International career in journalism and communications punctuated by long-term postings in Britain, Indonesia and Mexico.
News and Communications
Journalist, writer, editor and communications specialist working with non-profits, international development, arts, educational, science and news organizations.
Current:
- World Bank
Past:
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (Mexico; Toronto)
- Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (Indonesia; Toronto)
- Global Landscapes Forum (Bonn, Germany; Toronto)
- Reuters (Toronto; London, UK)
- AlertNet (former humanitarian website) Thomson Reuters Foundation (London, UK)
- Art Museum (formerly J.M. Barnicke Gallery) in Hart House, University of Toronto
- Maclean’s, MoneySense, Canadian Business, Chatelaine magazines + more (Toronto)
- Edmonton Journal (Edmonton)
Art and Craft
Artist, craftsperson and cartoonist with experience working as a prop builder and jeweller in theatre, as a knitting and crochet instructor, and a contributor to arts and literary publications.
Past:
- Stratford Festival, National Ballet of Canada, U of T Drama Center + more (Ontario)
- Michaels Stores (Toronto)
- Playback, Storefront Paper, Proptology: Journal for Props Professionals, Small Spiral Notebook, Lola
Academic Degrees
- Master of Fine Arts | Creative Nonfiction | University of King’s College | Halifax, N.S.
- Bachelor of Journalism (post graduate) | Newspapers | Toronto Metropolitan University
- Honours Bachelor of Arts |Cinema Studies | Innis College | University of Toronto
Volunteer
Past:
- The Shoe Project
- Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
- Canadian Science Writers & Communicators
- Daily Bread Food Bank
- Doors Open Toronto
- Innis College, University of Toronto
- Election campaigns (municipal, provincial and federal)
I took the landscape photo above from the Cob in Lyme Regis, England.
