My experience
What makes me qualified for this role? Well, what makes any person 'qualified'? The board of trustees is meant to be a guiding force for the nearly 900 staff and 13,000+ students to ensure the ship is pointed in the right direction.
Where I think I can play a role with this guiding force stems from the experience I've had within this great city.
Education
- McKellar Park Central School
- Fort William Collegiate Institute
- Lakehead University
- Honours Science (Chemistry)
- Bachelor of Education (Intermediate Senior)
- AQ courses - Special Education / Co-operative Education
- University of Waterloo (Economic Development Association of Canada)
- Fundamentals of Community Economic Development
- Advancing Economic Development Opportunities
Work
- Lakehead Public Schools
- Occasional teacher (high school and adult education)
- Progressive Training Centre
- manager and lead facilitator
- Developed curriculum for injured workers for their labour market re-entry
- Facilitated workplace opportunities
- Assisted with job search training
- North Superior Workforce Planning Board
- Ministry of Education's Passport to Prosperity
- Working with the various boards to help expand their reach of experiential learning (increasing employer connections to the school) and assist the Specialist High Skills Majors
- Maintained the local EmployerRegistry.ca database
- Worked on putting on events like the Regional Job Fair, Success Certified (event to give students employable certificates) and Mission Employability (connecting teachers, students, parents and employers)
- Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce
- Membership Engagement
- sat on the Education Committee who eventually took on the continuance of the Success-Certified event
- Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission
- Thunder Bay & District Entrepreneur Centre
- Running youth programs like Starter Company, Summer Company
Volunteer
- current President of THE Pipes & Drums of Thunder Bay
- Executive board of Thunder Bay & Area Food Strategy
- Advisory Board of Lakehead University Agricultural Research Station