Melissa Garside Email & Phone Number

Hamburg, HH, DE

Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg Area, Germany

Hamburg Area, Germany

• Researching and publishing data on the statista.com platform.
• Research area: chemicals and resources markets with a regional focus on the United States and Canada, as well as aggregate global data.
• SEO writing (topic pages & reading supports)
• Content curation on the statista.com homepage.
• Organizing team events.

Hamburg Area, Germany

• Helping students with their English homework.
• Providing English conversation practice.
• Preparing supplementary learning materials.

Nanaimo, Canada

• School Lunch Munch Program: preparing and delivering lunches for 225 children daily to parks and schools throughout the Nanaimo area.
• Co-facilitating salad preparation demonstrations with groups of up to 30 children.
• Researching grants/funding opportunities for schools to partner with Nanaimo Foodshare on healthy food projects.
• Gathering and compiling information for the creation of a farm database for the mid-Vancouver Island region.
• Facilitating the BC Farmer's Market Association-sponsored Nutrition Coupon Program at the Bowen Road Farmer's Market.
• Maintaining a clean and organized kitchen/work area; performing other organizational tasks as necessary.

Nanaimo, Canada

• My duties as a student work-op research assistant included:
• Researching case studies applicable to my professor/supervisor's research.
• Assisting with the planning and organization of the 9th Annual Urban Issues Film Festival held at VIU, including specifically: drafting a press release and a public service announcement for the event, procuring prize.
• Editing and reformatting of student research papers in preparation for online publishing.

Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo B.C.

• As a VIU Campus Food Movement Coordinator, I:
• Attended and facilitated regular meetings to determine goals and collective implementation.
• Co-organized the VIU Trick or Eat 2014 Campaign, where we went door-to-door as a group of students and asked for cash and non-perishable food donations for the food bank.
• Organized an end of semester student celebration potluck and discussion event.
• Facilitated the recruiting process for new coordinators, including application review, interviewing, selection, and onboarding.
• Organized a year end free food & film student engagement event.

Nanaimo, B, C

Part-time position while in University; full-time during summer months and Christmas season.

Chase River Location, Nanaimo, B.C.

Part-time position while in high school and university; full-time position during summer months.

Calgary, Alberta, Then Ottawa, Ontario, And Then Burnaby, B.C.

For six months I was a Katimavik participant. My three rotations were in Calgary, Alberta for the first three months of the program, then in Ottawa, Ontario for two months, and lastly, in Burnaby, B.C. for one month. The program had a theme of "Eco-citizenship and healthy living".

Ottawa, Ontario

• As a full time volunteer for two months, I worked in the Otesha Project office on various tasks, which included:
• Preparing promotional packages
• Recruitment outreach for Otesha Project bike tours (contacting individuals & organizations)
• Preparing & mailing tax receipts for donors
• Organizing alumnus contact information
• Setting up a social media profile for the organization

Calgary, Alberta

• As a full time volunteer for three months, I learned basic bike maintenance to help customers with bike repairs. Additionally, my work at the Good Life Community Bike Shop included:
• Co-drafting the Youth Engagement Strategy grant proposal with a co-worker (see projects).
• Planning a free admission, all-ages music engagement event with local youth bands, free food, and free Good Life t-shirts, which was funded by part of the grant proceeds.
• Co-facilitating a youth earn-a-bike program, including teaching workshops on bike maintenance, how to fix a flat tire, group bike rides, and more.
• General shop organization, completion of sales, and member sign in.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Geography Major: Urban And Regional Management Stream, Global Studies Minor, 4.05 Upper Level Grade Point Average - Graduated With Distinction

Activities and Societies: • Faculty of Social Sciences Geography Student Representative • Geographic Students Union member • Campus Food.

Explore Program, French Language

Five week intensive french language summer program July-August, 2013.