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STEM Outreach Coordinator and Presenter  (2015 - Present)

Centre for Forensic Research, Forensic Entomology Laboratory

Simon Fraser University

• Organize, grant-write, design and deliver STEM workshops for elementary and secondary school students across British Columbia.

• Train undergraduate and graduate students in KT activities.

• Organized the Centre for Forensic Research Symposium (2017-2019).
   

University Ambassador  (2019 - 2026)

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Simon Fraser University​

• Mentorship to graduate SSHRC applicants (FASS Mentors).

• Provide free criminology and forensic science
  workshops for local high schools (FASS-in-the-Class program).

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STEM Youth Outreach  (2018 - 2025)

Science World, Vancouver

• Design and deliver STEM workshops for elementary and secondary school students across British Columbia (SIS program).

• Provide science shows as part of Science World's Bodyworks Exhibit (MAS program).

• Guest speaker and emcee for special STEM events (LGBT2S+ STEM Day, Wonder Women Network, Girls in STEAM, etc.)

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Director of Youth Engagement, Board Member (2018 - 2019)

Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology

• Quadrupled SCWIST’s flagship Ms. Infinity programming, reaching 9,600 participants (incl. 3,200 girls and 1,100 indigenous persons).

• Managed $200,000 NSERC PromoScience Grant, 12-member committee, 120+ volunteers, incl. organizing 30+ events.

• Restructured award adjudication process to make scholarship program more accessible to students in non-traditional programs.

• Contributed to long-term strategic planning, spoke at 6 public functions as a director, and served on the BC Symbiosis STEM mentoring network.

• Wrote grants and secured $6,000 in new funding ($5,000 in grants and $1,000 from donors) to ensure the longevity of youth programming.

• Travel across BC and to Indigenous communities to deliver all-day STEM events and workshops

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