• HBA 2016 Woodsworth College

• Major: Book and Media Studies
• Minor: Environmental Studies
• Minor: Writing and Rhetoric

Switched programs from:

• Specialist: Chemistry

• St. Michael’s College (SMC) One Program in the Ecumenical Chaplaincy at the University of Toronto for Qu(e)erying Religion where they launched the Queer Spirits! Film Festival

• Board Member of the Board of Directors, University of Toronto Students’ Union (UTSU), representing Woodsworth College
• Community Outreach Coordinator, The Faculty of Arts and Science
• Director, Woodsworth Inclusive
• Secretary, Woodsworth Residence Council
• Vice President, Woodsworth Political Society 

• Launched a public strategy and communications firm, Statement Strategies, working with Paramount Pictures Canada, Toonbox Entertainment, Pixar Animation Studios, Universal Studios Canada, the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International, Ado Ato Pictures, and more.
• Outside of public relations, he is a community organizer serving on the Board of Directors committee for Queer Ontario where he advocates for LGBTQ folks across all levels of government, launching non-profit initiative Diverse Francaise for newcomers to Canada interested in learning French (July 2019) and launching Health is a Right! Foundation supporting low-income communities in third world countries with access to healthcare (September 2019).
• Previously, he was the Director of Operations for LGBT in Capital Markets, the Director of Operations for Inclusive Love, and sat on the Durham Environmental Advisory Committee.
• Currently working towards a legal career to complete a JD and is as well interested in academic research on hermeneutics, media strategies that shape policy, and legal interpretation.

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