Sherry Small
Self Employed
222-2918 Slocan Street, Vancouver ,BC
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
PROJECTS OFFICER
Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Executive Council
Vancouver, BC
01.2019 - 01.2023
- Lead the development of an inaugural program on Urban Indigenous Early Learning Child Care (UIELCC)
- Convened multi-party stakeholders
- Advance efforts to address significant needs and challenges facing Indigenous parents and childcare centers
- Reviewed literature to identify gaps on Urban Indigenous people's needs on the Federal, Indigenous and Provincial Child Care Frameworks
- Executed qualitative and quantitative analysis on a wide range of data
- Applied high degree of accuracy and precision when preparing documentation of research procedures and data gathered
- Performed in-depth research to answer complex questions
- Used an Indigenous research lens
- Brought understanding to key seminal documents: namely, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission; In Plain Site Report; UNDRIP and Reclaiming Power and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls calls for justice, as it relates to UIELLCC
- Applied the sacred hoop of balance approach to this program (mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional) in order to measure program efforts; raise attention to the need to work across sectors and reduce silos which contributed to Indigenous children and families not receiving the best opportunities
- Provided support to team members, especially non-Indigenous stakeholders, on their learning journey related to Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, indigenous Cultural Safety and Anti-racism
- Worked collaboratively with appropriate urban Indigenous ELCC centers to identify holistic application of culturally safe, equitable and anti-racism lens in how it is used
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR/RENTAL COORDINATOR
Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Center Society
Vancouver, BC
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Provided leadership and support to staff in their problem-solving and decision-making needs
- Established systems for staff to organize files and reports
- Provide administrative support to the Executive Director, as required, and executed direction regarding the design, delivery and reporting on programs and services offered
- Responsible for the internal and external communication systems, i.e
- Email setup, phone extensions, and responded to in-person communications on meeting room rentals, rental agreements, rental rates, and the various policies, forms and liability waivers required for rentals
- Reconciled all facility usage agreements with invoicing and managed a comprehensive rentals process and subsequent filing system to track inquiries, rentals, and various needs, such as audio/visual, catering, etc
- Collaborated with the bookkeeping/accounting department to ensure documentation supported the accounts receivable follow-up
- Facilitated historical workshops and tours with schools, governments and other agencies who visited the Friendship Center
ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPER
Vancouver, BC
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Established, coordinated and managed strong working relationships between the non-profit organization, school and second stage Indigenous housing to develop optimal neighborhood working relationships
- Documented and directed referrals of services and volunteer placements
- Facilitated cultural and educational workshops to newly housed clients and the nonprofit organization
- Drafted, facilitated and secured a five-year set of funding
- Enhanced traceability by processing, reviewing and developed organization systems for project documentation
LEARNING OUTREACH COORDINATOR
Vancouver Community College
Vancouver, BC
01.2015 - 01.2016
NISGA'A CULTURAL LIAISON
Vancouver Ts'amiks Society
Vancouver, BC
01.2012 - 01.2013
URBAN ABORIGINAL REPRESENTATIVE
Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society
Vancouver, BC
01.2010 - 01.2012
WSN REPRESENTATIVE
Nisga'a Lisims Government
Vancouver, BC
01.2008 - 01.2012
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society
Vancouver, BC
01.2007 - 01.2010
COORDINATOR
Vancouver Aboriginal Community Policing
Vancouver, BC
01.2006 - 01.2007
COORDINATOR
First Nations Ministry
New Westminster, BC
01.2001 - 01.2005
Co-Chair
New Aiyansh, BC
01.1998 - 01.2000
- Nisga'a Ratification Process
Timeline
PROJECTS OFFICER - Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Executive Council
01.2019 - 01.2023
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR/RENTAL COORDINATOR - Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Center Society
01.2017 - 01.2019
ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPER -
01.2015 - 01.2016
LEARNING OUTREACH COORDINATOR - Vancouver Community College
01.2015 - 01.2016
NISGA'A CULTURAL LIAISON - Vancouver Ts'amiks Society
01.2012 - 01.2013
URBAN ABORIGINAL REPRESENTATIVE - Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society
01.2010 - 01.2012
WSN REPRESENTATIVE - Nisga'a Lisims Government
01.2008 - 01.2012
PROGRAM DIRECTOR - Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society
01.2007 - 01.2010
COORDINATOR - Vancouver Aboriginal Community Policing
01.2006 - 01.2007
COORDINATOR - First Nations Ministry
01.2001 - 01.2005
Co-Chair -
01.1998 - 01.2000
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