The Staff at Osborne Village Resource Centre
OVRC has eight dedicated staff members:
Keith
Centre Coordinator
Keith had worked at Osborne Village Resource Centre for eight years as an Employment Facilitator and Computer Instructor before being promoted to Centre Coordinator in the fall of 2011. Keith is a living example of the phrase “It’s never too late to return to Post Secondary Education and change careers” as he did so at age 40. Prior to returning to Assiniboine College, Keith worked at a number of different occupational fields including radio announcer, Parts and Service Manager of a farm machinery dealership, and a Retail Manager.
Keith has a passionate enthusiasm for the work he does assisting individuals with resumes and cover letters and now managing the Centre. He is always looking for ways to enhance the services at OVRC such as writing and implementing a highly successful survey that went out to Winnipeg employers asking their opinions regarding resumes and cover letters. His interest and compassion for his co-workers and those individuals who use OVRC is greatly valued.
Sandy
Career Counsellor
Sandy Hudson is a Career Counselor and Workshop Facilitator, here at OVRC. Of Welsh parentage, Sandy grew up in England and moved to Canada in 2006. During her time as a Women’s Development officer, in Portsmouth, UK, Sandy worked with people with multiple barriers and extensively with the Bangladeshi and immigrant community. Providing career counseling and job search advice and guidance, Sandy particularly enjoyed developing and delivering workshops and motivating people to reach their potential.
As a strong advocate for voluntary work, Sandy loves to volunteer at Fort Whyte Alive. With certificates in Advice and Guidance and Counseling, Sandy completed accreditation in 2010 to administer the Keirsey Temperament Sorter. A true ENFP, Sandy is warm and full of energy, always on the lookout for what’s possible. Her boundless enthusiasm brings motivation and inspiration to her work with clients.
Kristina
Career Counsellor
Kristina is a Career Counsellor here at Osborne Village Resource Centre. She has over ten years of experience counselling individuals on post-secondary options and career directions. From assessing an individual's values and skills in order to reveal strengths inside, to arranging volunteer experience and information interviews, Kristina is energized when it comes to all aspects of career destination.
With a fascination for Labour Market Information and tracking Winnipeg job openings, she enjoys navigating through the National Occupation Classification and Manitoba Job Futures and interpreting career research to clients. With a passion for downtown Winnipeg urban living, community issues, and social justice, Kristina enjoys sharing Winnipeg resources to help individuals in the community successfully achieve professional pride.
John
Employment Facilitator
John has been involved with the Osborne Village Resource Centre since March of 2010 and has recently obtained a full-time position as an Employment Facilitator.
John has experience in a number of occupational fields which include Youth Justice Services, under the Child and Family Services Act (Ontario) and the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), Educational Assistant with the Lakehead District School Board and Framing for a locally owned and operated construction company. On January 25, 2008 John was involved in an unfortunate work place accident which was significant enough to force him to change careers. This experience inspired John to help others and obtain his Career Coach Certificate from the University of Winnipeg / Winnipeg Transition Centre. John has practiced this new career at a number of places which include YES Canada and ORG Canada and developed a passionate enthusiasm for the work he does here at Osborne Village Resource Centre.
John enjoys supporting individuals with resume and cover letter development and ultimately the main reason he wanted to get into this field was to HELP PEOPLE GET BACK TO WORK.
Dean
Employment Facilitator/Computer Instructor
Dean's varied past experiences include many years teaching computer courses with Red River College and LRSD to novice and/or well-experienced computer users. He also has been Manager of an Adult Learning Centre as well as a Principal in an elementary school in western Manitoba.
Dean also has enjoyed spending his 9 summers at Shaw Park as a Winnipeg Goldeyes Ticket Taker. He thoroughly enjoys the friendly atmosphere here at OVRC and looks forward to helping clients achieve their goals.
Jude
Career Counsellor
Jude Gaal is a Career Counsellor and Workshop Facilitator, here at OVRC. Her many different jobs (ophthalmic technician, dicta-typist, customer service representative, legal secretary, typesetter, bookkeeper) and volunteer experience has given her an excellent insight when it comes to the trials and tribulations of job search. Jude has been working in the employment counselling field since 2006. As a Career Counsellor she often shares her journey of finding meaningful employment with clients, while providing the tools to become comfortable with the career transition process. Having successfully used a skills based resume herself since the early 80s, Jude is passionate in her desire for clients to focus on the Hidden Job Market and target their applications to companies they would like to work for!.. She loves that the Centre provides services to individuals of all ages and cultural backgrounds.
Patti
Computer Lab Supervisor / Office Administrator
Computer Systems and Volunteer Coordinator
Newsletter Editor
Patti began her employment with OVRC in 1998 and loves working at the Centre! She is sort of the jack-of-all-trades person around the office. She has learned a lot along the way and has worked her way up from the front desk to her current job titles which are Computer Lab Supervisor/Office Administrator, Computer System/Volunteer Coordinator and Newsletter Editor. Now that’s a mouth full! She has worked in the retail and hospitality industries as well as for the Manitoba Government. She has completed two Diploma programs, one for Legal Secretary and the other in Multimedia Design and Communications. She believes in life long learning and continues to enroll in workshops and computer classes. She enjoys reading and loves animals, and has also volunteered working with mentally and physically disabled children.
Conrad
Client Database Coordinator
Currently works part-time at the Osborne Village Resource Centre as Client Database Coordinator. In this role, he does follow-ups on clients, tracks employment outcomes, and submits statistics to the OVRC’s two funders on a monthly basis, which helps to ensure our ongoing funding. He also does some updating of the Centre’s Web content from time to time. He formerly worked full-time at the OVRC as Intake Coordinator and Special Projects Coordinator, as well as teaching some computer courses.