Director
Rooftops Canada | December 2018 – Present
Rooftops Canada is the international development program of co-operative and social housing organizations in Canada. Rooftops Canada works with partner organizations to improve housing conditions, build sustainable communities and develop a shared vision of equitable global development. Rooftops Canada’s focus is on disadvantaged communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe.
Director (Past-President)
Community Land Trust Foundation of BC | January 2015 – December 2018
The Community Land Trust Foundation of BC’s mission is to acquire, create and preserve affordable housing for future generations. It has a particular focus on development and redevelopment projects.
Served as president for the 2015 calendar year.
Director (President)
COHO Management Services Society | November 2012 – December 2018
Member of the Board of Directors for the management arm of CHF BC. COHO is the largest and most successful housing co-op management company in the country, serving 90 co-ops and almost 6000 co-op homes in BC. It provides a range of services to suit both small and large clients.
Served as president from 2015-2018. Served as Vice-President for 2014.
Director
Co-operative Housing Federation of British Columbia (CHF BC) | November 2012 – December 2018
Elected member of the Board of Directors providing leadership and guidance to over 250 non-profit housing co-operatives and related organizations throughout British Columbia.
Served as Vice-President for the 2014 calendar year.
Associate Editor
Spacing Vancouver, July 2011 – Present
Write and review feature articles, book reviews and event announcements and manage the Twitter account for Spacing Vancouver, a web-based publication providing a west-coast perspective on the issues affecting our shared urban landscape.
Director
First Avenue Athlete’s Village Housing Co-operative | April 2012 – January 2015
Elected member of the inaugural Board of Directors. Responsible for the leadership and management of an 84 unit apartment complex in Southeast False Creek.
Served as Vice-President for 2013 and 2014
Lead Blogger
Social Media Club Vancouver (SCMYVR) | May 2011 – September 2013
SMCYVR is the local chapter of the worldwide Social Media Club organization. Their mission is to bring valuable presenters, new participants, and a business focus to build a business-focused social media organization that generates learning, friendships and opportunities for all of its members.
I created web content for the Social Media Club Vancouver website. I also sat on the organization’s local executive board and aid in the organization of learning and social events.
City Coordinator
Jane’s Walk | March 2009 – September 2014
Coordinator of Jane’s Walk Phoenix (2009-2011) and Vancouver (2012-present). Jane’s Walk is an international series of neighborhood tours honoring the legacy and ideas of urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs that combines the act of walking with personal observations, urban history and local lore as a means of community building through bottom-up approaches and neighborhood involvement.
Social Media Specialist
Projecting Change Film Festival, Vancouver, BC | May 2011
Projecting Change is an innovative organization that focuses on promoting green and sustainable living through the use of entertaining & educational film. Through the strategic use of engaging films and inspiring speakers we aim to increase awareness and promote change within our local community. Through these efforts all profits are invested back into local initiatives.
I was part of the PR team who promoted the Projecting Change Film Festival by engaging people through social media channels like Facebook, Twitter and the Projecting Change blog.
We also partnered with Social Media Club Vancouver to host a workshop on Projecting Change through Social Media on May 17th.
Speaker
TEDxScottsdale | April 2011
The TEDx program is designed to give communities, organizations and people the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences at the local level. TEDx events are fully planned and coordinated independently, on a community-by-community basis.
- The theme of the evening was urban sustainability: What are we doing in this desert? How can the merely four million of us now here live here going forward? Why would we want to? What can we do about living here?
- My presentation was entitled: “Cites ARE People.” A video is posted on YouTube. The slides are available on Slideshare.
City Coordinator
PARK(ing) Day Phoenix | 2009-2010
PARK(ing) Day is an annual, one-day, global event where artists, activists, and citizens independently but simultaneously temporarily transform metered parking spots into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public parks.
Co-Founder
Places, Spaces and Faces Community Dinner | February 2010- April 2011
There’s something special about sitting down over a meal and how it brings people together and forms a special bond between them. That is why I helped found a monthly community potluck dinner in central Phoenix.
- Each month PSF visits a unique space in the city and share our favorite dishes and stories about each other and the place that we are in.
- The event grew from a small gathers of 20 people into an event with up to 100 people participating each month.
President
Grandview Neighbourhood Association | January-December 2010
The Grandview Neighborhood is a diverse central Phoenix neighborhood of about 1,200 people in 850 residences. The association is a voluntary body of concerned neighbors who help promote safety, security and quality-of-life issues for all members of our community.
- Duties include chairing monthly board and community meetings, overseeing fundraising and the association budget, meeting with the adjacent neighborhoods and businesses and acting as a contact point to the city for neighbourhood concerns.
Advisor
Canalscape | December 2008-July 2010
The Canalscape initiative explores the possibility of an authentic and sustainable desert urbanism for the region, composed of urban cores and corridors distributed along the canal banks.
- I attended regular board meetings to offer direction to the project team.
- also participated in a joint ASU/University of Colorado-Denver workshop developing research and proposals to ‘re-imagine’ Phoenix’s canals between January and May 2009.
Researcher
Moving AZ One Reality Check | July 2008-January 2010
The Moving AZ One Reality Check is a regional visioning exercise that is a key step in envisioning the future of Central Arizona. I was part of team that analyzed the results of the Urban Land Institute’s May 2008 Reality Check AZ.
- I prepared communications material looking at the accuracy of Phoenix’s medium to long-term growth projection in light of the 2008/09 economic downturn.
- I also planned the Reality Check Revisited event in May 2009 that took a more in-depth look at regional growth issues.
Click here to download my resume (pdf).