Arts & Culture
Arts and culture practitioner experienced in research, writing, programming, public engagement, performance contexts and the development of interdisciplinary cultural projects.
Key Skills
- Cultural research
- Arts programming
- Writing and editing
- Public engagement
- Event production
- Interpretation and contextualization
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Project documentation
- Digital publishing
- Audience communication
Selected Experience
Volunteer, BUMI Festival
2026–Present
- Volunteer support for a Toronto-area festival sustained through shared participation, cultural programming, and community work.
Claude Watson Arts Program, Screen Arts
2005–2009
- Completed the Claude Watson Arts Program with a Screen Arts focus, including film and video production, performance, criticism, and collaborative creative work.
Volunteer, Event and Hospitality Operations — BUMI Festival
2025–present, 2025
- 2025–present Supports setup and teardown, check-in, guest and vendor service, food and beverage service, backstage and grounds, cleaning, transportation, information, security and crowd management.
- Participated in 2025 festival work and 2026 planning and preparation.
Sears Ontario Drama Festival
2005, 2006, 2007
- Ontario's oldest and largest high school drama festival, founded 1946.
- Competed in Grades 9, 10, and 11 through Claude Watson.
Select Player, Spartacus Soccer Club
c. 2001–2004
- One of Canada's premier youth soccer clubs, founded 1994.
- Trained alongside players later scouted by professional clubs.
Volunteer, Flydende By (Floating City), Copenhagen
2015–2016
- Non-profit art collective building boats from recycled materials since 2008.
- Cooking, construction, and film production support.
Training & Languages
AODA Accessibility Standards training — June 2026 · Farsi — advanced · French — basic · Mandarin — basic