Whistler Writer in Residence Mentorship
August to November 2022
I was the scholarship recipient of the Fall 2022 WWR mentorship
program. I was one of 7 writer participants to receive mentorship on
our manuscripts from the Writer in Residence, author Shaena Lambert
(author of
Petra and
Oh My Darling).
Generously sponsored by The Resort Municipality of Whistler’s
Community Enrichment Program.
Book Coverage June 2022
Contract work for a Vancouver-based production
company where I wrote a coverage report of the program’s novel to
advise on the viability of the program s a potential tv show.
Trent University guest lecture appearance February 2021
I was invited by Trent University, Ontario to give a guest lecture to
a Poli 100 undergrad class about the experience of campaigning for a
provincial election candidate during a pandemic in 2020. My candidate
ran in a highly-contested riding, Vancouver-Langara (British Columbia,
Canada) against a strong incumbent. While we didn’t win this riding,
our election results were among the closest and tightest in the
province. I shared with the students some lessons about campaigning
over Zoom, a healthy campaign culture, digital organizing, and
protecting mental health against burnout.