Terra Housing experience


aboriginal

community spaces

co-op

family

health

homelessness

international

partnerships

seniors

singles

student unions

youth

Terra Housing staff bring an unusual combination of talents and experience to their work. That includes work experience prior to joining Terra Housing, a history of active involvement in volunteer activities, past and present, and a breadth of educational achievements. In addition to extensive Canadian credentials, Terra staff possess substantial international experience.

Work experience

Accounting Clerk
Accounts Administrator
Administrative Assistant.
Administrative Coordinator
Art Director
Arts Administrator
Bookkeeper
Community/social development planner
Conference Coordinator
Construction Assistant Superintendent
Construction Safety Officer
Corporate accountant
Evaluation and monitoring consultant
Finance clerk
International development planner
Junior Accountant
Lawyer
Licensed Property Manager
Office Manager
Point of Sale Training Coordinator
Program Director, Child Care Treatment Facility
Program evaluation research director
Project manager
Project Management Professional
Radio show programmer and host
Specification Writer
Staff accountant
Supervisor/manager
Team Coordinator, Eastleigh Housing Association, England
Urban planner
Website maintenance

Volunteer activities

Chair, Co-operative Housing Alliance of BC
Director, Britannia Community Services Society
Director, Canadian Housing and Renewal Association
Director, COHO Management Services Society
Director, Co-operative Housing Federation of British Columbia
Director, Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada
Director, Kettle Friendship Society
Event Coordinator, large-scale events
Founding Director, West End Recycling Connection
Founding Trustee and Chair, Community Housing Land Trust Foundation
Founding Trustee and President, Federal Co-operative Housing Stabilization Fund
Instructor for Course on Cross-Cultural Skills in International Development and International Business, Catholic University, Ecuador
Master Gardener, Van Dusen Botanical Gardens
Member, GVRD Local Solid Waste Advisory Commission (LSWAC)
President of Strata Council
President, Manhattan Housing Co-operative
President, The Manor Housing Co-operative
Regional delegate, Co-operators Insurance Company

Education
Degrees & Certificates
Accredited instructor, BC Non-Profit Housing Association
Accredited instructor, Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada
Accounting Support Program, Capilano College
Advanced Spanish, International House, Spain
BA in Commerce and Psychology, Memorial University, Newfoundland
BA Urban geography, Queens University
BA Urban geography, University of British Columbia
B.SC, Dalhousie University
BA (Honours English) McGill University
BA in Psychology, University of British Columbia
BFA in Visual Arts, University of Victoria
Certificate of Real Estate Appraisal, Langara College
CGA Student (2nd level)
CMA Student (2nd level)
Computerized Accounting Diploma, CompuCollege, Surrey BC
Diploma in Fine Arts Okanagan College
Graduate Diploma (Asia Pacific Business Management), Capilano College
LL.B. Bachelor of Laws, University of Calgary
MA (Community Regional Planning), University of British Columbia
MA (English), University of British Columbia
Mortgage Broker’s Course, University of British Columbia
Property Management Pre-Licensing Course, University of British Columbia.
Real Estate Salesperson, University of British Columbia
Sub-Mortgage Broker’s and Real Estate Salesman’s course, University of British Columbia
Teaching Diploma, MacDonald College of McGill University
Teaching English as a Second Language, Vancouver College
Wharton International Housing Finance Program Certificate

Other courses
Accounting 1 & 11, Capilano College
Accounting 1, Langara
Advanced Windows NT Server, Vancouver Community College
Building Envelope Solutions: Theory and Practice, BCIT
Canadian Securities Institute Certificate
Computer Animation, Emily Carr College of Art
Conflict Resolution, BCNPHA
Database for Multi-Site Portfolios, BCNPHA
Demographic and Cluster Analysis, Mapinfo
Foundations of Real Estate Financing, UBC
French, Level 2
How to Manage Projects, Skillpath Seminars
Introductory Statistics with Applications to Real Estate, UBC
Land Use Regulation, SFU
Maintaining Your Property, BCNPHA
Maintenance Works, BCNPHA
Marketing Mixed Income Housing Developments, BCNPHA
Multiple Projects, Objectives & Deadlines, Skillpath Seminars
Project Management, Langara College
Questionnaire Design, Statistics Canada, Pacific Region
Real Estate Finance in a Canadian Context, UBC
Real Property Law, UBC
Rezoning - Strategies and Procedures for Getting Results, The Canadian Institute
Surveys From Start to Finish, Statistics Canada, Pacific Region Survey Methods
The Front End of the Project: Building Development Projects From the Ground Up, SFU
Windows NT Server Management, Vancouver Community College