CURRICULUM VITAE
Strong and effective leadership
Comprehensive organizational management/abilities
Effective public speaking
Strong listening skills
Strong analytical skills
Comprehensive understanding of legal issues
Compassionate humanitarian
Process and results oriented
Strong belief in social values and the importance of social enterprise
Extentsive committee and governance experience
Considerable media experience and exposure
Skills and
Values
Education
Fellow, Unreasonable Institute
Boulder, CO,USA 2015
PhD Biomedical Science 2012 - 2016
University of Guelph, Guelph, ON
Thesis: The Iron-Fish Project: a Country-wide Application Program
to Alleviate Anemia in Cambodia
MSc Rural Planning and Development – International 2011 - 2012
University of Guelph, Guelph, ON
Transferred directly into PhD program
Baccalaureate in Commerce (Honours) 2006 - 2011
University of Guelph, Guelph, ON
Major: Marketing Management and Consumer Behaviour
Field course & thesis – Ecotourism, Sankuyro Trust, Maun, Botswana: May 2007
Field course & thesis – Cultural tourism, Kapawi, Amazon, Ecuador: May 2008
Ontario Secondary School Diploma 2001 - 2005
Notre Dame Catholic High School, Burlington, ON
Graduated with Business Focus Certificate
Training
Social Impact evaluation and training (MaRS) 2013
Anti-Oppression and Work Place Equity Training 2009
Roberts Rules of Order training 2008
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) 2004
Smart Serve Training 2003
Awards and
recognitions
Positions of responsibility
Successful Pitch on CBC's Dragons' Den 2018
EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Ontario (Social Entrepreneur citation) 2017
Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award 2017
The T&C 50: The Top Philanthropists of 2016 2016
Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneur Award 2016
(Finalist)
Social Innovator of the Year, Babson College 2016
Business Intelligence Group, 'BIG Inovation Award' 2016
Forbes Top 30 Under 30 - Social Entrepreneur 2016
Design for Asia Grand Award 2015
Clio Health Care Awards Awards 2015
-Advertiser of the Year Award
-Grand Prix CLIO, Innovation
-Gold, Innovation
-Gold, Design
-SIlver, Engagement/Exprimental
-Silver, Direct Engagement
Shortlist, Public Relations
Clio Advertising Awards 2015
-Silver, Public Relations
Bronze, Design
Conscious Company Magazine, Featured as 1 of the 17 Rising Social
Entrepreneurs of the year 2015
Cannes Lion Innovation Festival 2015
-Grand Prix Product Design
-Gold, Packaging
-Gold, PR
-Silver, Activation
Cannes Lion Health Festival 2015
-Gold, Social and Health Impact
Enactus Canada Rookie of the Year 2015
Enactus Canada Semi-Finalist 2015
Edison Innovation Award, Silver 2015
Hunger Solutions Institute, Fellow Emeritus 2014
Kirchner Fellowship, Entrepreneur in Residence 2014
Clinton Global Initiative University Commitment to Action 2014
Fulbright Scholarship 2013
Inaugural Hunger Solutions Institute Fellowship 2013
Guelph’s Mayors Award of Excellence Award 2013
Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) Dean’s Scholarship recipient 2012
Michaëlle Jean Emergency Hunger Relief Award 2012
Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) Dean’s Scholarship recipient 2012
Organized Guinness World Record Events “Most emergency relief
meals packaged by a team in one hour”
- Over 2,000 volunteers packaged 659,000 meals 2013
- Over 2,000 volunteers packed 315,360 meals 2012
- Over 800 volunteers packed 159,840 meals 2011
Coordinated the highest student fund raising campaign for the 2011
local United Way chapter (raised close to $10,000)
Top 40 under 40 – Guelph Wellington Region 2011
William Jefferson Clinton Leadership Award 2011
Co-coordinator, Universities Fighting World Hunger 2011
Featured Student in University of Guelph Donor Report 2011
Featured Student in the Globe and Mail University Report Card 2010
RP Gilmour Award 2010
Gordon Nixon Leadership Award 2010
Millennium University Entry Scholarship 2005
Executive Committee 2014 – Present
Canadian Cambodian Chamber of Commerce, Phnom Penh , Kh
President and CEO 2012 – Present
Lucky Iron Fish Inc.
