University of Guelph
Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience
September 2015 to June 2020
Grade: 4.0

• Worked as a STARTonTrack Program Facilitator with Student Wellness Services

• Research project with the Elena Choleris lab on estrogen and oxytocin’s impact on social recognition

• Writer for the Ontarion, independent student newspaper, for 5 years

Healthcare Security Officer
July 2017 to September 2020

• Used crisis intervention principles to deescalate individuals in crisis, while ensuring patient and staff safety

Police Cadet & Constable
October 2020 to May 2022

• 4 day training with Intimate Partner Violence Unit (IPVU) and Child Abuse & Sexual Assault (CASA) Unit

• 4 day training with Detective Constables in Persons Unit

• Awarded 5 positive performance file entries for going beyond the call of duty

• Nominated for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee by my Staff Sergeant

• Graphic designer and content creator for the Halton South Asian Support Network

Case Manager
October 2022 to February 2023

• Provide case management at:
  — Martha House (women and children fleeing from domestic violence)
  — Mary’s Place (Single women experiencing homelessness)
  

• Conduct in-person and telephone risk assessment, safety planning, and crisis intervention for VAW clients. Operate a crisis line, providing crisis intervention and emotional support to callers

• Use French to communicate with and support Francophone clients

Intensive Case Manager
February 2023 to June 2023

• Work with clients experiencing chronic homelessness to secure housing, coordinating and attending appointments with clients

• Provide ongoing case management supports to ensure housing is maintained. Work collaboratively with various agencies to leverage and coordinate services to meet client needs

• Work in the office, emergency shelters, encampments, overflow hotels, and in the community

Group Facilitator
November 2022 to June 2023

• Facilitate youth groups designed for:
  — Eating disorder prevention
  — Anti-bullying education
  — 2SLGBTQIA+ community building
  — Supporting the siblings of autistic children and youth

Prevention Services Coordinator
June 2023 to November 2024

• Maintain a client caseload of 20 children and youth experiencing mental health concerns for group and individual services

• Completely redeveloped the Eating Disorder Prevention Program, and launched the self-esteem coaching program

• Through this work, I launched the 1st program for males experiencing body image concerns in Canada. I was later interviewed with my first male client by Milton Today!

• Completed the McMaster Field Instructor Course and instructed 2 psychology students, and 1 social work student

Community Development Halton – Halton Region, ON Community Planner, February 2025 – ongoing

• Conduct research and report on social trends and policies, including inter-jurisdictional scans, primary and secondary data collection, data analysis, data visualization through Power BI, and managing the peer review process for the monthly Community Data Watch publication on Halton community data.

• Prepare reports, blogs, social media posts, short-form videos, community workshops and presentations about research, policy analysis, and advocacy on key social justice issues like housing and homelessness, food insecurity, and the nonprofit sector.

• Initiate and maintain stakeholder relationships with local elected officials, public servants, nonprofits, organizations, advocacy groups, and citizens, while maintaining high political acuity.

• Lead coalition efforts, including establishing the Impact Halton Coalition, a coalition of nonprofits. Establishing terms of reference, facilitating monthly meetings, recruiting a Leadership Team, building a webpage to display our work (www.cdhalton.ca/impact-halton-coalition), and organizing the first Celebrating the Sector event with 80 tickets sold.

• Lead and manage the Youth Engagement Research Project. This includes recruiting, training, and leading a team of 10 youth volunteers to conduct research on the state of volunteering in the City of Burlington through surveys and focus groups. Key deliverables from this project include a written research report, 2 workshops with recommendations for the nonprofit sector, and 2 workshops for youth.

McMaster University, Hamilton, ON – expected graduation in April 2026 Masters of Public Policy, Focus on Housing Policy

• Completed courses include: Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Data Analysis I & II, and Informatics.

• Elected Student Class Representative.

• Recipient of entrance scholarship ($2500), 2025 Scholarship Award for Outstanding Student Performance in PUBPOL701: Public Policy Making ($250), and an additional $800 scholarship.

• One of four students selected by the program's Executive Director and instructors to compete in the Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration Case Competition (CAPPA) 2025.