum framework for targeted province(s) including:- Governor General’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History- EcoVoyageurs: website, ppt presentations and lesson plans for grades Kindergarten – Gr 9- RBC Financial Lifeskills Program: national scholarship with over 5,000 entries annually; financial education seminars; and Financial Education kits• Production Management. Recruited and managed teacher-writers, researchers, graphic designers, copy editors, web developers, and multi-media developers

Etobicoke, On

Developed, designed, marketed and distributed educational programs to public schools, funded by private sponsoring agents.

Toronto, Canada Area

Provided sales and account management for internal corporate communications which encompassed the management of corporate sales meetings, general business meetings, speech writing, video production, audio-visual support, corporate staging and set design. Clients including Mazda Canada, Johnson & Johnson, MacNeil Pharmaceuticals, TNT Delivery, Braun Canada, Loblaws Co. and Allstate Insurance.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science

Diploma, Career And Work Counsellor, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: C138 Student Representative on Career and Work Counsellor Program Advisory CommitteeFast track Career and Work.