Oversaw and directed a central student affairs program including Leadership Development, Health Education and Promotion, York is U Student Alumni Program, Student Life with over 300 student organizations, along with front desk operations. Responsible for a budget of $ 1.1M and 30+ member team of staff and students. Selected Accomplishments: - Project Lead for YU Connect, York's student engagement platform. Collaborated with a multi stakeholder project team including members from York's Career Centre and Alumni Office. Transitioned existing paper forms and processes to online and redirected staff resources from transactional to transformational. Successfully launched system that has over 11 000 users contributing over 23 000 service hours in less than a year. - Provided oversight and direction on the transformation of existing Student Leadership Development program from a series of knowledge and skills based workshops to one that is grounded in the social change model of leadership and service-based, experiential activities. - Appointed to a leadership role to engage students in relation to campus sustainability including chairing a working group for the Presidential Sustainability council and securing external resources to spearhead the student peer education program Rez Race to Zero. - Expanded health education program as part of a focus on student wellness, which resulted in creation of mental health peer team and menâs peer health team. - Led change management process for financial oversight and development for student levied organizations to ensure accountability and transparency for university and students alike.
On an interim basis, provided leadership to a multi functional student affairs department with units in Student Community, Residence Life and Student Success & Retention. Oversaw a $3.5M budget and 50+ member team of staff and students. Direct student organization relationships and provide senior level advisory support on critical incidents. Selected Accomplishments: - Transitioned into interim role during peak operational period and maintained forward momentum on major departmental initiatives. - Launched expansion of York's summer transition program, the RED Zone, to the fall and winter terms to enhance retention and upper year transition. - Initiated outreach and engagement plan for on-campus partners to identify and actualize partnership opportunities resulting in enhanced communication and cross-training. - Hosted the 3rd National Canadian Conference on Student Leadership ensuring major institutional event was successful. - Successfully worked with student organizations on contentious campus and geopolitical matters.
Working with the Vice-President Students, I was responsible for senior level support in communications, policy development and issues management. During this time, I also served as project lead for a number of strategic initiatives including York's Get Involved program.
Manager for two units, with a staff complement of 20, a budget of $1.2M and charged with the responsibility of human resources, facility management and Board of Directors support.
Seconded to new position with a focus on York's Aboriginal Student Services along with developing a deeper culture of assessment across the Division of Students. Selected Accomplishments: - Established new resources to advance assessment culture, including a project template, training materials and research distribution which has contributed to an increase of 300% in the number of units conducting a planned assessment activity. - Overseeing the development of You said it, we did it: we are listening communications campaign to inform students of the results of their input and reinforce the feedback loop. - Renewing Aboriginal Student Services unit including realignment of staff structure, program focus, learning connections for student success and expanding Aboriginal community engagement. - Conducted a multi-stakeholder needs assessment to examine current programming and determine future opportunities.
Curator and license holder for TEDxYorkU. Engage and collaborate with a volunteer team of over 30 students, alumni, faculty and staff to showcase a local platform of ideas worth spreading.
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Concentration: Francais
TED, community gardening, hiking, whitewater canoeing and being a dad.
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