Monday, August 24, 2020

Mississauga, ON 
Canada 


EDUCATION

- Primary Education: Ethiopia, France and England 

- Secondary Education: Dover College, Dover, England 

- B.A. Natural Sciences, Lock Haven University, PA, USA 

- M.S. Applied Nutrition/Nutrition Education, Rutgers University, NJ, USA 

- PhD (ABD) Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut With The National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City and The Solis Rural Health Research Center of the Solís Valley, Solís, Mexico

- Certificate in New Media - Film/Photography/Digital Arts, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada

- Advanced Studies in New Media - Film/Photography/Digital Arts, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada

- Textile Surface Design, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Canada

TRAINING

- Certificat de Langue Française: Institut Catholique de Paris Institut de Langue et de Culture Française

- Advanced Diploma in Spanish Language: Centro de Enseñanza para Etranjeros: National Autonomous University, Mexico City, Mexico

- Film production workshop, Mexico City, Mexico

- Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language: International Communicative Languages Service, Toronto, ON, Canada

WORK EXPERIENCE

Present: Cultural Analyst - Study, describe and analyze contemporary art and culture in both written and image form

2013: 
Docent - Cabbagetown Regent Park Community Museum, Toronto, ON

2007: 
- Writer Botanical Artists of Canada Newsletter, Toronto, ON
- Trinity Square Video Newsletter, Toronto, ON 
Among others

2004-Present: Designer at Well-Patterned - Hand craft and design textile prints for patterned fabrics 
- Hand craft and design decorative objects for homes and offices

2004-Present: Graphic Designer at Well-Patterned - Design promotional materials for cultural organizations

2004-Present: Photographer at Kidist Paulos Photography - Photograph and install images for websites 
- Photograph special events/conferences

2000-2001: Film Research Assistant 
- For filmmaker Bruce Elder, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

1998-2004: English Language Instructor and Computer Graphics Instructor 
- Toronto District School Board, Toronto, ON 
- Catholic School Board, Toronto, ON 
- Bleecker Street Co-op, Toronto, ON

1998-2000: Board of Director, Secretary 
- Trinity Square Video, Toronto, ON

1994-1998: Counselor and Interpreter/Translator 
- COSTI-Immigrant Services, Toronto, ON

1993-1994: Assistant, Field to Table, Toronto, ON 
Assisted in developing and distributing a nutritious and 
inexpensive monthly grocery box, The Good Food Box,
for lower income multicultural Toronto residents 

1990-1992: Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico
Mexico City, and the Solis Valley rural health station in the State of Mexico
Field and clinical research on Vitamin B12 deficiency, with cultural components

SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2001: Film: Sketches 
Trinity Square Video, Toronto, ON

2001: Video installation: (Toronto) Lake Ontario Video Installation 
Ryerson School of Image Arts, Toronto, ON

2002: Experimental Film: Gathering the Ripples 
Le Fresnoy, Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Tourcoing, France

2002: Photographs: Neighborhood Trees 
Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto, ON

2014: Visual Presentation: Reclaiming Beauty 
The Power of Beauty Conference 
Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio

2016: Presentation: Strength in Beauty 
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals conference 
Commission on the Status of Women 
United Nations, New York

2017: Presentation: Urban Development through Small Businesses 
Kidist Foods Cookbook Development                         
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals conferences 
Commission on the Status of Women 
United Nations, New York 

May 2019: Well-Patterned: Designs and Decor 
Mississauga Central Library, Mississauga, ON

July 2019: Ontario Views: Paintings 
Mississauga Central Library, Mississauga, ON

October 2019: The Mississauga Civic Centre: Photographs                                                             
Mississauga Central Library, Mississauga, ON

August 18 - September 6, 2021: Visual Arts Mississauga
Images of Sunflowers Exhibit
Riverwood Conservancy, Mississauga, ON

PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCES

March 2017: United Nations Committee on the Status of Women Conference 
New York 

Paper Presented: “Cookbook project to economic sufficiency of young Ethiopian urban women.” 

Parallel Event Workshop, New York 
Sponsor: Nation to Nation Networking Limited

March 2016: United Nations Committee on the Status of Women Conference 
New York

Paper Presented: "How do We Empower Young Women in the Third World? By teaching them to understand their own beauty, and the beauty around them." 

Parallel Event Workshop, New York 
Sponsor: Nation to Nation Networking Limited

October 25, 2014: Franciscan University Power of Beauty conference 
Steubenville, Ohio 

Paper presented: “Reclaiming Beauty: Winning Back Our Western Civilization” 

SPECIAL SKILLS

- Research and research methods 
- Writing and Editing 
 - Digital photography and editing 
 - Digital video and editing 
 - Website Design 

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

- English: Excellent speaking, reading and writing 
- Amharic: Excellent speaking, Good reading and Good writing
- French: Good speaking, reading and writing 
- Spanish: Moderate speaking, reading and writing