KAHSENNIYO KICK
Brantford,Ontario
Summary
Analytical Policy professional familiar with reviewing regulations, legislation and policies. Excellent writing, presentation and public speaking skills. Crafts well-reasoned and detailed opinions and galvanizes grassroots support for positions.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Owner/Operator
Kahsenniyo Consulting
01.2008 - Current
- Effective management and execution of 6 projects at a time
- Achieved budget targets with effective expense controls
- Improved curriculum development and implementation
- Educated thousands of participants across Ontario on a variety of Indigenous issues.
- Reports on Deliverables and other reporting as necessary
- Liaise with school boards, agencies, service providers and international organizations
- Provide expert indigenous traditional knowledge
- Provide feedback based on indigenous knowledge
Lead Strategist
Land Back Legal
07.2020 - 02.2023
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and execute strategic initiatives aligned with organizational objectives.
- Provided actionable insights based on data-driven analysis, enabling informed decision-making across all levels of the organization.
- Engaged in continuous process improvement efforts that led to more efficient workflows saving both time and resources.
- Spearheaded development of strategic plans, ensuring alignment between short-term tactics and long-term goals.
- Led brainstorming sessions, fostering culture of innovation and creative problem-solving within the organization.
- Enhanced stakeholder communication, presenting complex information clearly and effectively.
- Developed policy briefs that summarized key findings from research activities, highlighting implications for future action and providing actionable recommendations for stakeholders
- Drafted and presented reports outlining policy actions to inform strategy
- Developed and maintained relationships with federal, provincial, and municipal governments
- Developed communication materials with clear messaging that translated complex concepts into easily digestible information.
- Helped conceive and oversee grassroots support or opposition for proposed changes
Policy Analyst and Developer
Haudenosaunee Development Institute
05.2021 - 01.2023
- Conduct policy research for 11 areas of policy
- Administration of traditional knowledge focus groups to inform and generate appropriate policy
- Development and oversight of intake database
- Development and oversight of project database
- Development of database criteria utilizing input from experts, community and stakeholders
- Developed data-driven policy recommendations for better decision-making and resource allocation.
- Developed policy briefs that summarized key findings from research activities, highlighting implications for future action and providing actionable recommendations for decision makers
- Provided expert guidance on relevant regulations, legislation, guidelines, standards, best practices related to specific policy areas.
- Facilitated cross-functional team meetings to ensure consistency in approach across all policy areas.
- Developed communication materials with clear messaging that translated complex concepts into easily digestible information.
- Leveraged technical tools such as statistical software packages for data visualization or analysis tasks that supported evidence-based policy recommendations.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to gather input and build consensus around policy proposals.
- Presented findings to senior leadership, informing strategic planning and decision-making processes.
- Drafted clear and concise reports, memos, and presentations to communicate complex policy issues to diverse audiences.
- Created presentations, briefing notes and other internal materials to translate policy issues
- Monitored timelines and deliverables to meet stakeholder and project reporting requirements
- Develops policy, projects, information sharing and gathering tools
- Reports on Deliverables and other reporting as necessary
- Prepares tools on relevant legislation and best practice, to support successful implementation of strategy
- Liaise with the government, agencies and international organizations and build and maintain relationships
- Participates and lead meetings with stakeholders
- Lead and supports the preparation of policy-related resources such as fact sheets, briefs, press briefings, reports, and organizes campaigns and events to advance key messages
Youth Lodge Supervisor
Ganohkwasra Family Violence Prevention Agency
03.2017 - 10.2021
- Project management and delivery
- Reports on Deliverables and other reporting as necessary
- Complete monthly reporting
- Complete year end deliverable reporting
- Complete yearly program review
- Liaise with the Ministry, community agencies, service providers
- Advocate for clients and family
- Management of 21 front line staff in fast paced environment
- Extensive knowledge of various therapeutic modalities
- Working with vulnerable clientele from an inclusive gender based, trauma informed framework
- Collaborated with other departments to achieve organizational goals, fostering teamwork across various functions.
- Conducted performance evaluations for staff members, identifying areas of improvement and guiding professional development plans.
- Identified operational inefficiencies and implemented corrective measures to increase effectiveness.
- Facilitated seamless communication between departments, ensuring that all teams were aligned with company goals.
- Developed comprehensive training program for new hires, significantly reducing learning curve and integrating them into team quickly.
- Led successful project completions under tight deadlines, coordinating effectively across multiple teams.
- Oversaw compliance with industry regulations and company policies, ensuring safe and legal operational environment.
- Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.
- Gathered, organized and input information into digital database.
- Lead and facilitate meetings
Skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, including cultural competence, trauma-informed harm reduction
- Utilizing an inclusive gender-based approach and anti-racism framework
- Project management
- Management and implementation of a registry/database
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), with experience in public speaking
- Ability to communicate complex policy issues in condensed and comprehensive manner
- Proficient research skills on topics and issues to create policy proposals
- Ability to manage several projects with a focus to detail and organization
- Knowledge of traumatic impacts of racism and institutional/systemic knowledge of anti-racism
Websites
Certification
- United Nations Indigenous Peace Keeping Training- Geneva Switzerland
- Reality Therapy Choice Theory Certification- Six Nations
- Psychodramatic Body Work Training- Six Nations
- Family Violence Prevention Training- Six Nations
- Focused Intention Therapy Training- Six Nations
- Violent Threat Risk Assessment Certification Level One and 2- Six Nations
- Family Systems Training- Six Nations
- Childhood Sexual Abuse Training- Six Nations
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Training
- Human Trafficking Training
Timeline
Policy Analyst and Developer
Haudenosaunee Development Institute
05.2021 - 01.2023
Lead Strategist
Land Back Legal
07.2020 - 02.2023
Youth Lodge Supervisor
Ganohkwasra Family Violence Prevention Agency
03.2017 - 10.2021
Owner/Operator
Kahsenniyo Consulting
01.2008 - Current
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