Responsible for the strategic growth and ecosystem development of Canada's premier democracy summit. 

The simplest e-commerce solution for microbusinesses, powering merchants worldwide and processing hundreds of thousands of transactions. Funded by San Francisco’s On Deck ODX accelerator and NRC IRAP. Selected to participate in the Canadian Trade Commission's Women in Tech SaaS Accelerator. Recognized as a Top 15 finalist in the 2024 New Ventures BC competition.

Online podcast community of listeners and creators. Led strategy, partnerships, editorial, marketing, product management, design, and development. Grew to 1.5 million unique users per year and partnered with CBC Podcasts, Washington Post, iHeartRadio, Wondery, Hot Docs, and other media brands. Participated in Canadian Film Centre Media Lab's IDEABOOST Accelerator. Exited in 2024.

Led a collective impact initiative with industry, government, education, and non-profits to bring coding education into schools across British Columbia. Funded by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with BC Teachers Federation's Computer Using Educators of British Columbia, initiated CodeCreate, hosting large-scale coding events for kids in Vancouver, Victoria, Prince George, and Kelowna. Directed the Hour of Code BC campaign, resulting in 700+ events in and outside of classrooms province-wide. Partnered with Kids Code Jeunesse (now Digital Moments) to deliver coding workshops in libraries across Vancouver. Convened multi-partner groups to explore the implementation of coding education pathways from grade school to post-secondary, and successfully advocated for provincial funding, securing $6 million for coding education. Invited to advise on BC’s tech workforce development and job readiness programs through a committee convened by the Vancouver Economic Commission and the Government of BC.

Select Media

• B.C. students code their way to in-demand jobs of tomorrow - News Release (Government of BC)

• Kids communicate in code at Codecreate event (Vancouver Sun)

• UBC Okanagan hosts province-wide “CodeCreate” event (UBC)

• Okanagan students learn that computer coding isn’t just for school (UBC)

• Kids coding: a trend B.C. is pushing for (Global News)

• NSS and Lucerne Students Attend CodeCreate at UBC-Okanagan (School District 10)

• Young students tap into code class at UBCO (Vernon Morning Star)

• Victoria Students to Celebrate Hour of Code at Codecreate (Douglas Magazine)

• Dec. 9 community brief: free coding event for youth in Prince George (Vanderhoof Omnieca Express)

• Over 100 Prince George students will participate in Codecreate (Innovation Central)

• Codecreate to offer workshops for 400 students across British Columbia (Cantech Letter)

• Lighthouse Labs kicking off largest youth coding event in B.C. (BetaKit)

• UBCO working with SD 23 on coding curriculum for fall (NowMedia, Kelowna Now)

• Coding bootcamps gain traction as number of grads double in one year (Business in Vancouver)

• Christy Clark’s plan to teaching coding is flawed says educator (CBC)

• $6 million to help connect students with coding, new curriculum and computers (Government of BC)

Op-eds

• Let’s not make this coding debate the B.C. government’s new LNG strategy (The Globe and Mail)

• Opinion: From no computers to alternative facts: Coding in B.C. schools after one year (Vancouver Sun)

Co-founded a grassroots political platform in British Columbia using technology to engage citizens and reimagine partisan politics. Led the development of an app visualizing MLA voting records and an online crowdsourcing tool allowing the public to nominate potential candidates for provincial office. With advisory support from two-time independent MLA Vicki Huntington, collaborated with a multidisciplinary team spanning economics, philosophy, political science, arts, technology, medicine, business, and education to promote civic participation and political innovation.

Select Media

• Tracking MLA Sturdy’s votes - New app lets constituents quickly see how their MLA votes (The Squamish Chief)

• New app whips up attention towards how MLAs vote in the Legislature (Vancouver Courier)

• Politics? There's an app for that (Burnaby Now)

• Surrey Imagine-X spokesman says app puts power in voters' hands (Surrey Now)

Served as an invited expert to the World Wide Web Consortium’s Education & Outreach Working Group during a time when web accessibility was not yet mainstream. Reviewed and developed training and educational materials for the global web development community, used millions of times across government, universities, and industry.

Core web developer for the complete overhaul of Mountain Equipment Co-op's e-commerce website. Led web accessibility compliance implementation and training.

Led product development and marketing for Gift, Loyalty, and Air Miles solutions at Canada’s largest payment processor, a joint venture between RBC and BMO. Managed cross-functional teams across technology, sales, and marketing, serving large national brands and thousands of SMEs. Launched new virtual gift card offerings and Air Miles products, driving adoption and revenue growth.