Saul Karim Nassau
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Toronto, Ontario · 416-771-0382 · saulnassau@protonmail.com
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PROFILE
Community-engagement worker and facilitator experienced in public programs, volunteer environments, participant support, collaborative learning and culturally responsive communication.

KEY SKILLS
• Community engagement
• Participant support
• Volunteer collaboration
• Public programming
• Facilitation
• Cross-cultural communication
• Event support
• Resource coordination
• Accessible communication
• Relationship building

SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Volunteer, BUMI Festival | 2026–Present
• Volunteer support for a Toronto-area festival sustained through shared participation, cultural programming, and community work.
Volunteer, CNIB Night Steps at Earl Bales Park | c. May–Jun 2025
• CNIB fundraising charity walk at Earl Bales Park in North York.
• Volunteered as sighted guide support.
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.
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.
Volunteer Commercial, Street Kids International | 2006
• Produced as part of the Claude Watson Screen Arts curriculum.
• Street Kids International was a Toronto-based Canadian NGO founded in 1988 focused on street children's health and rights.
Ship's Chef and Crew, S/V Hawila | 2015–2016
• 32-meter gaff-rigged ketch built 1935 in Risør, Norway.
• Galley chef and general crew during cargo and festival voyages.

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
• AODA Accessibility Standards training — June 2026
• Smart Serve — completed during Pizza Pizza employment (historical)
• Food Handler training — completed during Pizza Pizza employment (historical)
• Ontario Security Guard Licence — held during the COVID-19 period (historical)
• Bronze Cross and First Aid — completed at age 16 (historical)

LANGUAGES
• Farsi — advanced
• French — basic
• Mandarin — basic