University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law / Ottawa, Canada
July 2006-present
Position: Visiting Professor
Duties:

• Lecturing in English and French in Property Law, Commercial Law and Tort Law (Délits civil)
• Coordinating guest lecturers
• Advising CLAIHR chapter and other student clubs
• Assisting the Human Rights Research and Education Centre on various initiatives
• Conducting research on corporate social responsibility and human rights
• Other professorial duties, i.e. setting and grading exams, preparing lessons, consulting with students, etc.

University of Windsor, Faculty of Law / Windsor, Canada
July 2004-June 2006
Position: Visiting Assistant Professor and Access to Justice Chair
Duties:

• Lecturing on Access to Justice and Child and the Law
• Developing and organizing an Access to Justice colloquia
• Coordinating Access to Justice speakers and guest lecturers
• Advising CLAIHR chapter and other student clubs
• Conducting research on corporate social responsibility and human rights
• Other professorial duties, i.e. setting and grading exams, preparing lessons, consulting with students, etc.

Human Rights International Documentation Network (HRI)
Ottawa, Canada
July 2000-June 2004
Position: Executive Director and In-house Legal Counsel
Duties:

• Liaised with international Board of Directors
• Conducted strategic planning for the future of the organization
• Fundraised, managed and reported on human rights projects
• Marketed the institution domestically and abroad
• Drafted and administered project proposals, timelines, critical paths and budgets
• Recruited, supervised and evaluated office staff, field interns, and volunteers
• Provided legal advice on humanitarian concerns Edited a quarterly magazine and alumni newsletter
• Networked with worldwide program offices and national partners/members

HRI
Ottawa, Canada
June 1998-July 2000
Position: Deputy Director
Duties:

• Assisted Executive Director with fundraising, managing and reporting
• Selected and trained Project Officers, interns and volunteers
• Coordinated meetings, conferences and symposiums on human rights topics
• Researched, developed and maintained content for databases and doc centre

HRI
Ottawa, Canada
June 1996-May 1998
Position: Coordinator, International Child and Health Programmes
Duties:

• Directed programmes and projects on juvenile justice and HIV/AIDS
• Responded to federal and provincial government inquires on youth welfare
• Participated on international tribunals, panels and missions
• Executed socio-legal research on behalf of the agency

Beyond Borders: Ensuring Global Justice for Children
Winnipeg, Canada
January 1996-present
Position: Co-founder and Senior Legal Counsel
Duties:

• Consulting privately on international advocacy mechanisms
• Lobbying governments for improvements in child protection legislation
• Intervening in "high profile" children's rights cases
• Developing and facilitating training seminars on child protection policies
• Acting as managing partner; responsible for general finance and administration

Children's Aid Society of Ottawa-Carleton
Ottawa, Canada
September 1996-May 1997
Position: Articling Student
Duties:

• Conducted interviews and negotiations with clients and staff
• Assisted in trials and a Coroners' Inquest
• Pleaded uncontested matters
• Organized in-house training on international child law topics

Orenstein & Associates
Montréal, Canada
September 1992-August 1993
Position: Legal Intern
Duties:

• Researched jurisprudence
• Responded to client concerns
• Drafted memorandum of law and affidavits

• Member, Law Society of Upper Canada / Toronto, Canada
• Member, International Bar Association and Human Rights Institute / London, UK
• Member, Federal Committee against Sexual Exploitation of Children / Ottawa, Canada
• Member, Patron Board of the Alliance for the Rights of Children / Vancouver, Canada
• Member, International Advisory Committee, Harvard University's JFK School of Government, "International Child Law Protection Project" / Washington, DC, USA
• Senior Adviser, United Nations Violence against Children Study, Violence against Children in Cyberspace Chapter / Geneva, Switzerland.
• Treasurer and North American Representative, ECPAT-International: A campaign to end child prostitution, child pornography and the trafficking of children for sexual purposes / Bangkok, Thailand
• National Coordinator, CINCYR: Canadian Information Network on Child and Youth Rights / Ottawa, Canada
  North American Liaison, European Network for Street Children Worldwide / Brussels, Belgium

• Expert Roundtable on Violence against Children in Virtual Spaces / Bangkok, 2005
• Wilton Park Expert Consultation on Protecting Children On-Line / London, 2003
• First International Conference about Child Pornography on the Internet / Salvador, 2002
• INTERPOL'S 20th Meeting of Specialist Group on Crimes against Children / Thun, 2002
• Second World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children / Yokohama, 2001
• UNHCHR International Consultative Conference on School Education in Relation with Freedom of Religion and Belief, Tolerance and Non Discrimination / Madrid, 2001
• Forum of the Americas: Hemispheric Consultation for the World Conference Against Racism, Xenophobia and other forms of Religious Intolerance / Quito, 2000
• The Hague Appeal for Peace / The Hague, 1999
• UNESCO Meeting of International Experts to Combat Sexual Abuse of Children, Child Pornography and Paedophilia on the Internet / Paris, 1999
• Webnet '98: World Conference on the Internet, Intranet and Web / Orlando, 1998
• Human Rights on the Internet / Montréal, 1998
• Vienna+5: International NGO Review of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action / Ottawa, 1998
• EU Consultation on the Development of a European Network for Street Children / Brussels, 1997
• World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children / Stockholm, 1996