Stephanie Baptist, M.Ed

Stephanie Baptist, M.Ed. 33 Monarch Park Ave. Toronto, ON M4J 4P9 (home) 416.469.0689 (cell) 416.951.5961 [email protected]

Career Summary

Exceptional educator with > 20 years’ experience in project coordination, program planning, resource development, training initiatives, sustaining community partnerships, and evaluation of educational needs. Speaks fluent French and holds a Master’s degree in Adult Education & Community Development. Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication and presentation skills.

Professional Experience

2015 – Present, FLS Project Coordinator, The Massey Centre for Women, Toronto - Expand access to French-language services for pregnant adolescents and young parents - Conduct needs assessment, write grant proposals & project reports, create bilingual brochure - Liaise with community organizations to develop referral agreements & reduce health inequities

2014 – Present, Bilingual Counsellor, AIDS & Sexual Health Info Line, Toronto Public Health (TPH) - Provide confidential, nonjudgmental counselling and referrals to 10-15 visitors/day - Promote health, pleasure & safety, assess risk and prevent unintended pregnancy, STIs & HIV - Participate in committees and staff in-service harm reduction trainings in VAW shelter setting

2014 - Present, Facilitator, Parent Education Network, Toronto - Draft curriculum and recommend resources for adult learners in parenting workshops

2015 - Present, Independent Workshop Facilitator (Sex With Steph and Women Rock), GTA - Sustain linkages with KaZa Family Centre and West Hill United Church - Carry out speaking engagements and teaching responsibilities with highly engaging activities

2015 – 2016, Subject Matter Expert, AIDS & Sexual Health eChat, Toronto Public Health - Created 50+ articles for online knowledge base, referencing TPH policies and procedures - Collaborated in knowledge transfer with interdisciplinary team to implement live chat service - Worked with all levels of staff using e-learning materials & development tools in use at the City

2015-2016, Bilingual Anti-Oppression Trainer, Egale Canada Human Rights Trust, Toronto - Advanced LGBTQ2S human rights by training educators in four Ontario communities - Initiated unique learning design using established techniques such as the ERGA cycle

2005 – 2015, Certified Instructor, Bilingual Mentor, International Trainer, French Projects Coordinator, and Curriculum Consultant, Roots of Empathy/Racines de l’empathie, Toronto and international - Delivered evidence-informed, social and emotional competence-building program Stephanie Baptist 2

- Provided consultation for professional growth and development as well as program evaluation - Implemented program in Northern Ontario, Atlantic Canada, California and Germany, maintaining close partnerships with diverse stakeholders, nationally and internationally - Coordinated Ontario Trillium Foundation grant, from application to funder’s final report, including action plan & budget, to achieve all deliverables, including educational resources - Revised and updated curriculum materials for French- and German-speaking contexts

1995-2005, Actor in Professional Theatre, including Soulpepper, Atlantic Theatre Festival, Centaur

Education

M.Ed., Adult Education & Community Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 2014 - Initiated practicum with TPH, learning social determinants of health & health promotion history - Designed qualitative research project and developed understanding of adult learning principles - Presented at University of Guelph Sexuality Conference; Holistic Learning Conference, Orillia

B.Ed. (Intermediate/Senior) & B.A. (Honours), Queen’s University, Kingston, 1995 - Certified to teach Drama and English in ‘The Artist in Community Education’ program

Additional Training and Development

With TPH, developing knowledge of Public Health competencies: Harm Reduction101; Sexual Health Training for Those Working with Youth; HIV101; HIV, Pregnancy & Parenting; Birth Control Updates

Also: Conférence nationale sur la santé mentale et le bien-être (Université d’Ottawa), Forum sur l’excision (Oasis Centre des Femmes), Overdose Prevention (Canadian Harm Reduction Network), Forced Marriage (I Do! Project), Women and HIV (AIDS Committee of Toronto), Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Sex Therapy (Sexual Health Network of Ontario)

Volunteer Experience

2012 - 2015, Volunteer Coordinator, Monarch Park Adopt-a-Tree Program, City of Toronto - Implemented program with local residents and community organizations

2014, Moderator, Making Connections Conference, People For Education, Toronto - Chaired panel on the highly controversial and political Health & Phys Ed curriculum

2014, Research Assistant, Kids Help Phone/Jeunesse j’écoute, Toronto - Conducted surveys with youth before & after counseling, generated interest in project

2014, Parent Volunteer, “Comment aborder la puberté”, École Georges-Etienne-Cartier, Toronto - Collaborated with Toronto Public Health to develop puberty workshop for francophone parents

2013-2014, Peer Mentor, Family Care Office, University of Toronto - Recommended resources to student parents from various faculties, balancing school and family

2006, Peer Educator, Woman2Woman program, Bay Centre for Birth Control, Toronto - Educated women of diverse backgrounds about various methods of contraception