Founder, Permaculturalist Teacher, Community Agitator

Grand River Food Forestry, Kitchener, ON    

• Designed and implemented a sustainable process to provide access to free organic food by identifying, disrupting, and eliminating systemic barriers to inequities, anti-oppression, anti-hate, anti-racism and regenerating soil in reconciliation working alongside the Indigenous

• Food Sovereignty Collective Waterloo Region and Crows  

• Created and delivered community engagement incubators, building trust whilst ensuring a process where all voices and experiences are heard.

• Successfully involved and engaged The City of Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge, Schools, community centers, churches, universities, and corporate stakeholders in the process.

• Promoted, facilitated, and supported best practices in the implementation of regional food forests partnering with other grassroots organizations

Employment Counselor

The Working Centre, Kitchener, ON  

• Identify barriers to employment providing appropriate referrals

• Assess job search strategies, resume writing, and interview preparation

• Created and administered a workshop series specific for workers over 40 years of age

• Designed and implemented a Time Management workshop series for youth with employment barriers