Educator, program coordinator & community organizer with 12+ years of international teaching experience across 15 curricula & programs, supporting 2,000+ learners from early childhood through adult education. Experience also includes volunteer recruitment & coordination, student leadership, evaluation, public events, accessibility, research, digital publishing & service operations.
Across several secondary-school roles, invested substantial initial time and energy to establish student governments, provided structure and coaching while they developed, then transferred responsibility once students could run them independently. Supported Model UN, environmental, yearbook and other clubs, and reviewed, approved and signed student volunteer-hour records.
Occasional Instructor; Early Childhood STEM; RoboThink Toronto (Markham); Jan 2026–Present.
Occasional Instructor|Early Childhood STEM|RoboThink Toronto (Markham)
Occasional Instructor; Early Childhood English & Drama; Happy Learning Education Center (Toronto); Jan 2026–Present.
Occasional Instructor|Early Childhood English & Drama|Happy Learning Education Center (Toronto)
Teacher; OSSD English & Humanities; Willowdale High School (Toronto); Jun 2025–May 2026.
Teacher|OSSD English & Humanities|Willowdale High School (Toronto)
Occasional Teacher; OSSD, IB, AP, ESL & Social Studies; Intelligent International (GTA); Feb 2023–Present.
Occasional Teacher|OSSD, IB, AP, ESL & Social Studies|Intelligent International (GTA)
Teacher; IB & OSSD; NOIC Academy (Markham); Sep 2023–May 2025.
Teacher|IB & OSSD|NOIC Academy (Markham)
Instructor; International English Curriculum & Activities; Tamwood Education Camps (Canada); May 2023–Aug 2024.
Instructor|International English Curriculum & Activities|Tamwood Education Camps (Canada)
Teaching Assistant; Philosophy & Critical Theory Seminars; European Graduate School (Switzerland); Sep 2014–Jun 2015.
Teaching Assistant|Philosophy & Critical Theory Seminars|European Graduate School (Switzerland)
English Language Volunteer; Informal English Learner Support; Independent Learning Centre (Egypt); Nov–Dec 2015.
English Language Volunteer|Informal English Learner Support|Independent Learning Centre (Egypt)
Research, Community & Volunteer Work
13 experiences
Volunteer; Event Operations & Participant Support; BUMI Festival (Toronto area); 2025–Present. Five days of festival operations serving nearly 2,000 participants, including planning, setup, takedown, transport, information, security, crowd flow, guest and vendor coordination, and participant support.
Volunteer|Event Operations & Participant Support|BUMI Festival (Toronto area)
Five days of festival operations serving nearly 2,000 participants, including planning, setup, takedown, transport, information, security, crowd flow, guest and vendor coordination, and participant support.
Sighted Guide Volunteer; Accessible Participant Support; CNIB Night Steps (North York); May–Jun 2025.
Sighted Guide Volunteer|Accessible Participant Support|CNIB Night Steps (North York)
Master’s Thesis; Ritual Studies; European Graduate School; 2018–2019. MA thesis Carrying Over the Burdens of Trace, supervised by Vesna Madzoski and Catherine Malabou.
Master’s Thesis|Ritual Studies|European Graduate School
MA thesis Carrying Over the Burdens of Trace, supervised by Vesna Madzoski and Catherine Malabou.
Volunteer; Cooking, Construction & Film Support; Flydende By, Floating City (Copenhagen); 2015–2016.
Volunteer|Cooking, Construction & Film Support|Flydende By, Floating City (Copenhagen)
Community Development Manager; ~20 Volunteers; Campus Crops, McGill (Montreal); Sep 2011–Aug 2015. Personally recruited, interviewed, oriented, placed, supported and evaluated approximately 20 core volunteers, maintained volunteer records, and handled additional recruitment and coordination for the associated farmers' market. Managed budgets, partner relationships, public programs and on-site operations, and rebuilt expense tracking in Excel.
Community Development Manager|~20 Volunteers|Campus Crops, McGill (Montreal)
Personally recruited, interviewed, oriented, placed, supported and evaluated approximately 20 core volunteers, maintained volunteer records, and handled additional recruitment and coordination for the associated farmers' market. Managed budgets, partner relationships, public programs and on-site operations, and rebuilt expense tracking in Excel.
Research Assistant; Somalian Protracted Civil Conflict; McGill University, Professor Michael Brecher; 2014.
Research Assistant|Somalian Protracted Civil Conflict|McGill University, Professor Michael Brecher
Research Assistant; Research Group on Constitutional Studies; McGill University, Professor Jacob T. Levy; 2013.
Research Assistant|Research Group on Constitutional Studies|McGill University, Professor Jacob T. Levy
Conference Organizer; McMUN & SSUNS, ~1,600 Delegates; McMUN & SSUNS, IRSAM, McGill (Montreal); c. 2011–2013. Coordinated schedules, assignments, stakeholders, deadlines, participant questions and live logistics for McMUN and SSUNS; McMUN involved approximately 1,600 delegates.
Coordinated schedules, assignments, stakeholders, deadlines, participant questions and live logistics for McMUN and SSUNS; McMUN involved approximately 1,600 delegates.
MA Philosophy, Art & Critical Thought, European Graduate School (2019)|BA Political Science, Economics & Philosophy, McGill University (2014)|Claude Watson Screen Arts, Script Writing & Editing, Earl Haig Secondary School (2009)
Credentials
IB Theory of Knowledge 2023|TESOL, Indiana University 2016|AODA Accessibility Standards Training 2026|Berkley Invigilation Standards 2019|Food Handler (2006, Historical)|Smart Serve (Historical)|Ontario Security Guard Licence (Historical)|Bronze Cross with First Aid Training (2006, Not Current)
