Consulting Experience.
As a previous director of two training and consulting companies for social/creative enterprise , I have 10+ years experience in helping clients' organizations and projects grow. The clients I've proudly served include:
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NS Department of Community Services (DCS)
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Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
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Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDnet)
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Canada Business Network (CBN)
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Government of Canada Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED)
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Community Enterprise in Scotland (CEIS)
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Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF)
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Simon Fraser and Mount Royal Universities (Social Enterprise Sector Survey 2014 co-author)
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Inspiring Communities (Board Member)
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NS House of the Assembly and Disabled Persons Commission - for Forum29
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BoyneClarke Innovative Ideas Competition
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Halifax Music Co-op (Board Chair)
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The Hub Halifax
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Metro Community Housing Association (employee)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (employee)
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30+ individual social entrepreneurs assisted in-person
Education.
Certificate in Adult Education Foundations, Nova Scotia Community College — 2021
Certificate in Project Management, University of British Columbia & Dalhousie University — 2019
Certificate in eLearning, University of Calgary — 2018
Bachelor of Commerce (Human Resources and Psychology), Saint Mary’s University — 2013
Training + Facilitation Experience.
I currently teach full-time as the Faculty of Entrepreneurship for the Creative Industries at the Nova Scotia Community College (2019- Present). In my last business, the Social Enterprise Institute, I created and led (online and in-person) the Steps to Start-up program for social enterprise and creative start-ups.
In addition, I have the previous experience in providing training and facilitation:
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Trainer, Social Enterprise Coaching Program, 2019, Ottawa, Ontario (in Partnership with Pillar Nonprofit)
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Online Guest Lecturer, MBA in Social Enterprise, University of Fredericton, 2018 – Topic: Social Enterprise 101
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Trainer, Social Enterprise Institute: Steps to Startup Online Program
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Webinars, Cisco Global Problem Solvers: Identifying the Problem; Setting Your Social Impact; Creating Social Bus. Models
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Webinar, Global Changemakers: The Steps to Starting a Social Enterprise
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Webinar, Global Good Fund: Introduction to the Social Enterprise Institute
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TedXDalhousieU, 2018 | Halifax, Canada | Topic: Social Enterprise
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Social Enterprise World Forum, 2018 | Glasgow, Scotland | Topic: Teaching and Learning: Upskilling social entrepreneurs
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Social Enterprise World Forum, 2017 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Topics: Social Enterprise Census, Youth in Leadership
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PEIFest: Food, Culture and Social Enterprise Festival, 2017 | Charlottetown, Canada | Topic: Pitching Your Idea
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Scotland's National Social Enterprise Conference, 2016 | Glasgow, Scotland | Topic: Challenges in Social Enterprise
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Ontario Non-Profit Network's "Non-profit Driven" Conference, 2015 | Toronto, Canada | Topic: Social Enterprise Readiness Assessment