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Burlington, On, Ca

Toronto, Canada Area

Influence federal policy through advocacy that supports the full inclusion of people with an intellectual disability and their families. Work with senior management to develop and execute Inclusion Canada's communications strategy. Specific accountabilities include:- Planning and implementation: Developed a 3-year communications strategy that aligns communications work with the strategic mandate and vision of the organization. Produced annual strategic documents that align day-to-day communications with the organization's strategic goals. Developed and implemented rebrand strategy to transition from Canadian Association for Community Living to Inclusion Canada.- Social Media: Maintained external communications channels (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, monthly newsletter) resulting in doubled follower growth over a 2-year period. Wrote copy, designed visuals, and produced/edited videos for social media posts. - Event Support: Provided communication and technical support for national and international events, including annual policy forums, national press conferences, the 2021 Disability Filibuster, annual fundraising events, UN Conference of State Party side events, Federal government round tables, and national project launches with Federation and disability community partners. Emceed, moderated, and participated as panelist at multiple events. - Internal/External Communications: Provided writing/editing support for ongoing projects, maintained relationships with Federation communications staff, supported national communications campaigns, optimized internal communication processes with introduction of Microsoft Teams platform and provided training to core staff.- Media Relations: Coordinated interview requests from provincial, national, and international media outlets, produced and distributed press releases to curated media contact lists, assisted in interview preparation for senior management, planned and implemented media outreach strategy.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ensured that all communication pathways and marketing materials were consistent with and promoted the key messaging and strategic mandate of Autism Nova Scotia. My portfolio included: social media management, content curation, event communications, internal and external communications support, chapter outreach, and public relations.I worked closely with staff from across the province to promote the message of understanding, acceptance, and inclusion throughout Nova Scotia.

Provided communications and marketing support to small businesses in the Greater Toronto Area and the Halifax Region. Responsibilities included copywriting, editing, content development, social media management, and content strategy development.

Toronto, Canada Area

Collaborated with professionals, scholars, and students to provide knowledge mobilization services for research projects. As a content strategist working primarily in accounts and business management, my responsibilities included developing and pitching project proposals with the CCK Project Coordinator, leading client consultations, and chairing client meetings. I helped with a variety of internal communications and administrative tasks, including day-to-day account management duties, project administration, reporting, and team management.

Ryerson University

Graduate Assistant for four sections of CMN 279: Introduction to Communications course. Responsibilities include marking and grading, helping students with assigned work, assisting in tutorials and facilitating communication between the students and section instructors.

Burlington, Ontario

The Royal City Soccer Club is a non-profit organization established in 1993 and the largest grassroots summer soccer camp for youth aged 5-13 in Canada. With over eighty locations and twenty thousands campers every year, Royal City promotes healthy active living for children and encourages the development of skills such as teamwork in a fun and friendly setting.As an office administrator my responsibilities range from communicating and engaging with employees across Canada to addressing any questions or concerns from the public. I am also responsible for organizing marketing campaigns before the summer season and preparing the supplies necessary to successfully run each camp site throughout Canada.

Wolfville, Nova Scotia

During the academic year of my Master's degree I had the opportunity to work as a Research Assistant in the SSRHC major collaborative research project "Implementing New Knowledge Environments". INKE is an interdisciplinary initiative seeking to understand the future of reading and the book through a historical perspective. In this capacity I was responsible for regular blog posts pertaining to work of the Acadia University Modelling & Prototyping team and assisted with the testing of the NewRadial visual environment program.

Wolfville, Nova Scotia

This position spans the timeline of three separate semesters during which I worked with four professors on a number of tasks in the departments of both english and history. In these various roles I was responsible for the following: editing and publishing Voice4 annual departmental magazine while supervising student staff of 5-10 people in the composition and collection of English and Theatre-related content. Assisted in the collection of scholarly content on Western Australia-related project for English Department Head. Provided academic support and research in the creation of coursework and the marking of assignments for undergraduate American literature and mediaeval history courses.

Master'S Of Professional Communication, Communication And Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Vice President - Master's of Professional Communication Course Union Focusing on storytelling theory.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), English Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: Executive Member - Acadia English Society, Graduate Representative - ACCUTE, Contributor - Voice4 Magazine.

Bachelor Of Arts With Honours (B.A.H.), English And History

Activities and Societies: President - Acadia English Society 2011-2013, Editor-in-Chief - Voice4 Magazine 2011-2013, Executive Member.