CORE KNOWLEDGE
- Adolescent & Youth Engagement and Mobilization
- Community and International Development
- Knowledge Creation & Management
- Global Collaboration (including online)
- Workshop Design and Facilitation
- Curriculum, Handbooks and Toolkits, Reports
- C4D & Participatory Development Strategic Design
- Research & Writing (Case Studies; Reports; Etc.)
- Webinar & Multimedia Production
- Project Design and Management
- Budget Oversight (small to $300,000+ projects)
- Climate Change, Risk Reduction & Resilience
- Gender Equity
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Participatory Video & PhotoVoice
- Community Digital Storytelling
- Community Mapping, World Cafe, etc.
- Conceptual Framework Design
- Raising Citizen Voice through Meaningful Engagement
PHOTO: Youth Voices Rising Report with the ResiliencebyDesign Lab at Royal Roads University (project funded by the Canadian Red Cross)
Interpersonal skills
- Team Development and Management
- Supervision, Mentoring & Leadership
- Capacity-Strengthening
- Workshop Design and Facilitation
- Relationship-Building
- Knowledge in Indigenous Relations & Self-Governance
- Participatory, Community-Based Approaches & Processes
- Strategic Activity Design for Transformative Change
Image from Words Into Action report on DRR, children and youth: public review version: www.preventionweb.net/publications/view/67704
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Video and Multimedia Production
- Video (Produce, Write, Direct, Edit)
- Photography (Photograph, Instruct)
- Multimedia (Produce, Write, Project Manage)
- Webinars (Produce, Facilitate, Engage, Analyze)
- Adept at quickly learning and applying new technologies
- Managing a team with technical expertise
Online Communication
- Website Production, Management
- Knowledge Dissemination
- Coordinate Social Media Campaigns
Knowledge Materials Production
- Design for Professional Print Production
- PowerPoint and Microsoft Office Suite
- Adobe InDesign basics
External Communication
- Public Speaking and Engagement
- Teaching and Facilitation
- Academic Curriculum Development
- Collaborative Workshop and Materials Development
Qualitative Research
- Action Research Design and Implementation
- Interviewing and Focus Groups
- Data Analysis
- Academic Journal Writing
- Software: Nvivo & Dedoose
PHOTO: From International Association of Media and Communication Research global conference, where I presented on youth engagement strategies for disaster recovery