ABOUT ME
To introduce the person behind THE PROJECTS, here are some quick facts about me:
• I have dual USA & Canadian citizenship, and can get by in three languages: English, French, and Spanish.
• I am endlessly curious about different ways of problem-solving, and the hidden systems that our lives are structured on.
• I have been to 17 countries on 5 continents, and have stayed for multiple months in England, France, the USA, Costa Rica, Kenya, & Ecuador. My most recent trip was closer to home - introducing friends to backcountry canoe camping in Algonquin Park.
Ok, enough about me, who are you? Please feel free to reach out and SAY HELLO, or scroll down to see my CV.
• I have dual USA & Canadian citizenship, and can get by in three languages: English, French, and Spanish.
• I am endlessly curious about different ways of problem-solving, and the hidden systems that our lives are structured on.
• I have been to 17 countries on 5 continents, and have stayed for multiple months in England, France, the USA, Costa Rica, Kenya, & Ecuador. My most recent trip was closer to home - introducing friends to backcountry canoe camping in Algonquin Park.
Ok, enough about me, who are you? Please feel free to reach out and SAY HELLO, or scroll down to see my CV.
CV
Skills & Proficiencies
- Design research & design thinking
- Project management & facilitation
- Storytelling & presentation design
- French: intermediate spoken & written proficiency
- Trend research & analysis
- Complexity, systems, & ambiguity navigation
- Copywriting & communication design
- Softwares: Miro, Trello, Adobe InDesign, Squarespace, Cargo, Salesforce, Powerpoint/Keynote, Google Workspace
Work Experience
FRIDAY FUTURES
CO-FOUNDER & EXPERIENCE LEAD
2020-2023
2020-2023
Researched, analyzed, and developed future-facing strategy plans that added value, clarity, and resilience for clients in complex ecosystems.
Elected as enterprise COO for leading project management, finances, operations, meeting & workshop facilitation, archiving & documentation, risk analysis, and implementation & evaluation.
Some projects:
Elected as enterprise COO for leading project management, finances, operations, meeting & workshop facilitation, archiving & documentation, risk analysis, and implementation & evaluation.
Some projects:
- Developed a strategy for the Black Health Alliance to increase equitable healthcare accessibility and COVID-19 recovery for Black communities in Southern Ontario.
- Developed a holistic and interconnected strategy roadmap for a multinational garment manufacturing company that included marketing and sustainability programs in order to attract a younger client base and build post-COVID resilience.
- Created an innovation strategy for a small counselling NGO that included financial advocacy, restructuring internal responsibilities, and creative counselling techniques, with the goal of reducing their wait list, retaining staff, and better serving their community’s complex needs.
FREELANCE - SPEAKER & CONSULTANT
2018-present
Contributed to the success of various small events and businesses, including wedding emcee’ing, facilitating and speaking at charity events, family reunion organizing, and acting as consultant-on-retainer for small startups.
WE: ME TO WE & WE CHARITY
SENIOR SPEAKER & FACILITATOR
Me to WE: Leadership
2015-2017
Me to WE: Leadership
2015-2017
Impact consultant, keynote speaker, client liaison, and frontline representative for the WE family of organizations. Point person for high-touch speaking clients (e.g. law firms, longstanding stakeholders).
Presented 500+ speeches and contributed to $400 000+ fundraised for the charity.
Gained a reputation for speech and process innovation.
Hand-picked for high-touch speaking tour across the continental USA, in partnership with KPMG.
Presented 500+ speeches and contributed to $400 000+ fundraised for the charity.
Gained a reputation for speech and process innovation.
Hand-picked for high-touch speaking tour across the continental USA, in partnership with KPMG.
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH TRIPS & CAMP FACILITATOR
Me to WE: Trips and Camps
2013-2017
Me to WE: Trips and Camps
2013-2017
Guide, experience manager, and activity creation for both youth and school trips to Kenya, India, and two destinations in Ecuador, as well as for summer camp in Ontario.
