The Afterthought Student Newspaper: President 2010/2011

President of Macdonald Campus Student Newspaper club: McGill University. Editor In chief; writer; photographer. St. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.


Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia 2010

Duties: updated the organization’s online health directory; contacted various healthcare programs to verify contact information, program descriptions & availability. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre 2009/2010

Cardiac and Pulmonary Health in Motion Rehabilitation Program. Duties: exercise program assistant;
motivational role. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Unite for Sight Volunteer 2008

Unite for Sight, Yale University. Role: volunteer in Ghana, Africa, with eye-care organization Unite for Sight,
Duties: vision screening; patient registration; school eye-health education. Counseled school children about nutrition. Collected 300 pairs of sunglasses & reading glasses as a donation for the partner eye clinic in Accra, Ghana.

Dalhousie Gazette Newspaper 2008-2010

Dalhousie University. Voluntary story / photo contributor (Arts Section). Duties: interviewed various artists and people of interest in & around the city of Halifax; covered events and openings.

Exercise Program Volunteer 2007/2008

QEII Health Sciences Centre Mental Health Day Clinic, Halifax, N.S. Duties: Program aid/exercise & activities coordinator; motivational role.

Research Assistant 2006/2007

IWK Children’s Hospital. Halifax, N.S. Project included research on eating habits and activity levels of children within the IWK. Duties: Assistant to Dr. Sarah Manos. Gathered information in survey form from parents/guardians of patients within the Hospital. Related information on eating habits & activity levels to child’s health. Posters presented at Canadian Pediatric Society annual meeting, June 2008, by Dr. Manos.