RESUME

My work is diverse. I photo-document farmers, ecological farming and permaculture, nurture social collaboration and community building through arts-based facilitation practices, and in 2011 began teaching Permaculture Design. I also work as a contractor and fundraiser for social profit organizations.

TRAINING & EDUCATION

Permaculture Teacher Training, Seattle Tilth 2010
Trained permaculture teacher

Community Choir Leadership Training, Shivon Robinsong and Dennis Donnelly 2010
Trained community choir facilitator

Heart of Facilitation, Power of Hope 2009
Trained arts-based facilitator

Linnaea Ecological Garden Program 2008
Certificate in permaculture design, organic gardening and small-scale farm management

Concordia University 1998 - 2002
B.A., Double Major: Communication Studies and Liberal Arts

CURRENT CONTRACTS

Farm Folk City Folk
Producer / Coordinator: Young Agrarians
November 2011 - Present

The Power of Hope
Development Director
November 2008 – Present

SKILLS

• Seventeen years experience as a photographer.
• Twelve years experience working in both an administrative and managerial capacity with non-profit youth and arts organizations.
• Nine years experience coordinating volunteers and staff.
• Six years experience fundraising, development and strategy.
• Five years experience in group facilitation and workshop creation.
• Four years experience as a permaculture designer, gardener and organic farmer.
• Intermediate level French and Spanish

SELECT NON-PROFIT CONTRACT HISTORY

Reel Youth
Grant Coordinator
September 2008 – January 2010

Judith Marcuse Projects & The International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC)
Project Manager / Grant Coordinator
March 2007 – September 2008

Joe Ink!
Community Dance Program Coordinator and Associate Producer
January 2006 – July 2007

Ear To The Ground Planning
Fundraiser
2006

Get Your Vote On! - Check Your Head
Outreach Coordinator
2005

New Forms Media Society
Festival Director / Manager
June 2003 – April 2004

Concordia Student Union
Orientation Coordinator (Large-scale concert and event planning)
June 2002 – March 2003

SELECT VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Wwoofer
Volunteer on organic farms in BC and Mexico
2005 - 2010

Vancouver Community Social Forum
Local social fora development and speaker on the World Social Forum through the Council of Canadians. BC liaison to the Northwest Social Forum.
2003 – 2005