Trina is passionate about non-profit capacity, engaged citizenship, inspired workplaces, community development and education. Her diverse areas of focus have included at-risk youth, volunteer engagement, sustainability, social services, community-university engagement, science, business administration, and performing arts. In addition to her consulting work with 27 Shift, Trina is an instructor in the Centre for Sustainable Community Development at Simon Fraser University.
Trina is an avid traveller, having spent five months in 2010 exploring Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. When she isn’t working, learning or travelling, Trina enjoys cycling, backyard gardening and playing board games. She grew up in Salmon Arm, BC and currently calls Vancouver her home.
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Education
- MBA in Community Economic Development (Cape Breton University, candidate 2011)
- MBTI® Certification Program
- Certificate in Dialogue and Civic Engagement | SFU
- Bachelor of Education | UBC
- Bachelor of Science | UBC
Awards
- Shortlisted for Action Canada Fellowship (2011)
- Chancellor’s Entrance Scholarship recipient | Cape Breton University
- Totem Contributorship Award | UBC
- Bill Chang Citizenship Award | UBC
Memberships
- Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, Canada
- Administrators of Volunteer Resources, BC; Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources
- Association of Fundraising Professionals (Vancouver)
- Next Leaders Network (Vantage Point)
- Board of Directors, Canadian Women Voters Congress