Crisis manager, first aid provider for both mental and physical health, and healthcare advocate for participants and teachers in local clinics and hospitals. Managed various emergencies as well as group and individual recovery.
Relationship manager for both in-country and fly-in stakeholders, and English/Spanish interpreter for one trip group.
Reporting and documentation for the WE Villages international development team.
Crisis manager, first aid provider for both mental and physical health, and healthcare advocate for participants and teachers in local clinics and hospitals. Managed various emergencies as well as group and individual recovery.
Relationship manager for both in-country and fly-in stakeholders, and English/Spanish interpreter for one trip group.
Reporting and documentation for the WE Villages international development team.
MOTIVATIONAL OUTREACH SPEAKER
WE Charity: Youth & Educational Programming
2013-2015
WE Charity: Youth & Educational Programming
2013-2015
Senior speechwriter, storyteller, workshop facilitator. Team lead on onboarding 6 new Speakers across North America Developed social media strategy that led to follower engagement and growth.
Recent Awards & Achievements
ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL FUTURISTS (APF)
STUDENT RECOGNITION AWARDS
2020
2020
1st place: Masters level, Alternative Media
ÜBRRRRR
A website and social media suite for a fictional future travel company in the year 2119, which would bring tourists to Antarctica to see the last naturally-formed ice on Earth.
2nd place: Masters level, Alternative Media
THE BENEVOLENT STATE
An airport security line walkthrough after a then-hypothetical pandemic in April 2019, predicting many markers of the COVID-19 experience seven months before the virus emerged.
ÜBRRRRR
A website and social media suite for a fictional future travel company in the year 2119, which would bring tourists to Antarctica to see the last naturally-formed ice on Earth.
2nd place: Masters level, Alternative Media
THE BENEVOLENT STATE
An airport security line walkthrough after a then-hypothetical pandemic in April 2019, predicting many markers of the COVID-19 experience seven months before the virus emerged.
ROTMAN DESIGN CHALLENGE
MEMBER, the BURNOUTS (TEAM OCAD)
2019
2019
Client: KINGSPAN
Selected as a member of OCAD’s team in an international business design pitch case competition for Kingspan. Our pitch focused on positioning Kingspan as an innovator in the new-build construction industry towards sustainability and digital integration.
Selected as a member of OCAD’s team in an international business design pitch case competition for Kingspan. Our pitch focused on positioning Kingspan as an innovator in the new-build construction industry towards sustainability and digital integration.
Education
OCAD UNIVERSITY
MASTERS of DESIGN in STRATEGIC FORESIGHT & INNOVATION
(MDes)
2020
(MDes)
2020
The design equivalent of an MBA, focusing on design thinking, futures, and human-centred complex problem-solving.
Major research project:
Out of a Clear Green Sky: Online Dialogues surrounding Commercial Passenger Air Travel and Sustainability post-COVID.
Major research project:
Out of a Clear Green Sky: Online Dialogues surrounding Commercial Passenger Air Travel and Sustainability post-COVID.
- An analysis of the relationship between the airline industry, its customers, and ecological sustainability principles, as stress-tested by COVID-19.
- Noteworthy for innovation in tool design, to more effectively problem-solve within unpredictable but tightening parameters for a global industry under duress.
UNIVERSITY OF KING’S COLLEGE
BACHELORS of ARTS: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT & HISTORY
(BA Hons)(Vind))
2012
(BA Hons)(Vind))
2012
A double-majored honours bachelor degree in both sustainable socioeconomic development and global history.
Bachelors thesis:
New Kid on the Block: the Legitimacy Crisis faced by Kim Jong-Un under North Korea’s Model of Personality Cult.
Bachelors thesis:
New Kid on the Block: the Legitimacy Crisis faced by Kim Jong-Un under North Korea’s Model of Personality Cult.
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