INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS
UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Paris | 2013–present
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Identify potential cultural heritage tourism partners in preservation.
Centennial College, Culture & Heritage Institute (CHI), School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culture (UNEVOC Designation), Toronto | 2005–2012
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Authored and implemented the UNESCO/CHI five-year business development and fund development plan “International Business Partnership Strategy.”
Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada | 1999–2001
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CEO and Executive Director: Represented Canada at international audio-visual preservation symposia. Delivered keynote address, “The Canadian Way – Current Practices in Audio-Visual Preservation,” at the Association of Moving Image Archivists conferences in Los Angeles and Montreal.
Industry Canada | 1999
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Co-authored “The Cultural industries Sector Profile” (Canadian Film & Television Sound Recording and Book Publishing) on cultural exporting best practices; Industry Canada, export website, “Take a World View.”
Manitoba Motion Picture Industry Association | 1999
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Co-authored “International Marketing Development Strategy.”
Member of Team Canada Culture Trade Mission | 1998
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Seminar presenter, CHRC Forum, National Arts Centre, Ottawa.
Canadian Foundation for the Preservation of Chinese Cultural & Historical Treasures | 1997
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Exhibit Director: Organized the Masterpieces of 20th-Century Chinese Paintings travelling exhibition, a three-city national exhibit and APEC gift from China to Canada.
PRESENTATIONS
Team Canada Trade Mission (Film & Television) | 1998
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Member and Presenter, Boston
Team Canada Culture Seminar | 1998
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Presenter, CHRC Forum, National Arts Centre, Ottawa