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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

RESPONSIBILITIES • Coordination, implementation and tracking of activities required for the smooth running of multiple initiatives. • Support of grant making infrastructure including development of plans and communication materials. • In-person and virtual event, conference and symposium planning – including procurement, logistics, communications, post-event follow-up, and coordination with partners. • Development of community engagement tools for stakeholder communities. • Work planning and implementation, communications, network and stakeholder management. • Research and report writing in support of RHF initiatives and departments. • Database and contact management. • Stewardship of relationships with external specialists, consultants and/or vendors as required.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Program Coordination • First point-of-contact for environmental and health inquiries and incidents.• Provided guidance to team members on environmental and health matters.• Coordinated the implementation of environmental, health and safety programs.• Coordinated environmental, health and safety activities including but not limited to undertaking incident investigation and resolution, developing emergency response procedures and business continuity planning activities, delivering training, managing data and generating reports, and conducting environmental compliance audits.• Researched environmental, health and safety matters; provide findings and recommendations.• Maintained and assist with the creation of environmental, health and safety documentation.• Conducted regular inspections of facilities to mitigate any environmental regulatory issues and/or health and safety concerns.• Maintained business continuity and emergency management plans and procedures• Participated in field inspections, job observations, health, safety and environment audits and other types of reviews for the purpose of monitoring compliance to environmental and health regulations and identifying risks. Provided findings about risks and suggestions for improvement.Incident Investigation, Resolution & Reduction• Assisted in the investigation and resolution of incidents including root-cause analysis and providing probable causes of incidents and recommendations for resolution.• Coordinated the implementation of corrective and preventative measures.• Assisted in the identification and analysis of trends. Communicates observations and provided suggestions for incident reduction measures.Audit Compliance, Data Maintenance & Reporting • Maintained all environmental, health and safety data.• Assisted in the audit of compliance records and all other environmental, health and safety data.• Prepared and distributed various environmental, health and safety related reports.

Yellowknife, Nt

●Established and maintained communications and working relationships with depot and processing centre operators, ENR regional staff, and community governments.●Prepared, negotiated, administered, and oversaw contracts and contribution agreements.●Prepared, negotiated, and administered contracts for goods and services.●Developed and delivered training programs and provided guidance to depot and processing centre operators.●Represented ENR’s interests in promoting recycling by making presentations and meeting with community members.●Reviewed and evaluated applications for distributor, depot, and processing centres.●Prepared, updated, and oversaw distributor registrations and depot and processing centre licenses.●Developed, maintained, and updated beverage container program standards, training materials, monthly reporting forms, and public education and awareness materials.●Monitored, maintained, and prepared technical specifications for supplies and equipment ●Reported on program progress in an annual report●Provided advice and recommendations on operational policies and procedures●Prepared budgets, maintained expenditure and variance reports, supervised casual or term staff, and prepared reports, briefing notes and other documents●Analyzed beverage container return rates using spreadsheets and databases, and investigated abnormalities●Conducted site inspections, audit, and enforcement activities on depot and processing centre operators●Investigated and responded to complaints and where necessary, coordinated with staff on ways to improve operations●Provided support and advice to departmental personnel●Planed, designed, and coordinated the implementation of new programs and initiatives●Developed standards, guidelines, and policies for the operation of new programs and initiatives●Researched, analysed, recommended, and prepared technical specifications for processing equipment●Negotiated, prepared, and administered contracts for goods and services

Peterborough, Ontario

Worked with a professor at Trent University to evaluate and improve skill development related to community-engaged learning. This involved a comparison of programs at other schools and developing a curriculum map.

Peterborough, Ontario

Responsible for marking undergraduate assignments and leading seminars for ERSC 1020H: Cases in Environmental Science and Studies.

Teaching assistant for ERSC 1010H: Foundations of Environmental Science and Studies. Duties included running seminars, communication with students, and marking.

Peterborough, Ontario

Collated and organized primary data, conducted a literature review, and drafted a manuscript (published) on the effects of different cover crops on yields in an organic apple orchard.Designed and created online educational modules for Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems on various topics.

Peterborough, Ontario

Teaching assistant for ERSC 1010H Foundations of Environmental Science and Studies SAFS 1001H: Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. Duties included running seminars, communication with students, and marking.

Peterborough, Ontario

Worked with Peterborough GreenUP (https://www.greenup.on.ca) on edible forest garden research. I guided a group of undergraduate students in their research on edible forest gardens around the world. I used their case studies, as well as my own literature review, to draft a report on edible forest gardens and the value they can provide communities. This research was used to help facilitate the implementation of a demonstration edible forest garden at Ecology Park in Peterborough. This work was done under the Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) project (http://www.carleton.ca/communityfirst).

Peterborough, Ontario

Teaching Assistant for ERSC 1000Y: Introduction to Environmental Science/Studies, ERST-CAST 2520H: Natural Resource Management: Theory and Comparative Cases, and GEOG-ERST 2510H: Qualitative Methods in Geography & Environmental Studies. Duties included running seminars, communication with students, and marking.

Peterborough, Ontario

Worked with Abbey Gardens in Haliburton County (http://abbeygardens.ca). I designed request for proposals for the ecological and geological assessments of a depleted gravel pit that would needed to inform how restoration operations would proceed. I also developed a summary report of various greenhouse designs, in order to inform Abbey Gardens on their options for future development related to food security and restoration projects. This work was done under the Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) project (http://www.carleton.ca/communityfirst).

Peterborough, Ontario

Worked as a student during the spring, summer, and fall for three years. In my third year I organized and assisted with training of the other students. Duties included:Waste audits; household hazardous waste collection; data entry and database management; educating residents about waste and recycling options; open houses/fairs/special events; assisting in the development of media releases, posters, flyers, brochures, and other educational tools.

Master’S Degree, M.A. Sustainability Studies

Activities and Societies: Sustainable Trent; Urban Agriculture Task Force; Trent GreenTeam; Trent University Food Services Sustainability.

Hbsc, Environmental & Resource Science

Accounting