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Burnaby, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Pivot was a short term COVID-response project that provided safe employment and skills training for 1,100 young Canadians.In this role I helped the new project (often being designed on the go!) to run smoothly and found ways to design operational processes in extremely short timeframes while still working within the existing university structures and systems. I oversaw administrative processes, business processes and infrastructure, human resources, and data collection and reporting. I… Show more Pivot was a short term COVID-response project that provided safe employment and skills training for 1,100 young Canadians.In this role I helped the new project (often being designed on the go!) to run smoothly and found ways to design operational processes in extremely short timeframes while still working within the existing university structures and systems. I oversaw administrative processes, business processes and infrastructure, human resources, and data collection and reporting. I liaised with internal and external stakeholders and ensured alignment of overall activities to project objectives, activities and results while providing guidance, coaching and advice to the leadership team. Show less

Vancouver, Bc

In the midst of the Centre for Dialogue going through a period of fantastic programmatic and staff growth I was able to step in and help in a number of areas including strategic review, professional report writing, scoping for a new student and faculty engagement program, facilitating an abrupt transition to online teaching, and supporting staff in their new roles through weekly coaching sessions.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

-Oversaw implementation and strategic direction of approximately 50 ongoing community development projects and programs in Central and South America, East and Central Africa, South and Southeast Asia with an annual budget of $5M cash and $14M in-kind -Oversaw recruitment, training, support, and mentorship of Program Managers -Cultivated and maintained relationships with various networks and funding institutions

New Westminster, Bc, Canada

-Supported local partner organizations to manage various projects and programs in Central and East Africa, South and South-East Asia, Central America-Managed projects funded by various institutions and grant funders (e.g. CIDA/DFATD, New Zealand's MFAT, USIP) including proposal development, project reporting (including finances), and project monitoring visits-Developed and wrote donor communication-Ensured program compliance to organizational policies-Represented HOPE in its… Show more -Supported local partner organizations to manage various projects and programs in Central and East Africa, South and South-East Asia, Central America-Managed projects funded by various institutions and grant funders (e.g. CIDA/DFATD, New Zealand's MFAT, USIP) including proposal development, project reporting (including finances), and project monitoring visits-Developed and wrote donor communication-Ensured program compliance to organizational policies-Represented HOPE in its Canadian and international organizational networks Show less

New Westminster, Bc, Canada

Assisted the Program Manager in grant writing and administrative project management duties

Surrey, Bc, Canada

-Supported recently arrived refugees to Canada with friendship, practical support and orientation to Canada, informal English lessons. -This relationship translated into a long-term friendships with families from Myanmar, which continue to present day.

Advanced Facilitation

Course focus: -Using reflective practice to deepen facilitation skills -Responding to challenging group situations where the issues are.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Conflict Transformation: Conflict Sensitive Development; Organizational Health & Leadership, Gpa 3.95/4.0

Program Focus: Organizational leadership, conflict analysis and conflict transformation, community building, organizational conflict.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs With Honours, Global Resource Systems; Faculty Of Land And Food Systems, Dean'S List For Outstanding Academic Achievement (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006)

Activities and Societies: Three exchange programs including Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (French language and culture), Norwegian.

Provincial Health Services Authority In Bc

Course Focus: -Indigenous culture, stereotyping, and the consequences and legacies of colonization. -Colonial history such as Indian.

Indigenous Canada

Course Focus: The fur trade and other exchange relationships, Land claims and environmental impacts, Legal systems and rights, Political.

International Exchange - 1 Semester, Field Studies: International Development

International Exchange - 1 Semester, International Development

Conflict and Development Political Economy Gender and Development Agroecology