Technical Skills

✦ Creating trip plans including itineraries, budgets, and emergency response plans

✦ Trained in risk assessment and management through course from Jeff Jackson, Ph.D.

✦ Proficient in camp craft skills like navigation, cooking, tying knots, setting up shelters, purifying water, and practicing Leave No Trace

✦ Documenting my training and guiding experience by keeping a logbook (90+ days by April 2024)

✦ Experienced as a trip leader and with group management

✦ Practiced in business management including communicating with clients, accounting, scheduling, sales pitches, and overall professionalism

✦ Experienced with using online website builders like Squarespace

✦ Significant experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, XD, etc) and Procreate

✦ Skillful with tools like Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and Apple software

✦ Bilingual in English and French

Certifications

✦ Alpine Ski CSIA Instructor Level 1, March 2024

✦ Mental Health First Aider, February 2024

✦ Occupational Health & Safety and WHMIS, November 2023

✦ Solo & Tandem Moving Water Canoe Skills (Paddle Canada), October 2023

✦ Leadership Camping Skills (Paddle Canada), October 2023

✦ Cycle Tour Guide, October 2023

✦ Leave No Trace Master Educator, October 2023

✦ Sea Kayak Level 2 Skills (Paddle Canada), October 2023

✦ Wilderness Camping Skills (Paddle Canada), April 2023

✦ Wilderness First Responder, April 2023 (Recert April 2024)

✦ Snowboard CASI Instructor Level 1, March 2023

✦ Sexual Harassment & Sexual Violence Prevention for Outdoor Guides, November 2022

✦ Tandem Lake Canoe Instructor (Paddle Canada), November 2022

✦ Caring About Food Safety, September 2022

✦ Swift Water Rescue Technician Level 2, September 2022

✦ Standard First Aid - CPR C - AED Blended, July 2022

✦ 30 hrs Yin Yoga Teacher, March 2022

✦ 200 hrs Hatha Yoga Teacher, May 2020

✦ G Class Ontario Driver’s License

Education

✦ Outdoor Adventure
Algonquin College from September 2022 to April 2024

The two-year Outdoor Adventure Ontario College Diploma program at Algonquin College prepares students for working in the outdoors, leading adventure trips and teaching outdoor skills. Half of our time in the program is spent outdoors, doing activities like whitewater rafting, kayaking, canoeing, mountain biking, rock climbing, nordic skiing, snowboarding, wilderness first aid, etc. We also take part in several expeditions. The other half provides us with theoretical knowledge like risk management, business management, ecotourism, human resources, and computer applications. Jeff Jackson is the program coordinator of this program.

✦ Graphic Design
Algonquin College from September 2018 to April 2021

The three-year Graphic Design Ontario College Advanced Diploma program at Algonquin College uses a combination of theoretical and hands-on learning that taught me skills in design, typography, image, colour, coding, motion graphics, interaction and production from industry-connected faculty. This program also taught me problem solving, learning to accept critique and feedback, managing complex projects, and working well in teams.

Work Experience

✦ Yoga Teacher
May 2020 – Present

I am certified as both a hatha and yin yoga instructor. I am currently offering the occasional karma class and working as a substitute teacher.

✦ Freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator
April 2019 – Present

I have worked as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator since I finished my first year of my graphic design program. I specialize in creating brand identities, website designs, editorial layouts, digital realism paintings and digital illustrations. Working for myself I have learned to importance of research, client communications, scheduling and accounting.

✦ Store Clerk at Lake Superior Provincial Park
May 2024 - October 2024

As a store clerk, I worked at the park’s Visitor Centre. My duties included opening and closing the park store, selling and stocking merchandise, booking and checking visitors into campsites, and helping visitors plan their backcountry trips. I also designed a hoodie that was sold in the store.

✦ MEC Store Advisor
June 2023 – August 2023

I worked on the floor at the Mountain Equipment Company in the camping section by helping customers pick out tents, sleeping bags, etc, and the packs section by fitting people with packs. I also spent a lot of shifts working at the cash.

✦ Junior Graphic Designer at Grant Burke Inc.
September 2021 – May 2022

Grant Burke Inc. is an Ottawa studio specializing in design and illustration for local businesses. Many of these local businesses are outdoor adventure or wellness companies based in Ontario. This position provided me with more responsibilities and control over my creative work. In this position I was responsible for designing brand identities and websites.

