As a Speech-Language Pathologist..........

• Speech-Language Pathologist: Bridgepoint Hospital, Toronto: Neurological Rehabilitation Unit
• Co-ordinator of Mealtime Assistance Program
• Main Contact for Change Foundation Grant Project: Feeding all Tongues: a cross-cultural video (Menu for Safe Feeding) to support safe-feeding practices in Mandarin, Cantonese and English
• Awarded OSLA fellowship award 2003

As an Actor..........

• Graduate of the National Theatre School in Montreal
• Performer in all media: radio, stage, large & small screen
• Series regular in more than a dozen cartoons including: Barbar, Beetlejuice, Little Bear, Dog City, Sailor Moon etc
• Guest appearances in more than dozen cartoon series including: RoboRoach, Franklin, Police Academy, Pippi Longstocking, Hello Kitty etc.
• Voice over for more than 50 commercials including, Nissan, Sears, Volkswagon, Labatts, Ontario Place, Canada's Wonderland etc.
• Invited performer to BITEF International Festival (Belgrade, 1985) with Mein, Necessary Angel Theatre Company
• Invited performer to Festival des Ameriques (Montreal, 1985) with Mein, Necessary Angel Theatre Company
• Workshops in singing and voice with David Smuckler, Lloy Coutts, Louis Spritzer, others

As a Teacher..........

Developed and implemented curriculum for Continuing Education course “Improving Pronunciation” at George Brown College

Guest Lecturer presenting on Aphasia, Pragmatics and AAC at Humber College

Selected Recent Presentations/Publications
Presenter at 2nd Inter-Urban Brain Injury Conference: Interdisciplinary Supportive Communication Groups for Individuals in Long Term and Chronic Care, October 1999

Presenter at Ontario Hospital Association Conference: Access to Services for the Multicultural Community, November 2001

Poster at GTA Network Conference, February 2001 The Feeding all Tongues project: developing multicultural teaching tools that work

The Feeding all Tongues Project: Developing Tools for our Growing Multicultural Communities, published in Hospital Quarterly, Winter 2001-2002

Articles in Communique, CASLPO and OSLA Newsletter

Presenter at 2003 CASLPA Conference: Speaking in Tongues: Building Hospital Based Multicultural Speech-Language Pathology Services

Presenter at 2003 CASLPA Conference: Ethical Issues in Dysphagia Management: S-LPs and Enteral Feeding Decision Making

Poster at GTA Network Conference, February 2004: How Can I Remember to Write in my Memory Book if I have Memory Impairment?: Using retained capacity to compensate for anterograde amnesia (People's Choice Award)


Education

Master of Health Science: Speech-Language Pathology,University of Toronto
Graduate of National Theatre School: Acting Division, Montreal