Software Development Manager Who Codes
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Labs - Facilitator (2019-01-26 - 2019-06-01)
Labs was a playground where adventurous youth builders came to construct their dream technology projects. In the lab, youth work on growing and applying their skills all while pursuing the objectives of their projects.
- Facilitator
- Educator
Hoist Annapolis Valley - Organizer (2017-03-13 - 2019-12-09)
Hoist Annapolis Valley was a tech club for teens interested in coding, design and entrepreneurship. I organized monthly meetups, participation in competitions, developed curriculum, organized camps, and mentored youth.
- Organizer
- Mentor
- Educator
- Facilitator
#Scratchfest - Organizer (2017-04-24 - 2019-04-07)
ScratchFest was a weekend Build-a-thon for kids and teens interested in creating amazing original work with digital technologies, such as the Scratch programming environment, Processing, Virtual Reality, and more.
- Organizer
- Facilitator
Creative Computing - Leader (2017-01-31 - 2019-06-30)
Creative Computing was a course as well as a Summer camp that focused on exposing kids to the computer sciences. The course used the popular Scratch programming environment, as well as other platforms, to aid young people (aged 8 to 13) in learning the basics of software development.
- Organizer
- Mentor
Mashup Weekend Kentville Facilitator (2014-11-30)
Business building ideation competition
- Event Facilitator
Refresh Food - Organizer (2014-01-31)
An incubation lab for startup ventures in the New Media space that focused on one of our greatest assets here in the Annapolis Valley: Food!
Format: 48 hours hackathon/startup weekend that pairs food-idea people with New Media builders.
Target: Rethinking the age old problems of: production, distribution, and consumption.
- Organizer
- Event Facilitator
Founder and Organizational Crew (2012-12-31 - 2020-12-31)
A community of designers, developers, and innovators working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of digital technology endeavours in the Annapolis Valley while promoting design, technology, and entrepreneurship.
- Tech Meetups
- Organizer
Social Ecology Speakers Bureau - Founder and Organizer (2000-06-01 - 2003-01-01)
Institute for Social Econology
The Social Ecology Speakers Bureau brought together some of the most influential activists and educators working with social ecological. The SESB speakers were available for lectures and workshops, and covered a wide range of issues, including globalisation, politics and activism, biotechnology, feminism, community development, ecological design, and more.
- Print and web promotions
- Organised several speaker tours
- Booked numerous individual events
Intern (2000-01-01 - 2000-05-31)
The Community Arts Project
The Community Arts Project was a South African organisation dedicated to providing people-centred education and training in the visual and performing arts. CAP worked with youth and unemployed adults and was committed to promoting the arts for community development. Historically, CAP was integral to the anti-apartheid movement.
- developed print and web media to promote the organisation in general
- designed all promotional material for a CAP production for the 2000 Grahamstown Standard Bank National Arts Festival
- devised a strategic planning process and facilitated many sessions with the staffing body in implementing it
- conducted computer literacy training with staff
Organizer (1998-01-01 - 1998-04-05)
8th Continental Conference on Social Ecology
The 8th Continental Conference on Social Ecology was a three-day conference focused on the theme of Social Ecology and Education. It featured a wide array of presentations, workshops and panel discussions examining the role of education and educators in addressing key contemporary social and political issues. The event attracted well over 200 participants from across Canada and the USA.
- logistics
- organizing speakers, panel discussions, and workshops
- fundraising
"Social Change and Grassroots Organising." - Course Facilitator (1997-09-01 - 1997-12-19)
The New School at Dawson College is a CEGEP level alternative school based on the principles of humanistic education. I co-facilitated a course on "Social Change and Grassroots Organising." The course explored different theories of oppression, visions for a new society, and political activism.
- Facilitation of the group process, with emphasis on student centred curriculum development and implementation
- Skill and resource identification and fulfilment
- Peer guidance
- Preparation and delivery of class lectures / guided discussions
- The class drew a lot of interest from the student body, resulting in the largest enrolment of any class offered. The class received good reviews from the students
President (1997-03-01 - 2000-07-01)
Association d'espace de l'espace libre et imaginaire
The Association d'espace de l'espace libre et imaginaire was a not-for-profit corporation devoted to the upkeep of the historic 2033 St. Laurent. This Montréal building was home to the Librairie Alternative Bookshop, a bookstore devoted to issues of labour, ecology, feminism, sexual identity, and social justice.
- overseeing building maintenance
- overseeing the budget
- coordination of communications between tenants and the Board of Directors
- ensuring that the association maintains its charter
Collective Member (1997-02-01 - 2000-01-01)
Librairie Alternative Bookshop
The Librairie Alternative Bookshop is a collectively owned and operated non-profit bookstore. Dating back to 1974, the bookshop grew out of the antinuclear and peace movements of the time.
- participation in the collective process (group facilitation and consensus decision-making)
- stock maintenance
- accounting (bookkeeping, banking, upkeep of accounts, and budgeting)
- cashier
- training of new volunteers
Working Group Leader (1996-01-01 - 1997-12-31)
Québec Public Interest Research Group at Concordia University
The Québec Public Interest Research Group at Concordia University is an umbrella organization of students, community activists, researchers and educators dedicated to research, education, and action. QPIRG's goal is to sensitize the community to social and environmental issues concerning Montréalers while promoting active citizenship.
- led anti-poverty working group
- led political philosophy study group
Founder (1995-04-01 - 1996-09-01)
Food Not Bombs - Montréal Chapter
Food Not Bombs is a community based organisation dedicated to the combating of poverty through direct action food services. I co-funded the Montréal chapter.
- volunteer recruitment and coordination
- group facilitation
- co-ordination of food pickup and delivery
- establishment of links with local organic farms
- preparation of a weekly vegan meal
- development and presentation of educational workshops on non-violence and food politics
- networking and coalition building
- media relations
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