✦ Junior Graphic Designer at OneMethod
February 2021 – May 2021

I was hired as an intern at OneMethod as a part of my co-op course in the my graphic design program. After graduating, I was then hired as a junior graphic designer. While working there I learned how to work as a member of a marketing team and to work on creative ideas alongside other designers. I designed storyboards for commercials, web assets, clothing graphics, designed presentations, put together brand identities, as well as presented my designs and ideas to coworkers, superiors and clients.

Other Experience

✦ 8-Day Backpacking on the Skye Trail, Scotland, UK
Algonquin College Advanced Expedition Course, April 2024

I am the trip leader for this expedition. This is a student planned and executed expedition, planned throughout our final semester in the Outdoor Adventure program. It provides valuable experience in leadership, trip planning and organizing, risk management, navigation, camp craft, backpacking and group management.

✦ 5-Day Backpacking Guide Expedition/Course in the Adirondack Mountains, New York, US
Algonquin College Course, November 2023

This backpacking guide course allowed me to practice and hone my skills as a guide in many ways. I was able to learn valuable skills in leadership, group management, navigation, reading weather patterns, camp craft, as well as in risk and injury management. We had a range in weather from rain to snow which lead to very challenging conditions.

✦ 4-Day Canoe Guide Expedition/Course on the Madawaska River, ON
Algonquin College Course, October 2023

The canoe guide course was a way for me to learn how to run a successful whitewater canoe trip. We learned how best to lead, manage the group of canoes, and assess risk. These skills ensured we made the appropriate decision, whether to run a rapid, to line the canoes down, portage the gear then run a rapid, or to do a full portage. There was also a camp craft element that ensured we had wilderness cooking/backing skills. My co-guide and I made some delicious meals including green chilli mac & cheese, peach crumble and dutch-oven chocolate chip & pumpkin muffins. During this course I earned the Solo & Tandem Moving Water Canoe Skills and Leadership Camping Skills certifications from Paddle Canada.

✦ 5-Day Cycle Guide Tour/Course from Forester’s Falls & Ottawa, ON
Algonquin College Course, October 2023

We spent five days cycling in a loop through Quyon, Dunrobin, Ottawa, Carleton Place, Renfrew, and back to Forester’s Falls. During this course I further developed my cycling, leadership, road safety, and navigational skills. We purchased food along the way so I also bettered my ability to make delicious and wholesome food while sticking to a meal budget. Through this course I earned the Cycle Tour Guide certification.

✦ 9-Day Sea Kayak Expedition from Britt to Killarney, Georgian Bay, ON
Algonquin College Course, September 2023

During this expedition, I was able to build upon my sea kayaking, leadership, group management, ecological interpretation, and Leave No Trace skills. I also learned to use marine charts and compasses for navigation, as well as risk management related to open water hazards. While on this course I earned the Sea Kayak Level 2 Skills certification from Paddle Canada and the Master Educator certification from Leave No Trace.

✦ Natural History, Ecology & Fungi Courses
Algonquin College Courses, January – December 2023

These courses provided foundational ecological knowledge to understand a variety of ecosystems through concepts like ecological principles, sustaining biodiversity, humans as agents of change, natural history, identification and the role of fungi in agricultural, and environmentally sustainable practices.

✦ 3-Day Winter Expedition in Ontario
Algonquin College Courses, March 2023

During this course I focused on improving my winter camp craft and navigation techniques. I practiced navigation with a map and compass, breaking trail, meal preparation, Leave No Trace and group management.

✦ 8-Day Rainforest & Tropical Science Expedition/Course, Costa Rica
Algonquin College Course, February – March 2023

This trip includes learning about ecotourism, ecology and sustainability in Costa Rica. This trip will include long distance hikes in difficult-to-navigate terrain, whitewater rafting and visiting EARTH University. In addition, I had the chance to guide a raft through some rapids on the Rio Pacuare river.

✦ 6-Day Whitewater Rafting Expedition/Course in Ontario & Quebec
Algonquin College Course, September 2022

During this raft expedition we were introduced to a challenging rapids from a variety of rivers, like the Gatineau, Rouge, Ottawa, and Petawawa rivers. This expedition allowed me to apply my guiding, rescue and river skills in new settings. I was was also required to observe and evaluate a variety of successful commercial operations. I was also encouraged to keep a trip log and practice my trip reporting skills.