Jonah Pearce’s Resume

Education 

Doctorate of Philosophy (Geography), University of British Columbia, 2015

Master of Education (Curriculum, Teaching and Learning), University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 2003

Bachelor of Arts (Women’s Studies, Art History), University of Manitoba, 2001

Work experience

Principal, Sixteenth Letter Collaborative, 2022-present

Major projects include:

  • Lead researcher, WISE project, Social Enterprise Centre (ongoing)
  • Lead management services, Merchants Corner (ongoing)
  • Governance clarity and support, TTC Riders (ongoing)
  • Design of an impact measurement system, Career Trek (2024)
  • Housing options for participants , BUILD (2024)
  • Program evaluation of Just Cycle, The WRENCH (2023-24)
  • Improving the budgeting process, Career Trek (2023)
  • Finding governance clarity, Victoria Hospital Foundation (2023)

Executive Director, Local Investment Toward Employment (LITE), 2016-2022

Editor, freelance, 2004-2022

Manager, Regional Affairs, Public Policy and Communications, Canadian Mental Health Association, Manitoba and Winnipeg, 2014-2016

Director of Operations, BUILD, 2011-2013

Project Manager (Renovation), Social Enterprise Centre, 2011-2012

Sessional Lecturer, Teaching Assistant or Grader/Marker, courses in Human Geography, Urban Studies, and Women’s Studies, various universities, 2000-2010

Programming Assistant, Centre for Media and Culture in Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 2002-2003

Photographer, freelance, 1998-2000

Managing editor (2000), Designer (1999), Photo Editor (1998), The Manitoban

Professional development:

  • Fundraising and Development Foundations (online course), (Coursera)
  • Indigenous Canada (online course), University of Alberta (Coursera)
  • Planning for Organizational and Financial Sustainability (Strengthening Non-Profit Series, The Canadian CED Network, 2013)
  • Community Engagement and Planning: Tools, Techniques and Challenges (Strengthening Non-Profits Workshop Series, The Canadian CED Network, 2012)
  • Working with the Media (Strengthening Non-Profits Workshop Series, The Canadian CED Network, 2011)
  • Effective Proposal Writing (Strengthening Non-Profits Workshop Series, The Canadian CED Network, 2011)