Note: I put my heart and soul into everything. I am an honest, grateful person.
My skills were developed and earned with many teams in many places.
I love working, being helpful, and keeping busy. I love to get things done.
2025: Present: Part-time Administrator, Musical Arts Academy
I can make some time for media production, administration
2022’ Covid gap, re-built site, non-pay creative consult: Obediya Jones-Darrell
I continue to write & pitch creative concepts for broadcast and cross-over.
Administrator: Musical Arts Academy (9 mos 2018-19, returned in 2023)
Small Business New Media Consulting. Facebook ads, graphics and video.
Examples: Nail Salon, Realtor, Audio Equipment Distributor, Fashion Stylist
Floater for Elections Canada: 2015 Federal & 2018 Provincial Election
2014’ Spent five years working with a small production company called etp.
The main TV shows I worked on were: ‘The Ron James Show’ TV Series (CBC)
‘Buy Herself with Sandra Rinomato’ (HGTV) and ‘Walk the Walk’ (Global TV)
I wore many hats: Coordinating Producer - ‘Ode to the Road’ - Social Media
Producer as required - I worked on all the Press & Promo with our Publicist,
2009’ I handled all digital assets, and provided administrative support to our office.
2007’ Created and launched - https://siapeace.com - for many reasons.
Worked as a Newborn Photographer at a Toronto hospital. (2006-07)
Part-Time CSR/Administration at a Toronto Star distribution office. (2004-09)
Tattoo Music - Researcher - the ‘Loews’ project with Tim Thorney. (2004)
W Network - Segment Producer - ‘Living Romance’ - lifestyle TV series (2003)
TV Ontario - Producer, Writer, Control Room Director - ‘TVO Kids’ (2001-02)
CBC TV - Audience Booker - ‘Jonovision’ - a quick fun contract. (2001)
2001’ YTV - Co-Producer, Key Creative & Writer - ‘Uh Oh The Game Show’
Producer, Writer - ‘YTV’s Santa Claus Parade’ & ‘Snit Station’
For ‘Uh Oh’ I travelled across Canada four times doing Auditions and Media
Presentations in schools for the Slime Tour & Studio. Rick had 14 shows
completed when I joined. He gave me creative freedom and loved the changes.
1996’ CTV-Baton-Disney: Producer, Writer / Created - ‘BBS Master Control’
A huge success, this show received 1,200 letters a week from Viewers
across 3 provinces, with fantastic ratings as well. This was a new concept
and format which created a lot of Content. A ‘branded block of Disney
Cartoons‘ with hosted segments airing on Weekend mornings with endless
sales promotions and, we launched the first web site for a youth show in
Canada and ‘blew Baton’s server’s every weekend’ - It makes me smile.
1994’ YTV - Producer, Writer, Director - PJs, The Treehouse, The Zone & Alley
This was live to air interstitial programming. I had a huge role in this. I was also:
Production Coordinator, Field Producer - PJs, Grogs, Fuzzpaws
Production Coordinator - ‘StreetNOISE’ & ‘Kids Help Phone Special’
We pioneered “branded programming blocks” Our PJs YTV team created
‘stunt programming’ in Canada and contests and interactive promos. All that
stuff started in Kids TV. We had to constantly create new formats and find
ways to generate revenue. Also, Kids TV covers every aspect of life. So there
were field shoots and endless segments produced on everything from sports
to music to human interest. Every local event and industry was a field shoot.
The fax machine, computer, cel phone and internet were all introduced
during my media career. We used to make TV without all that stuff.
1990’ Cinespace Studios - Studio Manager, Booker, Arranger
Musicon Creative Group - Music Research & Sales for TV & Film projects
I worked directly with Nick, the owner, a brilliant person, I will be
forever grateful to him for his guidance and kindness at Cinespace.
This was an interesting time in the film industry. Nick was a visionary.
1989’ CBC - Production Coordinator - ‘Juno Awards’ ‘Canada Day Special’
I am so grateful for this time. These 1989 Junos revolutionized how awards
shows were done from that point forward, including the Grammys and
it was terrific to work on a music industry show. It was a different time.
Insight Productions - Production Coordinator, Researcher
11988’ CBC - Production Coordinator, Music Researcher - ‘Wired’
The coolest music show ever, out of London, New York & Toronto.
I made eternal and invaluable music industry contacts on this show.
Every Canadian artist wanted to be on ‘Wired’ - everyone was calling.
1987’ CBC - News Room Receptionist - ‘The Journal’ & ‘Midday’
May I please mention - there was no voicemail or internet and definitely
no smart phones or tablets in one of Canada’s busiest newsrooms ever,
along with the best journalists ever - a brilliant experience.
CBC - Office Assistant - whoever needed help, got it.
1987’ Graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University - Radio and Television Arts
(ryerson: RTA Bachelor of Applied Arts) - Best experience, I loved it.
1986’ Adventure Sight and Sound - Production Assistant - commercials
1980’ I worked in a glass factory to pay my way through school, I also worked in
a packaging factory and did some volunteer work at a hospital and radio
station in Brampton, at the time ‘CFNY’ - The glass factory experience was
brilliant, paid well and really set a nice tone for a good work ethic and
perspective on life. I started working when I was 15 years old.
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