Brendan Dougherty

Experience

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  McGill University

  Aug 2011 - May 2012

  • Organized and coordinated events for the entire residence community (2, 700 students)• Helped plan and run the orientation that trained student residence councils in all residence halls. • Served as a student representative on a departmental working group that qualitatively tried to assess methods of improving resident student’s first year experience.• Was integral to the development of a new inter-residence bonding project ‘Rez Warz’- a competition style event designed to promote inter-residence community building through sports, academic and skill based competitions. Show less

  • Floor Fellow/ Student Academic Staff

    Aug 2011 - May 2012

  • Residence Life Facilitator

    Aug 2011 - Apr 2012
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  Ontario Parks

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Natural Heritage Interpreter

  • Developed presentations, guided hikes, and other programs to educate visitors to the park• Collected and recorded data for field biologists studying the dynamics of local bat populations and moose locomotion• Informed guests of the Visitor’s Centre about features of the park and local area• Guided tours of the Agawa Rock Pictographs

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  McGill University

  Aug 2012 - May 2013

  McGill Residence- Assistant Director

  • Maintained all roles as a Floor Fellow, as well as gaining supplemental responsibilities for training and supporting newly hired members of the team, coordinating logistics for the student academic staff of my residence, taking a leadership role in the wider floor fellow community, gaining increased responsibilities for the residence council as the Council Advisor (CA), and also helping the residence deal with a transition to a new director.• Social Coordinator for Student Academic Staff orientation.• Developed and led a workshop on community building for our student academic staff orientation.• Served as a student representative on two departmental working groups: firstly for improving the hiring process of Student Academic Staff; secondly on the buildings and facilities division of McGill Residences. Show less

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  The University of British Columbia

  Aug 2013 - May 2015

  Residence Coordinator

  • Supervised and supported seven staff members through: chairing weekly staff meetings, conducting regular1-on-1 check ins, reviewing weekly log reports, and providing timely feedback and performance reviews• Conducted a formal assessment of the training of over 200 staff members• Represented the interests of 200+ staff members in a departmental health and safety committee• Managed the budget of a residence area, conducting reimbursements and reconciliation, writing cheques and maintaining accurate financial record. Show less

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  Public Health Agency of Canada | Agence de la santé publique du Canada

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Practicum Student

  • Completed an environmental scan of treatment guidelines for enteric illnesses• Conducted a descriptive analysis of antimicrobial prescription data from FoodNet Canada’s surveillance system• Enhanced knowledge translation skills by presenting research results to key stakeholder groups• Collaborated with public health partners at the local, provincial and federal level