Education | Experience

CFA CHARTERHOLDER — CFA Institute, Charlottesville VA — 2025

MASTER OF ARTS: Contemporary Art, Design, and New Media Art Histories OCAD UNIVERSITY — Toronto ON — 2011-2013

  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2012-2013
  • OCAD University Graduate Scholarship, 2011-2012
  • Thesis: “Immaterealities of Dematerialisation in Contemporary Art & Finance

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE [CO-OPERATIVE]: International Business, DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY — Halifax NS — 2000-2004                               

  • Zonta International Klausman Scholarship for Women in Business, 2003
  • Dalhousie University Entrance Scholarship, 2000
  • GPA: 87

EXPERIENCE

FAIRMONT BANFF SPRINGS, Banff AB, 2021–2024

FAIRMONT JASPER PARK LODGE, Jasper AB, 2017–2021

ASSISTANT MANAGER, 2023-2024 | SOUS CHEF, 2022-2023 | CHEF DE PARTIE, 2020-2022 | CULINARY APPRENTICE, 2017-2020

  • Managed teams in all outlets of Banff’s Food and Beverage division, with $57M revenue and 1.1M guests annually (2023)
  • Progressively promoted to positions of greater scope and responsibility, while achieving Journeyperson certification
  • Selected for Fairmont Emerging Global Leadership program and Colleague of the Month; nominated for Leader of the Month

ALISON SNOWBALL & CO., FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL, Toronto ON, 2009–2017 

  • Established Snowball Gallery & Workshop to produce and curate exhibitions and to facilitate community workshops
  • Extensive record of university teaching, academic research, collaborative projects, journal publications, and conference presentations

TD NEWCREST, INSTITUTIONAL EQUITIES TRADER, Toronto ON, 2005–2009

  • Provided sales and trading coverage to 25+ institutional clients on Canada’s largest trading desk by market share

RBC FINANCIAL GROUP, INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY SALES & TRADING INTERN, 2003 | JUNIOR PROFITABILITY ANALYST, 2002 | INVESTMENT ADVISOR ASSISTANT, 2002, Toronto ON, New York NY, 2002–2003

  • Gained broad banking exposure while completing three, four-month internships across RBC Capital Markets, RBC Global Services, and RBC Dominion Securities — including a stint on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange