Extracurriculars

Ph.D. Representative, Faculty Board, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (2022-2023)

• Attended monthly NPSIA Faculty Board meetings to represent the interests of the Ph.D. students and candidates, including: raising concerns expressed by fellow members of the Ph.D. program, acting as an intermediary between students and department faculty, and appearing at Special Committee meetings

• Contributed to social planning, such as planning events for PhD students to meet up outside a program context

• Contributed to student mentoring, such as meeting with new students at the start of the academic year

• Contributed to the administration of the (unofficial) NPSIA Ph.D. Students’ Facebook page

President, Telfer Marketing Association (TMA), Telfer School of Management (2016-2017)

• Led a team of 16 students to build student passion about marketing and connect them with business professionals

• Conducted market research on similar clubs and events in order to determine best practices and competitive advantages

• Spearheaded the organization of the Telfer Internal Case Competition by collaborating with 4 other Telfer student clubs to sell-out a competition involving over 150 participants, 50 volunteers, and 10 professionals

• Supervised the organization of ‘MadMarketing 2017’, a Telfer flagship event, which provided young professionals a 2:1 attendee ratio with Marketing professionals from Ottawa and Toronto and their surrounding communities

• Nominated for ‘Telfer Best Club of the Year’, and ‘Telfer Event of the Year’ for ‘MadMarketing 2017’

101 Week Captain, Conseil Étudiant Telfer Student Council (2016, 2017)

• Supervised student leaders and over 600 incoming students and international students throughout a week-long set of orientation activities

Crowd Funding Coordinator, Enactus uOttawa, University of Ottawa (2015-2016)

• Led ‘The Growcer’ crowd funding campaign. The Growcer aimed to provide affordable fruits and vegetables to northern communities and to provide an entrepreneurial hub by using recycled shipping containers and aqua-farm technology o Managed a team of 8 students

  • Researched over 7 platforms to determine which platform would provide optimal reach for our project

  • Determined all photography and videography needs to create a solid campaign

  • Created a six-month performance measurement plan to communicate goals and successes to funders and followers through multiple channels

• Supported the organization of the Reveer crowd funding campaign by creating lists and schedules, and by providing marketing advice to the Reveer marketing lead. Reveer is a project that aimed to sell backpacks and accessories made of recycled materials and to give steady employment to new immigrants of Canada

Vice President of Marketing, E.L.E Music Festival, University of Ottawa (2015-2016)

• Designed complete marketing campaign, which included guerrilla techniques

• Created the event budget using quotes from mascot costume company, venue, and musicians

• Communicated to team members the different responsibilities and necessary meeting times

• Discussed with team members different marketing campaigns so each member understood tactics & responsibilities

• Created a weekly schedule of all tasks that were to be completed per team member

• Provided President with full report and description of all planned marketing techniques

Director of Sponsorship, Telfer Marketing Association (TMA), Telfer School of Management (2015-2016)

• Collected over $6,500 in sponsorship funds through networking with over 300 different professionals and students

• Conducted market research to determine sponsorship opportunities within Ottawa, Ontario, and Canada

• Took and edited photos for the Telfer Marketing Association website

• Aided the Telfer Marketing Association and 3 other student clubs in organizing and running the first annual Telfer Internal Case Competition, which had over 120 student participants and approximately 15 professionals and professors