Resume

• Helped to raise school size from 50 to 350 students at Nova Inter-Cultural Institute through excellence in demo lessons and group lessons
• Produced an educational French podcast that ranked in Apple's top ten in search
• Three-time Chief Learning Officer Learning Elite contest judge

Substitute Teacher

Public Schools Branch

• Provided professional instructional and classroom management services across multiple grade levels and subject areas, ensuring continuity of learning and maintaining a safe, engaging educational environment during teacher absences.
• Delivered instruction in French Immersion Kindergarten, Core French, English homeroom, and Music classes
• Followed lesson plans and adapted instruction as needed to meet student learning needs
• Maintained a positive, safe, and productive learning environment
• Supervised students during recess, lunch, transitions, and other school activities
• Took attendance and monitored student participation and engagement
• Prepared detailed and professional end-of-day reports for returning teachers
• Assisted with classroom routines, organization, and daily operations
• Ensured continuity of learning during teacher absences

Teaching Practicum #2

West Royalty Elementary

• Taught Core French to grades 4 and 5
• Created Interactive conversations to further fluency
• Used the Pearson Echo series to engage students
• Used Daily revision activities to reinforce grammar
• Practiced Good classroom management to meet the needs of a variety of learners including neurodiverse students
• Created interactive games to ensure students loved French

Teaching Practicum #1

Montague Consolidated School

• Taught in a Grade 3 French Immersion Classroom
• Created interactive French activities to engage learners
• Created lessons aligned with the SCOs of the PEI Public Schools Branch
• Assigned and reviewed worksheets to reinforce concepts
• Organized group activities to encourage social skills and teamwork
• Did Read Alouds to build literacy and comprehension skills
• Conducted student evaluations and tracked progress
• Taught Math and encouraged students to develop their Math Strategies toolbox

English Teacher

Geos

• Taught 40-minute English lessons
• Gave demo lessons that led to a substantial increase in student enrollment
• Created lesson plans
• Counseled students on their progress
• Coached students who successfully reached their goals, including winning a speech contest

English Teacher

Nova Intercultural Institute

• Taught 45 to 90-minute English lessons
• Created fun, practical, career-specific lessons
• Attended cultural events with students
• Worked with students to achieve their goals, i.e. getting a bilingual job and applying to grad school
• Gave sales presentations and briefly managed the school while we were without a manager

Instructional Designer

Sobeys

• Created and delivered training to front-end and customer staff for new software and product launches
• Successfully prepared staff to navigate two of the organization's biggest strategic shifts
• Created user manuals, job aids, virtual training sessions, and eLearning for launches
• Incorporated video, gamification, software simulations and other elements to bring the training materials to life to team members receiving the training
• Collaborated effectively with executive leadership, subject matter experts, and the project team

Training Implementation Planner

Amway Canada's Head Office

• Trained independent business owners and internal staff on Amway's product line
• Created training materials and employee engagement resources for the staff
• Collaborated with the training and development team on the scripting and execution of the online sales training curriculum
• Certified to train internal staff on Franklin Covey's 4 disciplines of execution
• Helped sales agents to increase their sales by 20%

Team Lead

Kiva (Kiva.org)

• Led a team of 24 volunteer Spanish loan translators and editors
• Edited loans to ensure they met Kiva's quality standards before posting them to kiva.org
• Improved readability of loan descriptions by fixing style issues and correcting grammar
• Motivated team members to meet their monthly loan review and translation goals
• Shared weekly updates highlighting team accomplishments and lending trends

Bachelor of Education - Français Langue Seconde

University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI)

Bachelor of Arts in French

Queen's University

Professional Certifications

• Leadership in the 21st Century - The Jack Welch Management Institute (2020)
• Project Management - Google Career Certificates (2022)
• Become a Reporter: Report the News! - Michigan State University (Via Coursera) (2023)
• Full Stack Web Developer - Ongoing at freecodecamp.org (2025)

Skills

• Bilingual in French and English
• Conversational in Japanese, and Spanish
• Curriculum design & development
• Creating user manuals, job aids, video simulations, and assessments
• Training facilitation, presentations and public speaking
• Technical writing
• Creative writing
• Video editing
• Articulate 360
• Camtasia
• Graphic design
• Web Development