Experience

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  Cambridge arts festival

  Sept 2008 - Jul 2011

  Sponsorship coordinator

  Develop relationships with local businesses to ensure the CAF attained financial sponsorship goals. This included creating, preparing and sharing sponsorship packages, contracts, and media releases. Took the opportunity to work volunteers including recruiting, scheduling and managing the amazing volunteer team on the day of the festival.

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  Women's art association of hamilton

  Jun 2009 - May 2016

  Publicity coordinator

  Assisted in creating and posting marketing for events, calls for entries, fundraisers and membership sales to help increase our membership by 12%.

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  Brant skills centre

  Feb 2010 - Aug 2023

  • Write and update training manuals for a variety of programs following the Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework and integrating employment skills such as soft skills, communication and digital skills.• Develop and update learner and instructor manuals for targeted training programs including computer basics, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Point of Sale and Customer Service, iPad, social media and much more.• Develop and update learner and instructor manuals for essential skills upgrading in partnership with Six Nations Polytechnic and Skills Advanced Ontario programs• Lead our team to develop and write the Health Care Preparation Curriculum available across Ontario for Literacy and Essential Skills programs • Transitioned to creating and developing online classrooms and blended programs starting in 2020 to ensure continuation of service using Moodle learning management system and Google Classroom. Show less • Prepare and coordinate the delivery of training programs in mathematics, reading, writing, as well as targeted training programs including Writing in the Workplace, Numbers in the Workplace, Pre-Health, Apprenticeship Pathway, Point of Sale and Customer Service, and Pre-apprenticeship Cook Essential Skills Preparation• Administer learning activities, milestones, and evaluate the progress of clients• Assist the program coordinator with the registration process, creating learning plans, setting up and maintaining client records in EIOS CAMS, completing records, ensuring information in database is correct, tracking learner hours, referrals, and wait-lists• Work with learners with various learning disabilities, physical and developmental disabilities and provide accommodations including the use of assistive technology and the Principles of Universal Design for learning• Prepare and maintain notes, assess student progress, observe students in class, and modify supports and/or program as needed• Provide wrap-around services by providing formal and informal referrals to community services based on the needs of the students including students looking for employment and volunteer opportunities Show less

  • Curriculum Developer

    Aug 2017 - Aug 2023

  • Instructor

    Feb 2010 - Aug 2023
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  Ontario disability employment network (oden)

  Aug 2023 - now

  Disability awareness trainer

  Engage and encourage businesses owners, including those in the skills trades, to include people who have a disability in their hiring and recruitment process through training and enhanced services with the Ontario Corporate Training Centre initiative.