Priya Tronsgard

Experience

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  Forum for Women Entrepreneurs

  Feb 2006 - Aug 2006

  Program Coordinator

  Worked with Women Entrepreneurs in the four offered programs - e-series, roundtables, mentoring programs, and internships.

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  Junior Achievement British Columbia

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Volunteer Advisor

  Assisting Grade 11 & 12 students go from concept to completion of their business idea and to make it successful through awareness and sales.

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  Douglas College

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  Business Advisor - Self Employment Program

  Selecting the best fit from the Self-Employment Program, Facilitating Workshops focused on how to write a business plan, Creating curriculum for seminars on Networking and Strategies, Planning events, Managing events, maintaining client relationships, continuously expanding networks within the program participants as well as Local Review Panels. Building businesses through relationship building, expanding networks, connecting strategic alliances. Seeing a client and entrepreneur through from concept to completion of seeing out their business plan and essentially, to see their business dreams come true. Show less

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  Lakeview Childcare & Montessori

  Jan 2016 - Aug 2020

  Director

  Manage inclusive childcare program in East Vancouver in accordance to VCH regulations. The program is looking for a new location.

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  Edify Learning Spaces

  Jan 2018 - now

  Edify Learning Spaces is a 1:1 Online Educational Matching Agency with better tutor hiring practices, tutor training and a focus on teaching parents and students how to be more confident, less anxious and achieve their goals. Edify Learning Spaces is a platform to connectK-12 tutors to parents of learners. Our tutors are trained in SocioEmotional Learning and provide tools for learners to reduce anxiety, increase empathy & increase academic performance.

  • Founder

    Jan 2019 - now

  • Founder

    Jan 2018 - Jul 2019
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  City of Vancouver Advisory Council Member

  Jul 2019 - Jul 2021

  Advisory Council Member for the City of Vancouver, Children, Youth & Families
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  WAKE Collective

  Sept 2024 - now

  Founding Member

  We're a newly-formed collective of BIPOC women founders based in Vancouver. We're each working on impact businesses with traction in a wide range of sectors. We have tech businesses and tech-enabled businesses. The goals of this collective are to amplify our voices, showcase innovation, access diverse partners and accelerate deal-making.