Richard Li Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

• 180 Degrees Consulting is a consulting club that provides nonprofit community organizations with pro-bono consulting services to further their social impact.
• Collaborated with 6 team members to identify inefficiencies within a community literacy organization to improve operations; presented recommendations to the client through deliverables including slide decks.
• Solicited 30+ industry professionals through various channels to facilitate a student networking event; generated positive responses and secured relevant panel attendants to support the event’s success.

• Western Libraries is the fourth-largest academic library system in Canada and the DB Weldon Library is the largest on campus. The library system supports more than 30,000 students with course readings, digitizations.
• Mastered shelving classification, digital systems, and policies in a short amount of time to enhance workplace productivity and output; having received recognition for a fast work pace and competency
• Improvised solutions during two separate critical software failures to provide 30+ students with time sensitive exam materials, mitigating the impact of unscheduled software outages on the library’s core services

• The Social Science Students' Council at Western University represents over 7000 Social Science students through work in advocacy, academic policy, events, and grants.
• Advocated for 2000+ first year social science students through various channels including policy discussions, council meetings, and consults on relevant issues including academic consideration policies and university.
• Coordinated with the advocacy portfolio to operate a Naloxone and Epi-Pen awareness booth that connected 250+ students to resources to address pressing public health concerns; demonstrated through increases in Naloxone.

• Local 905.25 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees represents Markham Public Library employees at work, in grievances, and at the bargaining table.
• Led and organized a 90-member bargaining sub-unit through regular meetings and outreach efforts during a period of contract negotiations that returned substantial employer side concessions
• Organized logistics for an emergency phonebank that reached 300+ members within two hours through extensive use of spreadsheets that returned a record high level of engagement with upcoming priorities
• Analyzed and drafted numerous bargaining proposals in collaboration with other members of the bargaining committee for presentation to the employer, bargaining unit, and legal representation

• Markham Public Library serves residents of Markham and York Region with the highest per capita circulation and visits out of all comparable library systems.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and efficiency, receiving six perfect audits in the system’s busiestbranch.
• Represented the library with professionalism as the first point of contact for guests with inquiries.
• Produced viral social media content garnering 195,000 views and 19,756 likes on Instagram Reels.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics, 3.96/4.00, 92%

Activities and Societies: Western Investment Club, Western Climbing Club, Western Debate Society, Western Mooting SocietyAEO (Advanced.

Ib Diploma, 39/45 Points

Courses: HL English A: Literature, HL Economics, HL Biology, SL Mathematics Analysis and Approaches, SL Chemistry, SL French B, Theory of.

Ontario Secondary School Diploma, 97.66 Top 6 Average

Activities and Societies: Student Council, Debate Club, DECA, Model UN, Student Leaders at Milliken