Ruth Kieser Email & Phone Number

Montpellier, Fr

• Responsible for overall, strategic planning of all social and recreational programs for the County from early-childhood to seniors• Supervision of one full-time office staff and all programming staff (early childhood, fitness, seasonal summer staff)• Developed neighbourhood development program with multiple streams of funding for residents to access• Responsible for management of programming, neighbourhood development, and recreation budgets• Administrative lead for our youth leadership group (Youth Council) – brought membership from seven members in 2019 to twenty-one members in 2022• Spearheaded the County’s first ever Pride event!• Working on developing formal Council committee for young adults (Youth Advisory Committee)• Evaluate and report on programs and initiatives to Mayor & Council and the province• Work with communications team to market all initiatives, create awareness campaigns, and develop relevant proclamations where needed (e.g. National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, National Suicide Awareness Day, etc.)• Liase with regional municipal partners, not-for profits, and resident stakeholders• Management of our community engagement initiative Wellness on Wheels

Plan community programs and community outreach events for the community services department of Sturgeon County.

Was responsible for a program aimed at three year olds focused on social development through fun through play and socialization. I have also taught a program aimed at four and five year olds preparing for kindergarten based on the same principles, but with more preparatory work. I also run a parents and tots program where caregivers in the community can drop in to meet other people in their community and their children can pay with other children and where I can connect them with community resources. In charge of planning and implementation of these programs.

Edmonton, Ab

Making and serving of specialty coffee.

Calahoo, Ab

Caring part-time for two children aged five and two.

Gibbons, Ab

Assisted in facilitating the Parent-Child Mother Goose program aimed at teaching caregivers songs and rhymes to use and sing with their children.

Bon Accord, Ab

Substitue preschool instructor while main instructor was on maternity leave. Planning and implementation of preschool program for children aged three to five.