I have multiple decades of experience as a serial entrepreneur, where I have positively contributed to my students’ development both domestically and internationally. I have a passion for international community development initiatives, and for projects in my own community that support resiliency and entrepreneurship.

At The Welcome Home, I developed and implemented an arts program for Indigenous youth called Kids Are Creative, supported by The Winnipeg Foundation. I've also been heavily involved with community organizations like Sketch Working Arts and Pathways to Education in Toronto, and the Father Ray Foundation in Thailand.

As a graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU - formerly Ryerson), I received a Global Undergraduate Award for my research regarding wheelchair accessibility on the Toronto Transit Commission. In August 2018, as part of my BSW, I was emergency evacuated from the worst monsoon flooding in 100 years in southern India, while collaborating with members of rural communities to examine water use and conceptualize sustainable water practices.

Most recently I founded the startup LocAlley in September 2020, currently housed in the Zone Learning entrepreneurship network at TMU. Let’s get started and grow your business together! Need marketing or funding supports for your business, or know someone who does? Connect with me!

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  Founder in LocAlley

  Passion for local businesses.