Lea Hinz

Experience

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  Big Spoon Lil Spoon

  Jun 2019 - Apr 2021

  Creating cooking class curriculums for our program that are inclusive and adaptable for our participants. Communicating with internal and external executive teams on a daily basis. Recruiting, training and managing a team of 20 student volunteers. Conducting interviews, and recruiting volunteers. Training volunteers according to AODA guidelines and pairing up volunteers with respective members based on skills and past experience. Communicating with various organizations, like the Happy Soul project within Toronto to establish the program's University of Toronto Chapter. Communicating

  • Co-Chair

    Apr 2020 - Apr 2021

  • Volunteer Coordinator

    Jun 2019 - Apr 2020

  • Director of Communications

    Jun 2019 - Apr 2020
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  Early Bird & Worm

  Apr 2020 - May 2022

  Retail Manager

  In charge of overseeing daily sales, creating sales campaigns to meet monthly sales goals. Assistant buyer to the owner in terms of clothing, infant essentials, books and more. In communications with wholesalers to create brand partnerships.

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  Hand Over Hand

  Mar 2021 - Mar 2022

  Adaptive Yoga Assistant

  Facilitating and assisting yoga instructor in hosting sessions, including taking attendance, adapting yoga poses, managing communications and monitoring participants. Maintained positive relationships with instructors, volunteers, participants and Hand over Hand Executive team through a lens of accessibility, inclusivity and adaptability.

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  CAN HEAL

  Mar 2022 - Dec 2022

  Overseeing a team of 20 national reps, responsible for designing and creating evidence-based, community-centered initiatives to raise awareness on food security and mental health issues affecting Arab immigrants and refugees in Canada Attending and annotating semi-open structured interviews alongside head researcher. Responsible for transcribing and reviewing recorded interview audios via Descript. Playing an active role in research data analysis phase by coding interviews for qualitative data.

  • Community Issues Action Committee Coordinator

    Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Research Assistant

    Mar 2022 - Dec 2022
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  Hand Over Hand

  Nov 2022 - Nov 2023

  Social Media Manager
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  Canada Goose

  Dec 2022 - now

  • Returns Analyst

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Finished Goods Returns Coordinator

    Dec 2022 - Apr 2024