Assisted the managing director with content writing and editing for the organization's year-end reporting ie. Board of Directors Report, Annual Report, etc.

• Lead the day-to-day operations of the largest Canadian film union consisting of 3,000+ technicians and supervising 12 unionized staff and numerous temporary employees in an operation that runs 7 days/week and 16 hours/day.• Author and administrator of the organization’s response to COVID-19 return-to-work safety guidelines and procedures manual. Provide recommendations to reduce the organization’s expenses and oversee staff layoffs/recall and sponsorship recoupment due to the pandemic. • Conduct all management meetings with a focus on planning and implementing both short-term and long-term goals and provide detail plans and solutions to all work-related matters. • Provide recommendations to address workforce development, women in non-traditional roles and diversity and inclusivity issues, such as increasing our presence at job fairs/conventions, initiating meetings for strategic partnerships and engagements with other not-for-profit organizations within the sector and educational institutions ranging from high school to post-secondary. • Provide insight and sound business judgement based on years of institutional knowledge and experience in working with all levels of the organization to ensure that decisions made consistently align with the organization’s policies, values, by-laws, and constitution to establish standards and consistency amongst adopted decisions. • Conceptualize and author of the course book and materials used to train the industry’s first ever onset Women’s Representative role that was successfully negotiated into the organization’s collective agreement with the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA). • Ensure that the operational cadence is consistent at all levels of the organization by effectively managing people resources, proper and timely delegation of work, and by encouraging and facilitating multi-directional communication and cross-functional engagement.

• Execution of staff performance reviews; track and seek staff development and training opportunities through lynda.com and other online industry resources. • Assess current systems and develop frameworks to improve efficiency and elevate Member satisfaction and experience. The implemented recommendations to reform the Crewing Department continue to be essential functions of the department. • Accountable for all outbound communication; planning/drafting/editing of larger standalone communication pieces, marketing materials and quarterly newsletters. • Responsible for bylaws, office policy and organizational policy amendments; formulate policies and initiatives to assist the welfare of the Membership such as the Compassionate Relief of Benefits policy. • Presidential Support: email and calendar management, screening/answering calls, provide monthly and quarterly reports; prepare and compose all meeting documents for Executive and General Membership meetings; schedule travel and secure accommodations for conferences, meetings and marketing trips.• Department Vice President Support: assist with scheduling, planning, and agenda development for departmental meetings; responsible for completing meeting minutes across 14 departments; provide guidance and creative solutions for departmental requests/initiatives. • Municipal work: work closely with the President to oversee and execute a micro-pilot co-op program with a focus on placing at risk youth and women in non-traditional roles (adopted by the City of Toronto called xoTO TDSB Schools Co-op Student Program); assist in the research and statistical support for the Toronto Film Board’s strategic planning initiative, “Spotlight on Toronto”; coordinate the premier dinners for all delegates for Mayor John Tory’s marketing trip to Los Angeles.

My main objective to is educate and introduce women to different cosmetic brands and skin care lines through product reviews and video tutorials.

Established and formed what is now the Beauty Section of Culture Magazin.Gained new business subscribers from Spas and Salons by building a solid reputation of providing in-depth reviews of the latest beauty trends, beauty products and services. Identified our target audience by analyzing survey results and web analytics; catered content to our audience, which saw an increase in readership.Liaised with Brand CEOs/Founders and conducted interviews with them for potential business collaborations and future PR opportunities and maintained a close relationship with their company’s PR reps.Supported the sales and marketing team by promoting Culture at marketing functions and networking events.

Worked collaboratively with both external and internal department managers to schedule creative and administrative resources. Ensured the timely execution of projects by scheduling status meetings and proactively managing project milestones. Monitored and processed agency expenses, prepared accounts payable for authorization and set-up of new vendors.Executed all contractual documents for all new vendors and freelance hires.

Mindful Bodyworks is a health studio owned by a therapist devoted in her quest to give back to her community by educating them on how to take care of themselves physically, mentally and emotionally. In this health studio she offers a variety of yoga practices, mindfulness medication classes and other disciplines as Qi Gong and Pilates. I was apart of the initial and post marketing team. Along with the CEO, we devised and implemented marketing strategies to get Mindful Bodyworks on the map and have continued to build her clientele over the past year.

Family run business.