Awards
Named a Woman of Distinction by the Black Cultural Centre, 2017
100 Future Leaders by DBDLI, BBI & BIJ
Halifax Pride Grand Marshal, 2019
Nominated for the DBDLI Ancestral Awards
Relevant Skills
Organizational and communication skills
Self motivated and initiated
Program curation
Experience in outreach and community engagement
Facilitating difficult conversations surrounding marginalized issues
Ability to critically analyze and compose responses to systemic issues
Recent Freelance Experience
Consultation + Facilitation
Street Check Data Sharing
Halifax Regional Municipality
Overdose Prevention Site with Direction 180, Mainline, African Nova Scotian community
Victoria Inn Revitalization Project
North End Business Association
Anti-Oppression Workshops
Game Changers 902
Everyseeker Festival
ShiftChange Conference
Art Bar
Recent Employment
Apathy is Boring (2019-2020)
Hired as the Halifax RISE Project Coordinator to open the first ever Hub in Halifax. My responsibilities include recruitment, interview, selecting ambassadors and mentors, administrative work, finance and budgeting, scheduling, booking space, managing inventory and merch, hosting panels and community discussions, travel and accommodations, social media management, project implementation, human resources responsibilities, training, and community consultation.
Oxford School (2020-PRESENT)
Hired as a Youth Support Worker at Oxford School. My duties include de-escalation, advocacy, conflict resolution, holding conversations through anti-oppressive frameworks, partnering with parents and staff to create action plans for students, applying an African Nova Scotian cultural competency lens to all aspects of schooling to create a safer and braver space for marginalized and racialized youth succeed.
IMove (2017- 2020)
Work currently on weekends as a Youth Programmer and Facilitator for In My Own Voice Arts Association which is run out of the Uniacke Centre for Community Development. My duties include programming, applying for funding, managing funds, mentoring youth beyond the four walls of the centre, community engagement, and education on community issues specific to Uniacke Square. As well as fostering discussions surrounding gender identity, sexual orientation, self love, self care, intersectionality and marginalized brilliance.
