MEGAN GILLIS

Enthusiastic, creative, and dedicated to creating space for individuals to share their music and artworks with the community in a supportive and welcoming environment.

References available upon request.

• Meal Program Volunteer, Royal City Mission, 04/01/22, 06/01/22, Serving food, coffee and tea to folks, Chatting with and creating a welcoming environment, Tidying dining room, wiping tables, stacking chairs at the end of the night, Organizing food donations
• Volunteer, Me to We, 08/01/17, Helping community members to build classrooms in the Andes and Ecuadorian Amazon, Meeting with women's groups and listening to their stories, learning about gender and racial issues affecting their communities and how art has created both opportunity and independence, Participating in cultural education workshops, learning about the pre and post colonial issues affecting the lives of indigenous peoples throughout Ecuador - loss of culture due to Spanish colonization, deforestation, forced displacement, and how unsustainable industries - palm oil, forestry and farming - is affecting the lives of communities in the Amazon