As you can tell, I'm a big fan of nature and the outdoors!
🌠 My work is informed and driven by my life experiences. As a child and youth, I endured poverty and racism (having been raised by an immigrant single mother), extensive bullying and social exclusion (to the point I dropped out of school), sexual abuse, and growing up in a cult. My experiences as a survivor make me deeply empathetic to the suffering of others. I believe in lifting everyone up. In my work, volunteering, research, and advocacy, I fight to challenge oppressive systems and work towards a more just and equitable world. My trauma previously has made me a private person, but I am now learning to open up and express myself and my truth.
🌱 As an environmentalist, I am deeply concerned about the implications of a future ecological collapse caused by habitat destruction, pollution, eutrophication of our oceans, species loss and global warming. I am the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of Regenesis, an environmental organization that works directly with post-secondary students and institutions to address the ecological crisis.
🙋🏽♂️ I volunteer extensively. Currently, my primary volunteer focus is on creating affordable housing in Canada. I co-founded Guyana Community House, which aims to create an affordable housing facility and community centre to serve the 200,000+ Guyanese Canadian diaspora.
🤗 I believe in giving back, and I will always be open to meeting with people. I like helping others by providing advice and assistance where I can (e.g. giving career advice, reviewing resumes, providing university scholarship and admissions advice, providing insight into my industries). I am open to considering media interviews, speaking engagements, and discussing potential partnerships and proposals with post-secondary institutions, charities, non-profit organizations and social enterprises.
Highlighted Recognitions
Masters in Environmental Studies Thesis (Award received)
Bachelor in Environmental Studies Thesis (Award received)
President’s University-Wide Teaching Award
Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Award
Alexander Fraser Laidlaw Fellowship
Research Awards
Faculty of Environmental Studies Outstanding Graduate Paper
Faculty of Environmental Studies Senior Honours Work Award of Distinction
Teaching Awards
President’s University-Wide Teaching Award
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change Dean’s Teaching Award
Academic Awards
Ontario Graduate Scholarship
Faculty of Environmental Studies Graduate Academic Award
Fellowships
Alexander Fraser Laidlaw Fellowship
Service Awards
Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Award
President’s Sustainability Leadership Award
Barbara Crow Graduate Student Leadership Award
Robert Tiffin Student Leadership Award
Case Competitions
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Student Innovation Challenge - Winning Team (1 of 3 winning teams selected)
Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation Case Competition - 1st Place Team