Resumé

=**Betty-Jo McCarville**= Fredericton (NB) bjmccarville@yahoo.ca

Qualifications
• Dynamic personality and facility developing interpersonal relationships • Extensive professional communications experience, including: event organizing, networking, volunteer management, public relations, promotional writing, editing and web-publishing. • Hands-on experience in the arts; conceiving and facilitating arts programming in diverse settings as well as technical art installation and production experience. • Fluently bilingual in French and English • Essential qualities: Energetic, Adaptable, Autonomous, Creative and Organized

Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts 2004-2007 Concordia University

Bachelor of Arts Degree, with major in French Literature 2002 University of Prince Edward Island

Selected Professional Experience
Exhibit Production Coordinator May- August 2007 and 2008 The Works Art & Design Festival – Edmonton, AB Art preparation and handling, exhibit planning, art installation/dismantling, art display, lighting, basic construction and inventory. Worked directly with artists and volunteers. Completed a simultaneous work-study component in art festival management, curatorial and exhibit production practices.

Summer Employment Officer/ Youth Café Agent May- December 2006 Service Canada Centre for Youth – Montreal, QC Assisted youth in their search for summer employment, animated school presentations and training sessions about job searching, organized and disseminated information on government and community programs.

Day Camp Leader June- August 2005 Stella Maris Boys & Girls Club - North Rustico, PEI Facilitated group activities for youth ages 4-13, led visual arts programming with daily arts activities in painting, drawing, multi-media and sculpture.

Alumni Affairs Officer Dec. 2002- June 2005 Canada World Youth – Montréal, QC Coordinated alumni activities, recruited and organized volunteers, extensive research, writing and professional communications responsibilities. Worked autonomously developing the framework for an international alumni network.

Nighttime Supervisor Sept. 2002- May 2003 Refuge Juan Moreno – Montréal, QC Crisis management and emotional support with women refugee claimants in an emergency refugee shelter.

Student President Sept. 1999- June 2001 UPEI Student's Union – Charlottetown, PEI Public relations and media representative, wrote and issued press releases, conducted research, lead political lobbying, organized conferences and community events, implemented public awareness campaigns, chaired council, recruited and managed student volunteers and student union employees, Co-managed the design phase of a 5 Million dollar student centre.

Community Involvement
Art Matters student art festival 2008 Curated a public art collaboration with SKOL artist run center.

Canada World Youth Volunteer 2002- Present Greet teams at the airport, guide city tours and facilitate pre-program preparations and program returns.

Right to Move Bicycle Cooperative Member 2005 - 2008

Concordia Saturday Art Workshops January- March 2007 Three month internship teaching adult multi-media art class.

John Caboto School Winter 2006 Three month teaching practicum in bilingual grade 5-6 class, as well as supplementary tutoring for students who recently immigrated to Canada in French comprehension and literacy.

Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts October- December 2006 Three month internship assisting artist teacher with a children’s multi-media art class.

Rooftop Garden Project Volunteer April- September 2006 Hosted a lantern making workshop and participated in the summer mosaic project.

Centre Multiethnique St-Louis Fall 2005 Organized and facilitated a special series of art education activities for children in the center’s after school program.

UPEI Outstanding Contribution to Senior Class Award 2002

Canada World Youth Netcorps Exchange June- December 2001