To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Coordinator
Creating Hope Society Of Alberta
01.2023 - Current
Developed and maintained relationships with external partners to facilitate program operations.
Scheduled and supervised staff meetings to discuss new ideas and update participants on program details and milestones.
Created a Elder's Advisory committee that would both guide program decisions and be involved in creating meaningful relationships and to provide cultural knowledge for youth.
Managed an operational budget of over 50,000 program spending dollars.
Pursued and successfully obtained over 30,000 grant dollars for programming.
Created, designed and implemented programming for the Indigenous Boys Matter Too! Indigenous Male Youth Wellness Program.
Created case-notes and created support systems for over thirty participants.
Managed program assistant to sustain the operation of the program.
Director
Edmonton Heyoka Healing Society
10.2020 - Current
Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
Provided professional insight on the ways in which the organization would operate
Pursued Grants and Created external and internal organizational partnerships for over 100 participants.
Cultural Advisor
Sohkastwaw Lodge
09.2022 - 02.2023
Created Cultural Programming for Two Dene Tha' families, who have extensively involved within the Children and Family Services System, and who have intergenerational trauma's..
Coordinated ceremonies and educational programming for 14 Staff members.
Conducted one -on- one cultural actives with families and children.
Program Oskapewis
Creating Hope Society Of Alberta
10.2021 - 01.2023
Assisted with planning and coordinating day-to-day and special program activities.
Worked with over 60 Youth, and created meaningful relationships.
Created and updated records and files to maintain document compliance.
Managed both digital and physical filing systems and retrieved documents as required.
Delivered top-notch administrative support to office staff, promoting excellence in office operations.
Provided creative and cultural resources for the program coordinator
Built meaningful and engaging connections with Youth, Elders and Community Partnerships
Indigenous Cultural Support Worker
NCSA
09.2020 - 05.2021
Provided housing and cultural support to youth aged 16-24 facing Homelessness during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Created Cultural Wellness programming for over thirty participants during the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Housed over 5 youth, while managing a cultural caseload of over 30.
Summer Researcher
Rupertsland Institute of Excellence
05.2020 - 08.2020
Conducted qualitative research based on different Indigenous services
provided by various universities across the world
My job was to
develop a Metis student services framework that included an emphasis
on culture and community involvement.
Summer Researcher
Metis Nation of Alberta
05.2019 - 08.2019
Conducted various talking circles based around Metis people's
experience with diabetes
Created the framework for a culturally
relevant diabetes deliverable, which would incorporate western
knowledge and Indigenous knowledge
The end result was based upon
the desires and needs of various community members.
Education
Bachelor of Kinesiology -
University of Alberta
Skills
Strategic Planning
Needs Analysis
Team Oversight
Report Creation
Program Management
Community Building
Cultural connection and teachings
Creative Thinking
Accomplishments
Edmonton art council: Artist in Residence- SNAP SUPERTRAIN LRT Design Project 2023
Capital City Press Anthology: Published short story “FORGOTTEN TREATIES” 2023
Roger Smith Research Award- faculty of ksr, nantâwihiwêwin may-august 2018
Punch Jackson excellence in library services award partnership with gela (nantâwihiwêwin) 2018
Belcourt Brosseau city of edmonton award 2017
Belcourt Brosseau métis award 2015,2016,2018
Certification
First aid Class C
Alberta Health Services- Food Handling Certificate
Circle of Courage: Reclaiming Youth at Risk Certificate
Class 5 Driver's License
Timeline
Program Coordinator
Creating Hope Society Of Alberta
01.2023 - Current
Cultural Advisor
Sohkastwaw Lodge
09.2022 - 02.2023
Program Oskapewis
Creating Hope Society Of Alberta
10.2021 - 01.2023
Director
Edmonton Heyoka Healing Society
10.2020 - Current
Indigenous Cultural Support Worker
NCSA
09.2020 - 05.2021
Summer Researcher
Rupertsland Institute of Excellence
05.2020 - 08.2020
Summer Researcher
Metis Nation of Alberta
05.2019 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Kinesiology -
University of Alberta
First aid Class C
Alberta Health Services- Food Handling Certificate
Circle of Courage: Reclaiming Youth at Risk Certificate
Class 5 Driver's License
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