Curriculum
Vitae
Education
Master
of Teaching Program, University of Calgary, 2005.
·
Bachelor of Education.
·
Elementary Generalist route.
·
Graduating May, 2005.
Bachelor
of Fine Arts in Writing, University of Victoria, 2001.
·
Writing major.
· Film Studies minor.
· Graduated with distinction (B+ average or higher).
Work
Experience
Assistant
Manager, Plaza Theatre
February,
2002 – September, 2004
· Assist in day-to-day running of single-screen art
house theatre.
· Oversee, hire, train and schedule staff.
· Maintain a high level of customer service.
· Count and order inventory.
· Devise promotional plans for upcoming films.
· Design and maintain theatre's website.
· Graphic design for pre-show slide advertisements.
Writer,
The EI Group
May, 2001 - December, 2001
· Wrote profiles on school and university programs
for print and online guides.
· Researched clients and synthesized the information
they provided.
· Adapted writing to target guides' audiences.
· Edited previously written profiles for grammar, style
and length.
· Worked to tight deadlines, both short- and long-term.
· Page layout for special sections of print guides.
· Maintained contact with clients and worked to meet
their specific requirements.
Office
Assistant, BC Ministry of Health,
January, 2001 - May, 2001
· Processed large volumes of confidential client requests,
paying particular attention to detail and accuracy.
· Maintained client confidentiality.
· Assisted with mail outs and other clerical tasks
as required.
· Initiated a rewrite of an internal operations manual.
Supervisor/
Special Needs Worker/ Staff, Kids Klub,
September,
1999 - January, 2001
· Planned and implemented active after-school program.
· Oversaw staff.
· As a special needs worker I worked individually with
a child, ensuring they were integrated into regular activities.
Crew
Trainer, McDonald's,
May, 1997 - December, 2000; October, 1993 - November, 1996
· Trained and evaluated new and existing staff.
· Helped run and oversee restaurant when managers were
busy with other duties.
· Was an active and vocal part of an interpersonal,
team-focused environment.
Volunteer
Coordinator, Sylvan Acres Camp,
Summer, 1999
· Organized crew for daily projects as we began construction
on a new summer camp site.
· Filmed and edited a video documenting the summer's
work.
Program
Director, Sylvan Acres Camp,
Summer, 1998
· Designed and delivered a complete summer program
for children aged six to 15.
· Helped supervise staff and volunteers.
Published
Work
·
Canadian
Sports Collector
(August, 2002; December, 2002 - Present) - monthly baseball
column.
· Beatroute (October, 2004; January, February,
2005) - film reviews
· Beckett Baseball Card Plus (Spring, 2003)
"Cyberspace Trading"
· Grad Source Magazine (Spring, 2002) "Hitting
the Pavement", "The Dreaded Thesis", "The
Wonders of Research".
· Regular film reviewer for Movie
View and Apollo
Guide.
Affiliations
·
Member - Online
Film Critics Society.
