General Background and Education

My academic journey began with a Bachelor of Public Relations from Conestoga College. During my studies, I completed a co-op term with the college’s Alumni Relations department (which has since grown and become part of Employee Experience and Development), where I published feature stories on prominent Conestoga alumni (for a bi-weekly newsletter distributed to 1,000 readers) and produced marketing materials for fundraising campaigns. I then pursued a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from the University of Alberta, broadening my ability to communicate with diverse audiences.

I am midway through a Master of Education at Lakehead University, with an estimated completion time of Fall 2025. This degree focuses on the universality of education and the power of social justice in post-secondary policy development and program management.

Industry Experience – Communications and Outreach

After my first undergrad (the Bachelor of Public Relations), I served as the communications manager for a small staging and design business in Cambridge, liaising with a team of stylists who worked independently with residents and other businesses across Ontario. I introduced a branding and style guidebook to promote consistency and relationship-building in written correspondence with stakeholders, and designed a training booklet on how stylists can write engaging website content to establish a personal brand with their clients.

Since starting with Teaching and Learning, I’ve implemented a weekly digital newsletter distributed to Conestoga professors, Chairs, Deans, and Vice-Presidents—promoting Teaching and Learning’s workshops, credit micro-credential courses, and on-campus events to a combined audience of 3,500. I’ve launched a faculty success story series to celebrate faculty achievements and to share how others can incorporate elements of effective teaching into their practice.

Experience Teaching Adult Learners

I have taught Managing Marketing Communications, beginner- and advanced-level Writing for Public Relations courses, and College Reading and Writing Skills, a common course for every first-year Conestoga diploma student.

I have had the opportunity to design and present workshops at Conestoga’s Employees for Excellence in Education (E3) and SupportStaff@Conestoga conferences, including “Three Steps to Professional E-mail Communication,” “An Introduction to Internal Communication in Hybrid Work Environments” and “Using CoPilot to Write Effective Professional E-mails.”