I provide of high-level administrative and management support for the development and execution of coordinated services and programs for the LGBTQ community as part of Affirm, the Rush Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Reproductive Health. My responsibilities include - Managing educational programs and training schedules- Coordinating center communications, and supporting marketing and outreach efforts- Overseeing data collection and reporting- Representing Affirm in key steering committees/working groupsKey achievements to date:- Managed the establishment of the Affirm Training Corps, which included recruiting members from across the Rush system, developing training resources, scheduling training, and maintaining regular communication with members.- Coordinated the roll out of training program for over 450 staff with 29 sessions over a 3-week period. This involved setting up virtual platforms, allocating trainers and communicating with participants. - Provided supervision and direction for the summer student intern to develop resources to set up a Community Advisory Board and produce some additional patient education materials.- Spearheaded the Pride planning committee which oversaw several Pride events across the various campuses and managing the Rush Pride float with 150+ participants at the Chicago Pride March.- Successfully obtained accreditation for CE and CMEs for Affirm's LGBTQ+ Affirming Care training module- Facilitated the inclusion of Affirm's LGBTQ+ Affirming Care training in the General Nurses Onboarding program.

Facilitate ABCN's digital programs for high school students and corporate mentors across Australia on digital platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams. The programs involve engaging students and mentors in discussions about career aspirations, building resilience and positive mindsets, and applying the Design Thinking framework to come up with solutions to everyday challenges.

Managed all communication channels for the peak volunteer resource centre in Melbourne’s western metropolitan region and developed a framework to engage businesses in corporate volunteering. - Project managed and executed the organisations corporate rebranding including the redesign of the organisation’s website- Liased with the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services to disseminate COVID-19 prevention messaging in different languages across our social media channels. - Increased the social media engagement for the organisation through regular content creation and interaction with audiences on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter- Designed and produced the 2019-2020 annual report- Developed and managed a pilot digital volunteering program in partnership with the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation- Recruited, inducted, trained and managed a team of diverse volunteers to support the communications portfolio

Independent photographer with experience servicing a range of clients from individuals and performers to universities, multinational firms, local government, small businesses, not for profit organisations, publications, events and F&B outlets.Clients include EY, Optus, Hopetoun Tearooms, University of Melbourne, Federation University, City of Stonnington, STREAT, the Australian Business & Community Network, the Victorian Pride Centre and Arts Centre Melbourne.Featured Publications:2015: Travel360 (Air Asia in-flight magazine)2015: Friends of STREAT cookbook2017: Tea Time Magazine2019: The AgeSocial Impact Projects:2014: Coffee Capital 2015 Calendars - fundraising project for STREAT2015: Pink Sari Project - portrait project of breast cancer survivors amongst the Indian community in NSWSolo Exhibitions:2019: Outings - a photo essay featuring the coming out narratives of the LGBTIQ communityAchievements:2014: Category Winner - GLOW Winter Festival People Photography Award (City of Stonnington)2019: Finalist - Martin Kantor Portrait Prize - Ballarat Foto Biennale2020: Finalist - 2020 National Photographic Portrait Prize, Australia

Organized programs for a national non-profit that promotes mentoring partnerships between corporations and students from underserved communities (grades 3-12). Lead stakeholder meetings to identify goals/needs of schools and business partners. Oversee all stages of programs that include recruiting mentors, scheduling activities, administrative set up, program execution, and issuing certification. Facilitate onsite programs at partner companies. Evaluate outcomes and develop reports, including year-end summaries for each corporate partner. • Grew the program 10-15% year-over-year by building new relationships. • Managed relationships with global partners, including EY, Fuji Xerox, KPMG, TAL and the Commonwealth Bank. • Renewed a relationship with the leading national broadband network, increasing activity from zero programs in 2018 to 5 in 2019.• Played a lead role in designing and launching two customized programs with corporate partners.• Took on added duties managing the company’s social media platforms. Generated verbal and visual content, and trained employees to post.

Managed business operations, including enrollment and billing for the health services division of a global education group. Duties and achievements include:- Supervising and guiding student services team members.- Manage a $250,000 office budget that included purchasing supplies for nursing training and the office.- Coordinating marketing initiatives to execute business development programs- Delivered over 20 onsite programs for professional training and certification.- Established a student service hub that ensured students had better access to the Student Services team.

Developed and implemented support services for in-person and virtual students to improve student engagement and program completion rates. Duties include:- Identifying students' learning needs, and providing information to available services. - Worked with faculty to provide additional tutoring for students who were at risk of non-completion.- Achieved 65% re-engagement from a group of 500 students. - Partnered with academic advisors to rewrite a student handbook to improve clarity and understanding.

Managed relationships with key corporate clients who partnered with Navitas to deliver government-funded apprenticeship and traineeship program. Duties include:- Completing training needs assessment with clients and developing a tailored training program- Ensuring all government documentation are completed and filed to ensure timely disbursement of funds to clients and registered trainees.- Facilitating orientation for clients and trainees prior to program commencement.- Supporting training team with student retention.- Achieved 100% completion of programs.

Sole consultant who managed key relationships with several national clients in the state of Victoria, related to government-funded apprenticeship and traineeship programs. Duties included:- Auditing employers and apprentices/trainees to ensure compliance with program guidelines. - Monitoring delivery of on and off-the-job training and assessment by contracted registered training organizations.- Processing all complex documentation for new apprentices and trainees.- Facilitating program orientation for employers, apprentices and trainees.

Developed, coordinated and implemented strategies to position Central TAFE as a leading registered organization for employment-based training (EBT) programs funded by the Federal and State governments. My duties included:- Consulting with industry bodies and key corporations to identify training needs and gaps.- Supporting academic advisors from various faculties to develop flexible employment-based training and assessment tools to support the growth and demand for on-the-job vocational training.- Developing new workflows to meet the requirements for EBT that also complied to guidelines by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA).- Creating pamphlets, flyers and other marketing collateral to promote the college's EBT offering, in collaboration with the marketing department.- Representing Central TAFE at various education and careers expos.Key outcomes achieved:- Increased significant growth in the uptake of EBT across various faculties. This include the increase in new clients, but also the increase in course offering.- Facilitated change by influencing long-standing academic advisors to adopt more flexible work-based training and assessment tools.

Managed operations and budgets for department with 25 faculty members and 500 students. Allocated rooms for classes and programs. Established guidelines for enrollments and fees. Supervised a team of four employees. - Improved staff performance by holding employees accountable to meet KPI and communicated frequently to set clear goals. - Increased departments capacity by adding two additional administrative support roles to ensure a more equitable workload for team.- Managed the implementation of new automatic door to main office to ensure compliance of accessibility standards.- Participated in the recruitment of new trainers including providing high level administrative support, reviewing applications, shortlisting applicants and conducting interviews and reference checks.

Main contributor to a food review column called "Glorious Grub" and also contributed a variety of feature articles including home furnishing/decor, lifestyle, personality profiles, etc.

Feature writer with the Sunday Star covering a diverse field including food, travel, lifestyle and personality profiles. I also coordinated a young journalist program for 16-19 year olds called The Star BRATs (Bright, Roving, Annoying TeenS), including managing the recruitment process, coordinating workshops and camps across the country, providing mentoring support to the young writers and overseeing assignments and their monthly publication. Career Highlights:- Covering the XIV Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur (1998)- Reporting on the 5th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) in Kuala Lumpur (1998)- Maintained a weekly food review column "Glorious Grub" for over 2 years- Awarded the 1998 Red Ribbon Media Awards (PrintJournalism: Special, English) by the Malaysian AIDSFoundation for a special edition on World AIDS Day 1997.