Professional l Public & Indigenous Relations
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Hard working Individual who studied at Trent, Loyalist and Georgian College. Furthermore, advanced my professional skills at the Barrie Native Friendship Center, Georgian College, Anishinabek Nation and Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle. I have experience working with Indigenous communities and delivering information in a culturally safe way while also being observant of traditions that need to respected to maintain positive relationships with First Nations.
Primary force in actualizing BANAC’s Emergency COVID – 19 programs including: emergency Food Program; IT and Tech Devices; transportation and even emergency housing options
Responsible for identifying new funding opportunities that would benefit BANAC and its clients as well pulling together the written application and supporting documents that would make BANAC eligible for more funding
Attended many meetings on behalf of BANAC including Ontario Coalitions, Child and Youth Coalitions and meetings with the numerous Indigenous organizations apart of the Coalition that BANAC heads
Directly assisted the former Director of Services with any tasks she did not have the time or skills needed to complete the task
Involved with many special projects including the redesign of BANAC’s website; identifying land for housing developments; purchasing items for clients and staff; produced a video on homelessness in Simcoe County and leading a presentation of BANAC’s work in community and how others can be involved
Operated and completed tasks remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic with practiced strategies to work effectively with others without physically meeting
Responsible for personal expense and payroll reports
Transcribed over a hundred hours of meetings for the purpose of creating thorough meeting minutes or notes
Responsible for the accuracy and organization of the Executive Director’s professional calendar
Created an external server for the Association using SharePoint; this server was useful for sharing documents to big for emails or files that needed to be shared with specific partners with security protocols
Acted as liaison between the Association and the Ministry of Child and Community Social Services to ensure and expedite the effectiveness of meetings between the parties
Operated and completed tasks remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic with practiced strategies to effectively work with others without physically meeting
Tasked with converting documents from the previous leadership’s tenure into more discernible versions while matching the new company guidelines for formatting and style
Regional Governance Communications Coordinator
Tasked with connecting and informing 11 First Nations of prudent information regarding the Anishinabek Nation and the Governance Agreement with Canada
Organized and hosted information sessions and open houses across Southern Ontario
Delivered multiple presentations containing critical financial and political information that were meaningfully communicated to people of all demographics
Prepared Documents, information bundles and swag giveaways to spread awareness for the Anishinabek Nation and the Governance Agreement
Reviewed all documents thoroughly to answer community members’ questions or inquiries with accuracy and knowledge
Responsible for personal expense and payroll reports
Accomplished many goals like exceeding my event quota while convincing more than half of my communities of the benefit of the Governance Agreement.
Responsible for delivering various presentations that were up to an hour long to persuade students to attend Georgian College
Working knowledge on Georgian College’s Programs, residences, features, successes, and academic requirements
Traveled all over Central and Southern Ontario; was on the road for up to 10 days
Distributed marketing materials on behalf of Georgian College
Worked Fairs and Trade Shows, answered questions, provided materials, and connected those interested in Georgian College to the application process.
Connected with local partners during my travels to further the relationship Georgian College has with local employment and academic institutions
Responsible for personal expense and payroll reports
Public Relations and Corporate Communication Graduate Certificate, Georgian College
Journalism: Online, Print and Broadcast Program Diploma, Loyalist College
Bachelors of Arts in Journalism Degree, Trent University
