Marilee Campbell Email & Phone Number

Tweed Heads West, NSW, AU

Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia

• Drive and evolve the Emergency Services advocacy and influence strategy
• Provide strategic guidance on advocacy and policy, and identify opportunities for external influence and systemic change
• Initiate and develop policy position papers, project briefs and partner and stakeholder reports
• Ensure advocacy activities are in line with best practice, national and international research and evidence
• Maintain an oversight of emerging issues and trends in emergency management and create regular opportunities to disseminate and discuss key topics.

Far North Coast, NSW

Coordinating the National Drought Resilience Program with Australian Red Cross- collaborate with State Coordinators in Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria to build resilience to drought in Australian communities. - help develop and deliver tailored workshops, tools and resources to limit the psychosocial impacts of drought and dry.

Far North Coast, NSW

• Run three programs that combat social isolation among seniors in the Tweed region by connecting them with volunteers. Duties include:
• recruiting, training, scheduling and managing volunteers
• program promotion, advertising and publicity
• client registration and assessment
• reporting and database management

Gold Coast, Queensland

• Conduct high-level climate change research, project management, content development and event coordination
• Synthesis and disseminate research through community, industry and government networking, webinars and training workshops, symposia and conferences across Australia
• Perform in-house editing, pivoting quickly between multiple products: research reports, journal articles, e-newsletters, web content, infographics etc.
• Managed social media including Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn; created templates and managed campaigns with over 5000 subscribers through MailChimp and Eventbrite.
• Oversaw creation of 36 new case studies highlighting climate change adaptation, including recruiting authors, screening draft submissions, layout, publication and distribution.

Brisbane, Australia

• Teaching students basic skills for employment and education including:
• Reading, Writing and Maths
• Learning Skills
• Oral Communication Skills

Calgary, AB

• Coordinated 40-60 volunteers in running 16 weekly groups located around Calgary in which immigrant women can drop in, make new friends, practice English and learn about life in Canada.
• Recruited, screened and trained numerous volunteers in regular and one-off positions, and recruited record participation for the groups during my tenure.
• Provided needed support for volunteers through curriculum development, provision of activities, supplies, encouragement, and when needed – conflict resolution.
• Designed training that teaches volunteers how to empower immigrant women, educate them as to their rights in Canada and help them address personal issues they may face.
• Ensured day to day activities run smoothly including the coordination of 16 suitable venues, booking of guest speakers, field trips, child care, participant registration and writing of monthly and annual reports.
• Commended by supervisor and volunteers for unprecedented support and creativity which has resulted in significant growth since my arrival.

• (Promoted from Administrative Assistant in January 2010)
• Main responsibilities included research, strategy and event coordination.
• For two years in a row, co-led a small, cohesive team which planned and executed a large, highly political commemorative ceremony, attended by numerous MPs, Senators, Ambassadors, Ministers and NGO representatives..
• Planned and executed an International Women's Day event with the Moroccan Ambassador including speech writing, translation, press coverage, liaising with performers and speakers and developing a balanced agenda..
• Oversaw two student interns over two semesters; engaging them in meaningful work and ensuring mutually beneficial experiences.
• Wrote speeches for various ceremonies in addition to Senate speeches, co-wrote op-ed for media, wrote information piece for provincial media, wrote several press releases for national media

Centre For Voluntary Sector Research And Development

• Researched, drafted and wrote a Pan-Canadian report incorporating feedback from government and non-profit sector representatives.
• Helped organize and facilitate community workshops on Emergency Preparedness and Contingency Planning for the non-profit sector.
• Aided in the day-to-day operation of the organization.

Center For Initiatives In Education, Ottawa, ON

• Developed and ran three-hour workshops incorporating lecture material and course readings to allow students to better comprehend and internalize course information, and achieve higher grades.
• Facilitated learning for disadvantaged students including those with language barriers, learning disabilities, traumatic experiences etc.
• Oversaw a team of four facilitators, provided accountability, provided on-going evaluation and training. Supervisor commended my “terrific rapport” with students and staff.
• Maintained a well disciplined but active learning environment.

Ottawa, ON

• Completed a four-month internship at the National Office where I developed a research report detailing the structure and layout of domestic community branches.
• Responsibilities included research using Amnesty’s database, compiling the report and organizing data to be presented at the Annual General Meeting.
• Supervisor commended this report, as it had a policy-changing impact on the organization.

Bachelor Of Arts And Social Sciences (Bass), Double Major Honours Degree In Human Rights And Law

Activities and Societies: Rec soccer, swimmingI majored in Human Rights and Law - with most of my courses centring on gender and social.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), General Studies

Activities and Societies: Choir, rec soccerGeneral studies.

Certificate Iv - Training And Assessment, Education