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Calgary, AB, CA

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Strategic and operational responsibility for Canada Bridges staff, consultants, volunteers, programs, expansion, and development. Ensuring the fulfillment of the organization's mission "To Listen, Learn, and Collaborate in Community for Unveiled Youth Potential."

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Added objectives to the Board agenda template (i.e. “for information”, “for discussion”, and “for decision”), increasing board effectiveness and clarity.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Reported precise departmental budget and policy compliance by holding regular check-ins with my team, ensuring sustained confidence from the Board of Governors. - Revised volunteer management procedures based on the input of stakeholders and best practices to address recruitment gaps and inefficiency. - Optimized reporting procedures by systemizing.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

- Convinced the council to integrate and prioritize Indigenous student interests in the organization’s strategic plan by building board support, furthering equity goals. - Persuaded the Minister of Advanced Education to invest $5 million in Indigenous student support centres via lobbying to increase Indigenous student graduation rates.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Advocated to the university admin and faculty by highlighting shared ground, avoiding a potential faculty walkout and strike during a tense collective bargaining process. - Campaigned for improved communication strategies to students by preparing persuasive board-level speeches to assist students navigating university during the Pandemic.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Implemented “Gender-Based Analysis +” by gaining membership support to ensure the marginalized voices are reflected in the organization’s policy development process. - Created an “in brief” version of the organization’s policy book to improve quick comprehension of the organizations in depth policy position statements for politicians.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Partnered with dozens of clients, businesses and nonprofits to produce high quality Indigenous-based workshops, talks, exhibits and fashion runways. - Recruited and coordinated nearly 100 volunteers to achieve successful fashion shows. - Identified barriers to Indigenous economic development in a research paper that won “Best Paper” at the International.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

- Designed lesson plans for Alberta K-12 on technical concepts from the documentary and from Blackfoot culture and history, furthering reconciliation education to Alberta students. - Clarified and educated colleagues on appropriate Indigenous relations to ensure respectful and adequate cultural research.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Learned about (and monitored) the complex business activities of this multimillion-dollar, nonprofit charity and student association, increasing professional development.

Piikani 147, Alberta, Canada

- Planned and executed a “writers challenge” event for Piikani Nation youth to inspire. - Achieved the Governor General’s Academic Medal for balancing this community volunteerism while maintaining excellent high school grades. - Learned and immersed in complex Blackfoot cultural environment and learning opportunities, as well as structure of the reserve.