Embedded Files
A BRIEF HISTORY OF PAST WORK
A BRIEF HISTORY OF PAST WORK
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
Dynamic professional who utilizes creativity, leadership and teamwork to design and execute solutions that creates customer value. Effective communicator with over 10 years of experience working with diverse community-based programs.
Dynamic professional who utilizes creativity, leadership and teamwork to design and execute solutions that creates customer value. Effective communicator with over 10 years of experience working with diverse community-based programs.
CORE COMPETENCIES
CORE COMPETENCIES
Community Development, Community Outreach, Entrepreneurship, Public Speaking, Training, Leadership Development, Social Media Marketing, Strategic Planning, Event Management, Team Building, workplace health and safety, Microsoft Office and Internet.
Community Development, Community Outreach, Entrepreneurship, Public Speaking, Training, Leadership Development, Social Media Marketing, Strategic Planning, Event Management, Team Building, workplace health and safety, Microsoft Office and Internet.
COMMUNITY BUILDING PROJECTS SUMMARY
COMMUNITY BUILDING PROJECTS SUMMARY
Central Etobicoke Community Hub Working Group, 2017- 2018
Central Etobicoke Community Hub Working Group, 2017- 2018
In collaboration with Cutty D, and LAMP Community Health Centre, we secured funding and space for R.A.Y.
In collaboration with Cutty D, and LAMP Community Health Centre, we secured funding and space for R.A.Y.
The R.A.Y. serves youth 13 to 24 in The East Mall, The West Mall and Capri neighbourhoods of central Etobicoke.
The R.A.Y. serves youth 13 to 24 in The East Mall, The West Mall and Capri neighbourhoods of central Etobicoke.
Focuses on youth employment, leadership, education and information and support to help youth make healthy life choices.
Focuses on youth employment, leadership, education and information and support to help youth make healthy life choices.
The Remix Project
Initiated the original concept, secured seed capital, and staffed the Remix project, (previously known as Inner City Visions): with the assistance of Cutty Duncan.
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
Toronto Community Housing, 2008-2014
Toronto Community Housing, 2008-2014
A public housing agency in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the second-largest housing provider in North America. The agency has over 58,000 units of housing and an estimated 164,000 tenants.
A public housing agency in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the second-largest housing provider in North America. The agency has over 58,000 units of housing and an estimated 164,000 tenants.
YouthWorx 2014-2014
YouthWorx 2014-2014
YouthWorx is an annual summer employment program developed and led by Toronto Community Housing since 2013. YouthWorx focuses on employing young people in various small scale labor jobs, including community clean ups, community gardening and beautification (weed pulling, basic shrub pruning), light cleaning and painting. The program employs 14 to 19 year old as team participants (Field Workers) and 18-29 year old as site leads (Building Community Facilitators).
YouthWorx is an annual summer employment program developed and led by Toronto Community Housing since 2013. YouthWorx focuses on employing young people in various small scale labor jobs, including community clean ups, community gardening and beautification (weed pulling, basic shrub pruning), light cleaning and painting. The program employs 14 to 19 year old as team participants (Field Workers) and 18-29 year old as site leads (Building Community Facilitators).
Youth Facilitator 2008-2010
Youth Facilitator 2008-2010
Support a broad range of resident and community services programs, such as community events, recreation, community outreach, tenant meetings, and accessing TCHC facilities for youth programs.
Support a broad range of resident and community services programs, such as community events, recreation, community outreach, tenant meetings, and accessing TCHC facilities for youth programs.
Expresses ideas concisely in oral speech. Facilitates groups or teams through the problem-solving and creative-thinking processes leading to the development and implementation of new approaches, systems, structures, and methods.
Expresses ideas concisely in oral speech. Facilitates groups or teams through the problem-solving and creative-thinking processes leading to the development and implementation of new approaches, systems, structures, and methods.
Create new approaches, and plans to solve community problems to help fulfill the company mission.
Create new approaches, and plans to solve community problems to help fulfill the company mission.
Engagement of community planning and decision making, inform manager about progress and problems; avoids surprises.
Engagement of community planning and decision making, inform manager about progress and problems; avoids surprises.
Rexdale Community Health Centre, 2007
Rexdale Community Health Centre, 2007
The Rexdale Community Health Centre supports and advocates for the physical, economic, social and mental well-being of its diverse community
The Rexdale Community Health Centre supports and advocates for the physical, economic, social and mental well-being of its diverse community
Camp Staff:
Camp Staff:
Supervision of staff, and collaborating with others to plan trips and workshops.
Supervision of staff, and collaborating with others to plan trips and workshops.
Facilitates groups or teams through the problem-solving and creative-thinking processes leading to the development and implementation of new approaches, systems, structures, and methods.
Facilitates groups or teams through the problem-solving and creative-thinking processes leading to the development and implementation of new approaches, systems, structures, and methods.
Promote cooperation, provide opportunities for people to learn to work together as a team.
Promote cooperation, provide opportunities for people to learn to work together as a team.
ADVOCACY
ADVOCACY
Advocated at the age of 16, through LAMP Community Health Centre on the lack of access to affordable and free youth programs and services in the Central Etobicoke community. Which resulted in United Way providing the seed capital, for the after school youth programs, provided through R.A.Y.
Advocated at the age of 16, through LAMP Community Health Centre on the lack of access to affordable and free youth programs and services in the Central Etobicoke community. Which resulted in United Way providing the seed capital, for the after school youth programs, provided through R.A.Y.
In 2006, after partaking in months of meeting and planning with the The East Mall families, a $75,000 basketball court opened in The East Mall TCHC townhouse complex in an effort to silence the sound of gunfire that had rocked the community in recent years.
In 2006, after partaking in months of meeting and planning with the The East Mall families, a $75,000 basketball court opened in The East Mall TCHC townhouse complex in an effort to silence the sound of gunfire that had rocked the community in recent years.
In the month of July 2011, I attended and spoke at a meeting with media coverage, on behalf of the community held at R.A.Y. for Canada Dry Mott's Inc.'s the parent company of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. Was leading a community partnership called “Let's Play to get North American kids and families active”. The East Mall playground project was part of a $15-million, three-year commitment by Dr. Pepper to national non-profit playground builder KaBOOM! to build or fix as many as 2,000 playgrounds by the end of 2013, expected to benefit as many as five million children across North America.
In the month of July 2011, I attended and spoke at a meeting with media coverage, on behalf of the community held at R.A.Y. for Canada Dry Mott's Inc.'s the parent company of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. Was leading a community partnership called “Let's Play to get North American kids and families active”. The East Mall playground project was part of a $15-million, three-year commitment by Dr. Pepper to national non-profit playground builder KaBOOM! to build or fix as many as 2,000 playgrounds by the end of 2013, expected to benefit as many as five million children across North America.
ACHIEVEMENTS
ACHIEVEMENTS
Community Builder Award
Community Builder Award
2006
2006
Job Placement and the Leadership training Program
Job Placement and the Leadership training Program
2007
2007
I applied for a grant, and got granted $5,000, through the City Of Toronto's Cultural Hotspots. Which I used the money to fund the production, of a anti gun violence mixtape, entitled Central Etobicoke Youth Stories, with 12 local youth artists, from the Central Etobicoke communities.
I applied for a grant, and got granted $5,000, through the City Of Toronto's Cultural Hotspots. Which I used the money to fund the production, of a anti gun violence mixtape, entitled Central Etobicoke Youth Stories, with 12 local youth artists, from the Central Etobicoke communities.
Summer 2015
Summer 2015
SOCIAL MEDIA STREAMS
SOCIAL MEDIA STREAMS
Google Sites
Report abuse