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Catamount Fellowship
Catamount Fellowship
Sep 2020 - Apr 2021
Institute for Community Prosperity, Mount Royal University
Description
Engaged in a transformative learning experience focused on systems-level thinking and collaborated with a non-profit long-term care group, focused on improving the experience of Queer older adults in long-term care using community engagement, creative output, and a comprehensive scholarly review.
Skills honed
Systems level thinking and analysis
Social innovation
Engagement with community organization
Community conversations (hosting, leading, participating)
Literature review and report writing
Leadership and reflection
Faculty of Science & Technology Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity Committee
Faculty of Science & Technology Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity Committee
Nov 2020 - April 2021
Mount Royal University
Description
Co-created and served as a student representative on the inaugural committee, in collaboration with student peers and their experiences, by making recommendations and creating cultural change by developing a committee structure, workplan, and planned priorities for addressing EDI issues within the faculty.
Skills honed
Development of a workplan with prioritization matrix and scaled outlook
Community conversations (hosting, leading, participating)
Leadership of a parallel group of passionate students in discussion, discovery, and collective action
Suicide Prevention Strategic Framework Steering Committee
Suicide Prevention Strategic Framework Steering Committee
Sep 2020 - April 2021
Mount Royal University
Description
Advocated, provided student perspective/ expertise, and helped design a high-level comprehensive suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention strategy that would be applied institutionally for over 15,000 students plus staff and faculty.
Skills honed
Leadership
Collaboration with members and engaging larger network
Advocacy and representation
Post-secondary Student Standard for Mental Health and Well-being Technical Committee
Post-secondary Student Standard for Mental Health and Well-being Technical Committee
Aug 2018 - Present
Canadian Standards Association and Mental Health Commission of Canada
Description
Represented millions of undergraduate students on a national committee, creating a globally unprecedented document providing high-level guidelines to Canadian post-secondary institutions; and presented at numerous workshops/ events providing student perspective and educating stakeholders. Contributed and served on the committee which designed and authored the standard as the only current undergraduate student and subsequently professional undergraduate student on the committee.
Skills honed
National committee-level discussion, debate, and consensus
Development and leadership of specific deliverables and content creation
Remote and in-person collaboration
High level framework design
Advocacy and representation
 Other involvement
 Other involvement
Committee Member, Design Team
Committee Member, Design Team
Healthy Campus Alberta
Healthy Campus Alberta
Sep 2020 - April 2021
Sep 2020 - April 2021
Description:
Served as a provincial student representative on a strategic committee setting priorities and facilitating a community of practice among post-secondary mental health support services across Alberta.
Skills honed:
Participating as a panelist during a number of webinars
Committee discussion, sharing expertise, listening and responding, virtual collaboration
Connecting networks and resources
Conducting interviews
Advocacy and representation
The Inquiring Mind workshop facilitator, Wellness Services
The Inquiring Mind workshop facilitator, Wellness Services
Mount Royal University
Mount Royal University
Aug 2017 - April 2021
Aug 2017 - April 2021
Description:
Delivered ~10 mental health and well-being workshops to post-secondary students as a trained peer facilitator by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, resulting in enhanced mental health literacy for ~150 post-secondary students. The workshop as designed to increase mental health awareness, decrease stigma, promote resource seeking, share experiences, and build a healthier community. Networked and organized groups of student cohorts and student leaders to take the course together.
Certifications:
Trainer
Skills honed:
Health and resource promotion
Public speaking and session delivery
Leadership and advocacy
Learning Peer, Peer Learning Program
Learning Peer, Peer Learning Program
Mount Royal University
Mount Royal University
Dec 2017 - April 2021
Dec 2017 - April 2021
Description:
Provided peer tutoring and academic mentorship to over 20 different students across multiple science post-secondary courses and provided support to other peer tutors for a specific course.
Certifications:
Maintaining motivation & growth mindset (professional development)
Leading through challenges (professional development)
Leveraging the learning peer role (professional development)
Skills honed:
Session facilitation
Fundamental and advanced math and learning
Enabling others to learn by using strategies (e.g. asking open ended questions)
Team Lead, Peer to Peer Mental Health Education
Team Lead, Peer to Peer Mental Health Education
Mount Royal University
Mount Royal University
Apr 2019 - Apr 2020
Apr 2019 - Apr 2020
Description:
Co-designed a novel student leadership role; led a team of 4 peers in the design and implementation of eight events and engaged with hundreds of students on mental health and wellbeing topics.
Skills honed:
Leadership and management
Facilitation of weekly meetings, fulfilling targets, managing a budget
Advocacy and health promotion to community
Formal and informal interventions with peers who were struggling
Mental health literacy
Educator, Peer to Peer Mental Health Education
Educator, Peer to Peer Mental Health Education
Mount Royal University
Mount Royal University
Aug 2017 - Apr 2019
Aug 2017 - Apr 2019
Description:
Engaged with hundreds of students on mental health and wellbeing topics, including classroom presentations; trained in suicide prevention and intervened with student peers who were struggling.
Certifications:
ASIST suicide intervention workshop
QPR mental health intervention workshop
Skills honed:
Advocacy and health promotion to community
Public speaking and engagement
Formal and informal interventions with peers who were struggling
Calculus Warmup workshop creator and facilitator, Student Learning Services
Calculus Warmup workshop creator and facilitator, Student Learning Services
Mount Royal University
Mount Royal University
Aug 2018 - Sep 2019
Aug 2018 - Sep 2019
Description:
Spearheaded and collaborated with peers and faculty to create an interactive workshop attended by ~100 first-year calculus students intended to build confidence in essential math skills.
Skills honed:
Interactive workshop design and delivery
Communicating math and learning skills to peers
Collaboration and stakeholder engagement
Student Leader, New Student Orientation
Student Leader, New Student Orientation
Mount Royal University
Mount Royal University
Sep 2018, 2019, 2020; Jan 2021
Sep 2018, 2019, 2020; Jan 2021
Description:
Performed a wide range of roles to welcome new students to campus, including: multiple speaking presentations to thousands of new students (including on sexual violence, general advice, and Bachelor of Science specific advice), guided groups through ulti-day programming, and provided peer-to-peer mentorship in-person and online.
Skills honed:
Public speaking and presentation
Community building
Resource awareness
Presenter, Student Leadership Conference
Presenter, Student Leadership Conference
Mount Royal University
Mount Royal University
Feb 2018, 2019, 2020
Feb 2018, 2019, 2020
Description:
Presented on various topics (including resilience, risk taking, and opportunity generation) to a student leader audience.
Skills honed:
Public speaking and presentation
Story telling
Emergency Medical Responder
Emergency Medical Responder
Alberta College of Paramedics
Alberta College of Paramedics
2015
2015
Description:
I became a graduated EMR after taking an 11 week course and passing the provincial exam (practical and theoretical components)
Skills honed:
Emergency medical response
Clinical protocols
Basic human physiology
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