Christie is an artist, designer and poet. She is invested in working with people of all abilities and ages to empower their potential and success where they are at.
She is particularly interested in pursuing a career in art and social action, working and living alongside people at the potential of human creativity both in solving issues (big and small) and connecting with others. She is a big advocate of the arts and cultural processes within communities and looking for a highly rewarding, diverse & multidisciplinary career.
Download her creative CV here.
Her LinkedIn here.
Download her food and events resume here.
Work History (chronological from present)
Co-Founder of Sonder Taller formerly Sonder Cacao
Occasional Photography Assistant
Founder of Girl on Saturn Social Media & Creative Marketing Services and Coaching
Co-founder of Cuentas
Diasporasian Futures Program: Artist Residence (July 2019)- Art Maker
Marketing and PR Executive (LNBF now Terrera)
Social Media Coordinator & Content Creator for Death in Venice Gelato Co.
Marketing Director for Aches Away Toronto
Chocosol Front of House Animator and Workshop Coordinator
Community Chocolate Tasting Coordinator and Facilitator
Freelance Virtual Assistant and Educational Consultant for Hazox Inc.
Logo Designer for PigeonLine.io
Freelance Proofreader and Tutor
Co-author, Editor & Illustrator of "don't say the rings on saturn don't spin"
Tasty Tours Toronto food and chocolate tour guide
Freelance Photographer, Videographer, Video editor, Illustrator and logo Designer
Death in Venice Co.- Social media and event coordinator, Gelato Chef and Production Manager
Kognitive Marketing- level 1 field support technician
Kognitive Marketing- New Hire Coordinator
Operations Unique Glow Special Education Teacher
Community Living York South- Amazing Girls Group program facilitator and coordinator
Aspirations & Discoveries Academy- Junior Behavioural Therapist for IBI using ABA
Aspirations & Discoveries Academy- Art and Science Teacher
University of Toronto Campus Tour Guide
City of Toronto- Summer Program Coordinator
Daniel's Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Design- Front desk and assistant to the office of the dean
HCEFC- summer student intern and camp director
City of Markham- Summer Camp Counselor
Facilitator Experience
Artist Workshop Facilitator for Homecoming presented by Deardearestca
2021 Humainologie Short Story Festival Workshop Co-facilitator
Loss in Translation by Hua Foundation Facilitator
Facilitator of Drawing and Writing workshops on Artery
FoodShare Nourishing Artists Performer/Workshop Facilitator
Poetry Course Teacher and Coach with Pfau Academic Writing
Tasty Tours Toronto Kensington Market and Chocolate Tour Guide
Chocolate Experience Workshop facilitator (present and ongoing developments)
Chocosol Traders Workshop facilitator ( taste and tour) 2018
Clay workshop facilitator- Diasporasian Mythologies: Col.lab Project 40 Collective
Mental health, faith and art workshop facilitator-New City Church Tuesday Meetings
Art and Science class facilitator- Aspirations & Discoveries Academy
Occasional Paint a Smile Art Facilitator/Assistant: paintasmile.ca
Painting Workshop facilitator- Amazing Girls Group
Ubumwe Community Centre (Rwanda)- pre-school Teaching Assistant and classroom facilitator
University of Toronto Campus Tour Guide and special events
Various workshops on social and living skills with the Amazing Girls Group- Community Living York South
Published Photography/Poetry/Illustrations/Art
Visiting Gales with Soapbox Press - available to purchase!
The One Eighty Editorial - How to be with people not like us
Disaporasian Futures- Art Maker/Artist Resident - Aug 3, 2019 exhibition
Looseleaf Vol. 7- published illustrations- Shop here
Bruized About Us Hero Image Photo Credit (July 31, 2019): About Us
Cover photography in Queens of Suburbia: Home Page
Cover photography in Em Me Ma: Home Page
Edible Toronto Magazine No. 44 Nov/Dec 2018, pg. 16 upper right corner image: Issue Sugar & Spice
Project 40 Collective, creator to creator series: Interview Blog Post
Sheeba Magazine Webitorial spread: Webitorial Spread
"don't say the rings on saturn don't spin"- Co-author, illustrator and self-publisher- More here
Graven Feather "In the Round 2017" Participating Artist: Exhibition opening night
Utkata Yoga About Us headshots (Inna and Christine): About Us
Education and Certifications
Downward Dog Yoga Studio Yoga Teacher Training 200 hour
HBSc. Psychology, art history, sociology- Class of 2015
U of T- Introduction to Project Management
IDEO- Human Centred Design Course
IDEO- Design Kit: Prototyping
Art Facilitator Training- Young People's Theatre
WHMIS online training Ontario
Toronto Thinks 2014 Global Health Case Competition (participant)
Principles for ABA training and Intervention- Geneva Centre
High Five Principles of Healthy Child Development Certification
Food Handler's Certification
Brainstation UX Design Course 2019
Awards and Grants
Dan Leckie City of Toronto Award
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship- Ontario Government
Panels/ Advisory
Paprika Festival 2016 Advisory Board
Tasty Tours Toronto T.O.ffle product Advisor
Primary Creative Practice
Currently exploring natural dyes and pigment extraction
Practicing Illustrator and Photographer
Recent Yoga instructor
Occasional blog writer
Other skill sets
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator
Proficiency in Adobe Lightroom
Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro
Reel (editor credit)
Audrey Gentile: http://www.audreygentile.com/about/
M for Mendocino:https://www.facebook.com/HillcrestMallRichmondHill/videos/1123569457653563/
Ashten with Lantography: https://vimeo.com/154369033
Director experience
Wildfire by Ariana Mae (director)
Other Blogs
My time living in Rwanda https://christielikethecookie.weebly.com/
Languages
Fluent in English
Conversational Cantonese
Intermediate and Conversational Spanish
Some proficiency in French
Elementary proficiency in Kinyarwandan
Elementary proficiency in ASL