JAYDUM HUNT

Began as a part time professor to teach students at Conestoga College in a hybrid format.

• Instructed and evaluated students in classroom in alignment with college mission by incorporating innovative teaching and learning strategies.
• Encouraged class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation.
• Graded quizzes, tests, homework, and projects to provide students with timely academic progress information and feedback.

Managed a team of four within the Office of Indigenous Initiatives. Created a system for the intake of the Indigenous Knowledge Fund applications and approvals. Modified and developed the website for Laurier's Indigenization work.

• Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
• Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
• Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.

Managed a team of four, created succession planning for future director, developed a fresh food
support program in partnership with local organization White Owl Native Ancestry, and transformed a storage closet into a quiet study space for Indigenous students at the University of Waterloo.

• Submitted yearly Indigenous Student Success Fund for Colleges and Universities year end
  performance and financial report
• Provided strategic leadership and support to team to ensure wholistic programming for students
  are being delivered in alignment with the departmental goals
• Proactively developed and maintained positive working relationships with various college partners
  and external partners

Served as the manager of WISC for a six month contract when the director Lori Campbell was seconded to main campus for the AVP Indigenous Relations. In this short time I managed a team, and developed and provided services for Indigenous students.

• Maintained team efficiency by strategically delegating daily activities, monitoring output, and rewarding positive contributions.
• Applied strong leadership talents that promoted team building and community building.
• Coordinated planning of key campus events that highlighted Indigenous histories and contemporary
  realities to internal and external stakeholders.

Developed and delivered programming surrounding land based learning, food sovereignty, and leadership for Indigenous youth in the KW region. This included a youth leadership symposium, and creative thinking to deliver programming throughout the changing nature of the pandemic. Implemented $117,000 research grant with Ontario Trillium Foundation focusing on land-based learning, food sovereignty, and leadership

• Project manager of $117,000 research grant with Ontario Trillium Foundation surrounding land- based learning, food sovereignty, and leadership
• Develop and facilitate culturally relevant land-based learning, food sovereignty, and leadership workshops for urban Indigenous youth in Waterloo Region.
• Identify plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives by setting realistic timelines and checkpoints.

This position was overseen by the Graduate Students Association for the University of Waterloo. Highlights of this role was the conceptualization and development of the Indigenous Research Guide in partnership with the UW library, as well as a year long contribution to the President’s anti-racist task force committee on the Educational Environment and the Development of Learners. Served as a member of the President’s Anti-racism Taskforce (PART) committee to address systemic racism at the University of Waterloo

• Created two new supports for Indigenous students on campus: an Indigenous research guide with the library and a positionality workshop with the writing centre at the University of Waterloo
• Created a communication plan for bringing awareness to graduate student services available on the University of Waterloo's campus