Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Awards
Board Positions
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Interests
Toronto Community Champion Award, 2023
Timeline
Jacqueline Dwyer

Jacqueline Dwyer

Environmentalist & Farmer: Management, Consultation, Community Development
Toronto,ON

Summary

Results-driven business professional prepared for high-impact roles. Extensive experience in shaping business strategies and fostering innovation. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results, adapting to changing needs. Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning and team leadership.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
4026
4026
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Co-Founder, Principal Farmer

Toronto Black Farmers Collective
01.2017 - Current
  • Worked to develop Canada’s first culturally specific urban farmers market on African and Caribbean culture

Founding Member, Urban Farmer

Black Farmers and Food Growers Collective
01.2013 - 01.2023
  • Farming and advocating for local food security, food justice and developing a platform of sovereignty for food insecure African people and other racialized communities
  • Created a pop-up food pantry twice a month to support low-income, no income food insecure households
  • Develop a market stand for farm produce distribution to the community
  • Developing programs and services that dismantle injustice and racism in the local food system
  • Advocating for culturally appropriate foods for the diverse Afro community
  • Worked with community members/leaders to develop anti-racist framework that welcomed the experience of the community through fresh clean food access
  • Worked with youth from secondary schools in a training capacity around local food justice and farming
  • Developed environmental tours that identifies native plant species of the area and how to perverse their seeds
  • Honored member of the climate solutions park, working in collaboration with York University and other community partners in developing frameworks in sustainability for environmental resilience

Co-Founder & Festival Orgainzer

Afro-Indigenous Food Security Festival
08.2018 - 08.2018
  • Co-Founded this Afro-Indigenous Food Security festival
  • Bi-annual cultural Afro food event
  • Welcome Speakers, Panels, Roundtable on cultural, health, well being, food conversation, and activism
  • Exchanging knowledge and application to continue strengthening community food security in a changing environment
  • Grew the customer base through targeted outreach and networking events.
  • Streamlined operational processes for improved efficiency and cost reduction.
  • Established foundational processes for business operations.

Urban Organic Farming & Resource Development

Everdale Learning Institute & Black Creek Community Farm
01.2013 - 01.2015
  • Worked with a team to develop resources for the farm, through donations, grants, and sales of produce
  • Demonstrated several urban farming tasks such as greenhouse production, field farming, mushroom production, commercial composting, ran two farmers markets’
  • Facilitated educational farm tours with schools, organizations, stakeholders, community visitors
  • Worked with groups and supporters to build local food security and food justice for food insecure communities
  • Opened the Black Creek Community Farm project to the general community, with a farm dinner and annual farm festival
  • Engaged in commercial scale farming, involved with distribution, performed other farm duties as assigned

Education

Master of Environmental Studies -

York University, Toronto, Ontario
  • Completed Coursework: Change Leaders, 2018
  • Professional Development Studies: Climate Solutions Park, 2023

Institute for Change Leaders training - Community Development Organizing Strategies

Metropolitan University
03-2017
  • 5.0 GPA
  • Recipient of Community Strategy For Advocacy Award, Semester 1, 2017

Women Bridging Program - Post Secondary analytical writing and research Training

York University, Toronto, Ontario
05.2001 - 01.2008

Diploma in Community Work Program - Community Work Development

Humber College, Toronto, Ontario
10-1982

Diploma - Community Development

Humber College
05.2001 -
  • They Live Here Too, Community Harm Reduction Street Project - Research Project
  • Recipient of Strong Neighborhood Strategy, Semester 1[, 1981]
  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy Certificate, 2016 from CBT Associates of Toronto

Skills

Environmental studies expertise

Awards

  • Afro-Indigenous food Security Festival - Award, $10,000.00, City of Toronto, 05/01/18
  • LUSH Body Care Cosmetics - Award, $10,000.00, Charity Pot, 05/01/15
  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship - Research Award, $15,000.00, York University & Ontario, 05/01/18
  • Food Banks Canada – Peer Researcher, Funded, $10,000.00, Food Banks Canada, 05/01/23
  • Winner of the Community Champion Award, City of Toronto, 05/01/23
  • Certificate of Community Award, Office M.P.P. Michael Kerzner, 05/01/23
  • Award and Recognition Pin, Hon. M.P.P. Michael Kerzner, York Centre, Ontario, Canada, 05/01/23

Board Positions

  • Country Heritage Park Agricultural Society, Board Member, 01/01/18, 12/31/24
  • Community Innovative Alliances, President, 01/01/17, Present
  • Collective Group, Resident Member & Community Advocate, 01/01/17, Present
  • African Union 6 Region, Ontario, Member & Minster, Ministry of Agriculture, 01/01/23, 12/31/24
  • International Afro-Society, Board Member, Director of food, 01/01/17, Present
  • Rural Urban Learning Association, Vice President, 01/01/22, Present
  • Climate Solutions Park, York University, Community Partner, 01/01/22, Present
  • AfriCanada SDG Academy, Community Partner, 01/01/23, Present

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with team of 7 in the development of Climate Solutions Park Project

Affiliations

Toronto Black Farmers Collective - Co-Founder, Farmer, Good Food Advocate, Community Food Planning

Global Friends of Farmers - Co-Founder, Trainer

Friends of Farmers Export and Import Corp - Co-Founder, Co-CEO

Community Innovative Alliances - President

Collective Group - Co-Founder, Member

Impact - Community Partner, Member

Interests

Culinary and Food

Health and Wellness

Community Engagement and Advocacy

Physical Fitness and Wellness

Arts and Creativity

Outdoor and Adventure

Technology and Innovation

  • I enjoy helping others and giving back to the community
  • Reading
  • Strategy Games

Toronto Community Champion Award, 2023

This award was given to us because we worked through the pandemic with the community to provide food to food insecure and low-income households with the partnership of our community network.

Timeline

Co-Founder & Festival Orgainzer - Afro-Indigenous Food Security Festival
08.2018 - 08.2018
Co-Founder, Principal Farmer - Toronto Black Farmers Collective
01.2017 - Current
Founding Member, Urban Farmer - Black Farmers and Food Growers Collective
01.2013 - 01.2023
Urban Organic Farming & Resource Development - Everdale Learning Institute & Black Creek Community Farm
01.2013 - 01.2015
York University - Women Bridging Program, Post Secondary analytical writing and research Training
05.2001 - 01.2008
Humber College - Diploma, Community Development
05.2001 -
York University - Master of Environmental Studies,
Metropolitan University - Institute for Change Leaders training, Community Development Organizing Strategies
Humber College - Diploma in Community Work Program, Community Work Development

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