Emily Perkins
Victoria,BC
Summary
Adaptable, detail-driven team player with a passion for horticulture, social justice, and mental health.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Administrator
(Freelance)
Victoria, BC
01.2022 - Current
- Self-directed worker handling diverse projects for small businesses and grassroots groups.
- Responsible for correspondence, budgets, travel arrangements, meeting minutes, and corporate writing.
Landscape Gardener
(Freelance)
Victoria, BC
03.2023 - Current
- Oversee garden design, planting, soil installation, and maintenance.
- Handle extensive garden clean-ups from start to finish.
Mental Health Worker
Cool Aid Society
Victoria, BC
03.2022 - 01.2023
- Supported clients and offered crisis response in supportive housing setting.
Landscape Gardener
Gnome and Gardens
Victoria, BC
10.2021 - 01.2023
- Offered detailed boutique garden maintenance and pruning, working alongside landscape designers to manage plantings.
Landscape Gardener
Stratascape Property Maintenance Inc
Vancouver, BC
04.2018 - 09.2021
- Installed plantings and lawns.
- Undertook lawn and garden maintenance, and general landscaping.
Nursery Assistant
Dÿkhof Nursery and Florist
04.2017 - 12.2019
- Provided customer service and processed sales.
- Cared for plants, worked in yard providing basic landscaping.
- Designed and assembled indoor and outdoor planters.
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Mitacs Inc.
01.2015 - 04.2017
- Liaised with government contacts.
- Assisted with Indigenous Communities Engagement Program.
- Led event planning initiatives.
- Undertook international trip planning.
Administrative Assistant
Mitacs Inc.
Vancouver, BC
11.2011 - 01.2015
- Worked closely with IT to develop and maintain a custom corporate database.
- Handled general office management tasks.
Education
Master of Psychotherapy And Spirituality -
St. Stephen’s College at The University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB05-2025
End-of-Life Doula Certificate -
Douglas College
Vancouver, BC01-2019
Community Counseling Skills -
Vancouver Community College Continuing Studies
Vancouver, BC04.2017
Interior Design -
Vancouver Community College Continuing Studies
Vancouver, BC04.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Art History
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC05.2014
Volunteer Experience
- Citizens' Counselling Centre of Greater Victoria, Volunteer Counsellor, ongoing
- North Vancouver Museum and Archive, Archive Assistant, 2018-2020
- Lioudmila’s Garden, Nursery Assistant, 2018
- Vancouver Crisis Centre, Crisis Support Worker, 2017
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Landscape Gardener
(Freelance)
03.2023 - Current
Mental Health Worker
Cool Aid Society
03.2022 - 01.2023
Administrator
(Freelance)
01.2022 - Current
Landscape Gardener
Gnome and Gardens
10.2021 - 01.2023
Landscape Gardener
Stratascape Property Maintenance Inc
04.2018 - 09.2021
Nursery Assistant
Dÿkhof Nursery and Florist
04.2017 - 12.2019
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Mitacs Inc.
01.2015 - 04.2017
Administrative Assistant
Mitacs Inc.
11.2011 - 01.2015
Master of Psychotherapy And Spirituality -
St. Stephen’s College at The University of Alberta
End-of-Life Doula Certificate -
Douglas College
Community Counseling Skills -
Vancouver Community College Continuing Studies
Interior Design -
Vancouver Community College Continuing Studies
Bachelor of Arts - Art History
University of British Columbia