Mira Lyonblum Email & Phone Number

Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

►Develop multi-year curriculum and school strategy; hire and supervise staff; act as principal►Coordinate all communication including newsletters, and liaising with other organization staff

►Teach and guide students in grade seven as they work toward their Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremonies►Create programming focused on Jewish values as they relate to current events and social justice.

Toronto, Canada Area

►Provide leadership on the strategic planning, fundraising, and implementation of a national food security and nutrition program across Canada►Develop, coordinate, and facilitate national food justice education programming with groups of all ages and backgrounds, ensuring every program is customized to their needs►Partner with The Growing Connection to bring mobile food garden boxes to under-served communities, and teach sustainable and culturally-relevant food growing ►Create and distribute curriculum-integrated food education guides for all grade levels and school subjects►Facilitate educator and community leader training on running curriculum-integrated food justice programming►Initiate and coordinate National Week of Action Against Hunger for schools, families, and businesses►Maintain partnerships and initiate consultations with sponsors and community members►Manage a partnership with the National Coalition for Healthy School Food and Good Food Organizatons►Source diverse funding for all national programming, through grant writing, program sales, and partnership nurturing►Responsible for all operations, budget considerations, hiring, training, and evaluations

Toronto, Ontario

Research and Program Development Specialist►Project manage all program creation - single modules on social issues and leadership skills, and multi-day customized programs►Evaluate year-long program impacts and create reports for internal use and external clients►Coordinate trainings and other Professional Development opportunities for staff; topics include program brainstorm and creation, advanced facilitation, risk management, and how to train others►Facilitate workshops and volunteer trips focused on leadership skills and social justice education►Create an Action Planning handbook, and manage team website updates►Present program proposals and impact reporting based on industry research►Implement processes for data collection and analysis on program impacts; prepare reports for internal and external use Take Action Camp Director►Oversee year-round program development, operations, promotions, budgets, and evaluations►Hire, train and evaluate more than thirty staff to develop and deliver programming►Liaise with vendors and on-site staff to coordinate property management, catering, and cleaning ►Ensure the safety and development of over 500 campers, many from at-risk communities, including risk management strategies and guardian communication

Toronto, On

►Facilitate transformative international trips, focusing on participation in international development, and workshops on leadership skills, social justice education, and action planning.►Coordinate all itineraries and risk issues

Halifax, Canada Area

►Co-ordinate all instructional and recreational swim programs►Hire, train and supervise a staff of 10►Respond to community needs for program creation; implemented the city's only women-only modest-dress swim

Halifax, Canada Area

►Research, plan and implement a survey of social enterprises across the province with the support of the Government of Nova Scotia►Partner with university departments and the Atlantic Council for Community and Social Enterprise►Collaborate on a report explaining the power of communities using their own knowledge to solve problems, and informing government of the opportunities, successes and challenges faced by social enterprises

►Supervised the SMUSA elections, including all related activities, and resolved conflicts which arose with candidates.

►Created and ran a day camp based on leadership and teamwork for low-income, newcomer and at-risk youth►Responsible for all administrative and financial duties, activities, schedules, materials, staff hiring and training, camper recruitment, parent communication, discipline issues, communication with the community

Toronto, Ontario

►Supervised a residence of 30 students; dealt with health and psychological issues as they arose►Coordinated residence-wide programs, including a Sexual Health Education workshop series

►Coordinator and supervisor for several hundred campers and staff►Created and ran a full staff training program, and professional development as needed►Responsible for parent communication, programming, and conflict resolution.

►One of five selected members of the North American Leadership Council ►Created a Nothing But Nets Resource and Program Guide for running malaria-prevention fundraising events on campuses across the continent, and recruited local organizers►Assisted in organizing the North American KESHER Leadership Conference in Houston, TX

Jerusalem Area, Israel

►Coordinated social justice activities for the campus community, including interfaith homelessness-response initiatives

►Co-created and ran a social justice class for teenage campers, and liaised with guest presenters►Coordinated camp-wide programs and larger community campaigns

►Co-Produced a 1500-participant 4-day youth leadership conference, including workshops, guest speakers, non-profit organization representatives and field social justice work in Los Angeles ►Oversaw social justice projects in nineteen regions across North America►Led a 5-day advocacy and education trip to DC with non-profit and government leaders►Supervised the global Million Quarter Project, raising funds for Ethiopian children; trained local organizers

Honours B.A, Peace And Conflict Studies, Political Science, Near And Middle Eastern Civilizations

Activities and Societies: Peace and Conflict Society, STAND, Hillel, Vagina Monologues, V-Day Movement, UC Dons

M.A. Abd, International Development Studies

Activities and Societies: International Development Studies Graduate Student Society, Oxfam Canada, SMU Women's CentreM.A..

Education record

Year abroad program; included immersive Hebrew education, and courses on comparative politics, international relations, conflict.

Education record

Bachelor'S Degree, Peace And Conflict Studies