Marcella Tomàs Email & Phone Number

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

In August 2021, planeloads of evacuated refugees fleeing the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan began arriving in Toronto. With nothing but the clothing on their backs, and little to no documentation, government agencies contracted to process and settle the new arrivals fell far short of their mandate. Canadian Connections was formed to help fill in the.

Toronto, Canada Area (Annex)

DECA phase II (August 2015 to present)Diving deeper in the CSI pool. Co-leading training program for new DECA cohort. DECA (September 2014 to August 2015)Provided stellar customer service with equally outstanding organization, communications, and problem solving (mostly technical) skills. A "connector of ideas and people,... frontline barista for social.

Toronto, Canada Area

In response to the Canadian Government's commitment to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees by February 2016, dozens of ad hoc organizations around the GTA became the de facto backbone of settlement support. From January 2016 - July 2016, I was Volunteer Engagement Coordinator for 'The Clothing Drive', a 100% volunteer-run initiative that collected and.

Toronto, Canada

VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR (November 2015 to October 2017)Engaged volunteers in a wide variety of programs at Evergreen Brick Works. Implemented new features to enhance and streamline existing processes, e.g., redesigned volunteer landing page on www.evergreen.ca to include year-round opportunities, added 'sign up for email alert' function, shortened.

Toronto, Canada

Led a volunteer team of 500+. Included: recruitment, orientation, training, deployment, communications and recognition. Sought, established and maintained relationships with community partners that strengthened the impact in our respective fields. Responsible for Regional Annual Meeting and Volunteer Awards, election of GTA National Delegates and Regional.

Toronto, Canada

Supported 9-12 staff in GTA Regional Leadership Centre. Processed all accounts payable, expenses, and deposits. Provided 'back-up' to program delivery, eventually taking ownership of volunteer program, Chapter support and certain aspects of Individual Giving portfolios. Office manager and technical guru.Key Accomplishments: Position vacant for several.

Toronto, Canada

Sole on-site staff person at Cinespace Film Studios (Carlaw). Managed all aspects of telecommunication services at two-building facility, approximately 250 work stations, including phone and internet installations, accounts payable/receivable and customer relations.Key Accomplishments: Re-structured physical connections (wiring) and re-programmed telephone.

Shanghai, China

Designed, wrote and delivered fully-customized Business English Language training programs for Chinese staff of multinational corporations. Conducted language audits and needs analyses. Interviewed and coordinated other teaching staff at the agency.

Shanghai, China

Conducted oral and written English, press reading and culture classes to English Majors and PhD. students. Developed own course curricula and designed course materials.

Taichung, Taiwan | Dharamsala, India

Taught oral and written English clases for students of all ages at Taiwanese language school and Tibetan women and medical students. Developed own course curricula and designed course materials.

Toronto, Canada

Prepared written analyses of product lines, administration procedures and user requirements for senior management | Designed, tested and implemented changes to in-house computer processing systems and administrative routines | Drafted procedure training manuals and supervised user training | Supervised staff of 4-5 in all stages of drafting, editing.