Develop a Community First approach, engaging Indigenous communities in Northern Ontario with the third Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (Atlas-3)• Liaise with Nations/communities connected to the partnership members to gauge interest,identify the needs and goals of Nations/communities in terms of protection and recovery ofbreeding birds and culturally significant birds• Develop new connections with Nations/communities/Knowledge Holders who may beinterested in the project• Coordinate a yearly gathering/workshop, as well as smaller meetings as needed, withinterested Nations/communities/Knowledge Holders and Atlas-3 committees/participants, tofacilitate knowledge-sharing and co-development of breeding bird surveying and trainingapproaches• Coordinate collaborative breeding bird surveying trips in Ontario (including remotelocations) that use Atlas-3 survey methods and put into practice the feedback andrecommendations developed during the workshops• Gather and record information developed during the workshops and collaborative surveys tosupport a learning process to explore how the atlas survey protocols and approaches could beadapted to ensure that future bird research is informed by Indigenous Ways of Knowing• Participate in regular meetings with the partnership members (collaboration, updates,feedback, input, etc.)• Support the development of communication materials, proposals and reports• Lead the development of a report and presentation to help inform others on how to engage insimilar monitoring work with a Two-Eyed Seeing approach (at the end of the project)

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• Project management, ensuring projects meet deadlines and budget • Determine strategy to ensure stakeholder participation, necessary for project success• Develop communication materials, create presentations, updates to department and senior management, ongoing communication between stakeholders and UWaterloo• Change management, understanding resistance to change and establishing ongoing dialogue and training to gain project acceptance

• Worked independently from home office, led dynamic high performing team, set targets and achieved goals responsible for over 60% of all employed co-op students• Inspired outstanding customer service in dynamic environment through leading by example• Co-chaired Business Development virtual team, developed growth strategies and best practices• Led working groups to develop improved internal processes, as member of Process Management Team plus ad hoc projects• Experience with a wide range of stakeholders, from presidents of companies to newly admitted international students with limited language and work experience• Creative problem solving when issues arose, provided practical and effective solutions • Represent department and university through presentations within the university and to the public at large• Created entire suite of reports and targets for division, enabling managers to understand and monitor performance• Recipient, President’s Special Recognition Award for excellence in the workplace