Leading the team building Canada's largest welcome network (1,400+), Canoo.

Leading national and international partnerships institute-wide. Focus on corporate sponsorship, government relations, and community partnerships.Led the institute's first advocacy campaign, #EqualChance to promote the fair licensing of internationally trained medical doctors in Canada.

Identified and secured over 100 partnerships in the public, private and non-profit sectors. Managed the monitoring, evaluation, performance measurement, and reporting activities as per funding and partnership agreementsGiven the pandemic, I successfully pivoted our in-person event partnership model to a year-round partnership scheme for our new digital activities. Developed performance indicators and monitored its development. Led the enhancement of our partnership model from a financing-only scheme to one that also supports audience building, marketing, and speakers' securementIdentified and secured over 300 speakers and managed our speaker portfolio including bookings, fees’ negotiations, earned and social media activities, and hospitality. Led the launch of 6 Degrees Mexico City (November 2019), exceeding all performance metrics. This included the securement of sponsors, partners, speakers, earned media, and the oversight of production, and hospitality. Successfully delivered audience targets for the following in-person forums: Mexico City (2019), Berlin (2020), Toronto (2018, 2019), and Calgary (2019)Acted as 6 Degrees spokesperson in several media interviews

Successfully identified, secured, and managed the portfolio of speakers of the institute's 2018 iteration of 6 Degrees Toronto, the global forum for inclusion

Founded Alza Consulting which provided strategic growth consulting services for non-profits and social enterprises.Developed a marketing and stakeholder engagement strategy for Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights, a pro-choice sexual reproductive rights organization Developed a roadmap for the expansion in Mexico for CARROT insights for their wellness and health app, Carrot Rewards. Represented CARROT insights before Mexico’s Ministry of Health and with private sector stakeholders

Provide counsel to Mr. Saul in his capacity as President of PEN International and co-founder/co-chair of the Institute for Canadian CitizenshipManage and administer the international operations of PEN along Mr. Saul including the implementation and monitoring of strategies and decisions of the boardCoordinate major PEN International conferences including, but not limited to Summits and delegations featuring writers and high-level officials. Examples include the 2014 PEN International Congress in Bishkek, the PEN Summit of the Americas , the 2015 PEN International Congress in Quebec City , and the PEN Declaration of Refugee Protection Coordinate dialogue processes with regional and international networks of writers and civil society groups aimed at fostering of freedom of expression and protecting writers at risk.Address individual cases of writers and journalists at risk. This ranges from coordinating asylum procedures to negotiations with national ministers or other non-governmental organizations Liaise with numerous high profile individuals in both professional and personal capacities, working with a diverse pool including heads of state, cabinet ministers, diplomatic officials and Nobel Prize laureatesCoordinate projects of inclusion and citizenship for the Institute for Canadian Citizenship such as the Cultural Access Pass for Syrian refugees and their annual international conference on citizenship.Research and advocate for positive policies of inclusion and reconciliation for Canada’s Indigenous peoples Manage Mr. Saul’s relationships with the Spanish-speaking world - working with Spanish language publishers and managing projects with the Spanish speaking PEN centresCoordinate national events with government officials, diplomats and businessmen including most recently, the Official Tribute to Maurice Strong, founder of UNEP (http://bit.ly/1UvHwlu)

Supported the development of international partnerships to expand the reach of the YouthfulCities index Represented YouthfulCities in international trade shows

Supported the development of commercial agendas for Mexican businesses interested in doing business in OntarioSupported joint venture contracts between Mexican and Canadian enterprisesOversaw the outsourcing of a Toronto call centre to the state of Zacatecas, MexicoInvited to represent Mexico at trade shows, and to coordinate trade seminars for Mexican enterprises interested in the Canadian marketActed as an intercultural liaison in negotiations between Canadian adn Mexican enterprises