ABOUT HAYDEN

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Summary of Skills 
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  • Research: academic, archival, digital
  • Historical consulting
  • Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook
  • Organizational abilities including database management
  • Strong working knowledge ​of social media platforms
  • Analysis of fire insurance plans, city directories, aerial photography
  • GIS including Carto and ArcGIS Story Maps
  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • Creative and academic writing
  • Photography/drone photography
  • Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, After Effects
  • HTML (foundation understanding)
  • Python (foundational understanding)

Experience

Timmins Martelle Heritage Consultants Inc. May 2021 - Present
Cultural Heritage Specialist

City of Ottawa Jan. 2021 - May 2021
Junior Heritage Planner

investStratford  Oct. 2020 - Nov 2020
Project Communications Consultant

Architectural Conservancy of Ontario - Stratford-Perth Branch  Aug. 2020 - Present
Executive Committee Member

Stratford and District Historical Society  Aug. 2020 - December 2020
Volunteer Social Media Coordinator

Stratford History  Mar. 2020 - Present
Research, Photography, Social Media

University of Waterloo  Sept. 2019 - Apr. 2020
Teaching Assistant 

Government of Ontario  Jun. 2019 - Dec. 2019
Strategic Analyst 

Parliament of Canada Sept. 2017 - Apr. 2019
Interim Stakeholder Relations and Communications Manager
Parliamentary Assistant

Stratford Tourism Alliance  May 2014 - Aug. 2016
Travel Ambassador

Selected Writing & Presentations​
  • Architectural Conservancy of Ontario NextGen, "The Next Generation: Key Issues and New Vision," National Trust Conference 2021, September 2021.
  • "Heritage 101: Distinguishing Heritage Designations, Listings, etc.," Stratford Times, November 2021
  • "​Ontario Street Heritage Face-to-Face with the Wrecking Ball," Updated edition in More Than Bricks & Mortar, Stratford: Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, October 2021.
  • "A Pair of Elegant Residences in Hamlet Ward," Stratford Times, October 2021.
  • "​Ontario Street Heritage Face-to-Face with the Wrecking Ball," Stratford Times, September 2021.
  • "STRATFORD HISTORY: 105-109 St. David Historical Building," Stratford Times, August 2021.
  • "105-109 St. David Street," More Than Bricks & Mortar, Stratford: Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Stratford-Perth County, August 2021.
  • "341 Erie Street - Industrial Architecture Right Before Our Eyes," More Than Bricks & Mortar, Stratford: Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, February 2021.

Education

University of Waterloo  2019-2020
University of Ottawa  2013-2017
  • Joint Honours Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science
  • Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program - Winter Semester 2015
  • Journal Publication: "Foreman says these jobs are going boys and they ain't coming back," Bruce Springsteen's Historicization of Deindustrialization and the American Working Class, CLIO Undergraduate History Journal, 2017.
  • Dean's Honours List Fall 2017
  • 3.7 GPA