Graduate Research Assistant 2012 - 2013
University of Guelph, Guelph, ON
Co-Chair 2011- 2013
United Way Campaign, University of Guelph, ON
Research Assistant 2011 - 2012
University of Guelph (funded by Kinross Gold Corporation, Toronto, ON)
Deputy Returning Officer 2011
Elections Canada, Guelph, ON
Coordinator 2010 - 2011
6th Annual Summit “Universities Fighting World Hunger”
Research Assistant 2009 - 2010
University of Guelph, ON
Communications and Corporate Affairs Commissioner 2009 – 2010
Central Students’ Association, University of Guelph, ON
President and Co-Founder 2009 - 2010
Net Impact, University of Guelph, ON
Call Centre 2008 - 2009
Alumni Affairs and Development, University of Guelph, ON
Student Research Assistant 2006 - 2008
DTZ Barnicke, Toronto, ON
Student Intern 2004 - 2005
RBC Dominion Securities, Burlington, ON
Presentations
Gender Equality Week event at United Nations General Assembly (New York, USA) 2018
Hong Kong Federation Youth Group Leaders to Leaders Summit (Hong Kong) 2018
Clinton Foundation Donor Briefing panel discussion (New York, USA) 2018
Asia Pacific Social Enterprise Summit (Taichung, Taiwan) 2018
ImpactNow! Canadian Trade Commission (New York, NY, USA) 2017
African Shared Value Summit (Johannesburg, South Africa) 2017
Solve @ United Nations (New York, NY, USA) 2017
World CSR Day, CSR Congress (Mumbai, India) 2017
Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations
Hong Kong, "Social Business in Asia" 2016
Clinton Global Initiative University MasterCard Foundation Webinar Series
"Fundraising 101: Trying to Raise Money to do Good" 2016
TEDxGuelphU 2016
Guelph, ON
Hong Kong Business of Design Week 2015
Hong Kong
Harvard University Guest Lecture 2015
Boston, MA.
Cannes Lions Innovation Festival 2015
Cannes, France
Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) 2015
Miami, FL. “Lightning Round: Lucky Iron Fish Commitment”
University of Guelph Pitch for Progress Competition 2015
Guelph, ON. “Competition Judge”
Clinton Global Initiative University 2015
Miami, FL. “Lightning Round”
10th Annual Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit 2015
Guelph, ON. “The Challenge of Hidden Hunger”
Thought for Food Summit 2015
Lisbon, PL. “TFF Competition Judge”
Thought for Food Summit 2015
Lisbon, PL. “Closing Plenary: The Lucky Iron Fish
Canadian Cambodian Trade Mission 2015
Phnom Penh, KH. “The Lucky Iron Fish: Canadian Social Enterprise”
Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2014
New York City, NY. “Commitment to Lucky Iron Fish”
Global Entrepreneurs Leaders Summit (GEL) 2014
London, United Kingdom. “Social Entrepreneurship for a Better Planet”
Junior Global Entrepreneurs Leaders Summit (GEL) 2014
Edinburgh, United Kingdom. “Thinking like a Social Entrepreneur”
Maine Hunger Dialogue 2014
Bangor, ME. “Simple Solutions for Complex Problems
TEDx Stoufville 2014
Stouffville, ON. “Building a Simple Solution for a Global Problem”
Micronutrient Forum 2014
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “A Simple Solution to Combat Iron deficiency” 2014 Canadian Material, New Born and Child Health Summit 2014
Toronto, ON. “Canadian Innovation that is Saving Lives”
Global Development Symposium 2014
Guelph, ON. “How Socially Driven Business will make a Better Planet”
Impact Ontario Summit 2014
Toronto, ON. “The Lucky Iron Fish Pitch”
TMX Social Impact Presentation 2014
Toronto, ON. “The Lucky Iron Fish Pitch”
Problem Based Learning Education Seminar 2013
Auburn, AL. “Introducing PBL to Global Studies Major”
Global Development Symposium 2012
Guelph, ON. “Simple sustainable solutions to fight hunger”
Global Development Symposium 2012
Guelph, ON. “Sustainable agriculture in Mauritania”
Career Education Council Business and Education Partnership 2012
Guelph, ON. “Making Hunger History: students and business changing the world”
Student Leaders in Collaboration 2011
Guelph, ON. “University Governance and the role of students”
Kansas Hunger Dialogue 2011
Kansas City, MI. “Hunger has no boundaries”
6th Annual Summit, Universities Fighting World Hunge 2011
Guelph, ON. “Hunger has no boundaries”
42nd Annual General Assembly World University Service of Canada 2010
Ottawa, ON. “World Record Challenge: engaging students to fight hunger”
5th Annual Summit, Universities Fighting World Hunger 2010
Auburn, AL. “Engaging students and campuses”
43rd Assembly Association of Public and Land Grant Universities 2009
Washington, DC. “Hunger has no boundaries”
Invited participant “Education without Borders” 2007
Dubai, UAE
Invited participant “Breaking the Deadlock in DOHA” 2006
Department of International Studies, University of Cambridge, UK
Teaching Experience
Co-facilitator: Cultural Dilemmas (UNIV*1200) 2012
University of Guelph
Co-facilitator: Hunger Games (UNIV*1200) 2012
University of Guelph (developed course)
Course development: Hunger Games First Year Seminar 2012
University of Guelph
Co-facilitator: Drugs, disasters and successes (BIOM6230) 2011
University of Guelph