Highlights of Curriculum Vitae
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Robin Adams (she/her/elle), Cultural Safety Consultant & Project Manager, Founder of Exit 26 Consulting |
For more information about me including personal background, see also "My Story".
Professional Experience
Education
Awards and Scholarships
I have been selected to receive the following awards and scholarships:
Global Community Development Experiences
Special Skills in Communications
- Founder of Exit 26 Consulting, independent Cultural Safety Consultant & Project Manager, contracted with provincial and national organizations across Canada since January 2021. Most clients are in the health profession regulation sector.
- 14 years experience in the BC public sector: 12 of those years in various roles in BC health profession regulation with a focus on registration management, quality assurance programs, and strategic planning and leadership. 4 years in a senior management role designing, managing, and implementing Indigenous Anti-Racism, and Gender Diversity initiatives in health profession regulation environments. Invited member of the BC Health Regulators Cultural Safety Task Force from 2019 to 2021.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts degree in Global Development Studies from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario (2020).
- Advanced Diploma in Managing for Government from Camosun College School of Business in Victoria,BC (2017).
- Certificate in Local Government Administration from Camosun College School of Business in Victoria, BC (2017).
- Advanced Diploma in Human Resources Management from Camosun College School of Business in Victoria, BC (2014).
- Education experiences grounded in Indigenous ways of learning and development, such as participation in health and governance ceremonies respectively, knowledge sharing and storytelling with Elders and Knowledge Carriers, and meaningful consultation with peoples of lived Indigenous experiences.
Awards and Scholarships
I have been selected to receive the following awards and scholarships:
- Camosun College Promising Alumni Award (2022)
- Preparing Global Leaders Forum Scholarship, the American University in Bulgaria (2018)
- Vancouver Island Local Government Management Association – Public Administration Award (2018)
- Queen’s University Office of the Registrar H.W Curran Prize (2016)
- British Columbia Lieutenant Governor's Silver Medal (2015)
- Coast Capital Savings Credit Union Standing Tall Award and Scholarship (2014)
- Camosun College Education Council Executive Network Leadership Award (2014)
- Camosun College Education Council Leadership in African Awareness Award (2014)
- Avalon Institute Humanitarian Award (2013)
Global Community Development Experiences
- Board member and volunteer for the Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society (2008-2012), and founder, director and producer of their annual gala fundraiser (2010-2012).
- Board member and volunteer for the African AIDS Angels Society (2010-2015) in Victoria, British Columbia. AAA raised funds for farms, hospitals, and schools supporting people affected by HIV/AIDS in Malawi and South Africa.
- Member of the Public Policy Committee of the British Columbia Schizophrenia Society (2012-2015) and founder and producer of their 2015 Anti-Stigma Campaign which reached over 100,000 people through radio, social and print medias.
- Invited guest speaker at annual multicultural community fundraising gala events alongside British Columbia municipal and provincial politicians and community leaders (2011-2013).
- Invited guest lecturer and workshop facilitator at the Camosun College School of Business in Victoria, British Columbia (2014-2019).
- Residencies of different durations as a volunteer care aide and teacher in orphanages, safe houses, and elementary schools throughout parts of Africa, Central America, Asia, Eastern Europe, and South America (2010-2021).
Special Skills in Communications
- Experienced public speaker, presenter, and facilitator.
- Intermediate level of Canadian French.
- Advanced fluency in South American Spanish.
- Experienced in Prezi software presentation development and delivery.
A full copy of Robin Adams' curriculum vitae, and/or references, are available upon request.
Testimonials
Header photo: coastline of the ancestral and treaty territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) speaking peoples, the Songhees and Xwsepsum (Esquimalt) First Nations. Photo by Robin Adams in 2018.