1. LIZA DAWSON-WHISKER
2142 Townsend Road
Sooke BC V9Z 0H3
(250) 642-2676
liza.d8@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE To use my diverse experience in creative service to the community and continue to solidify
and develop the new skills I’m learning at Camosun.
OVERVIEW Enrolled in Applied Communication Program at Camosun College
Experienced in all aspects of running a small business
Fashion and design background
Office/admin skills
Public relations experience
Disciplined, energetic, enthusiastic and organized
QUALIFICATIONS Recent Studies
Applied Communication Program, Camosun College (2011–2012)
Desktop Publishing including flyers, brochures and promotional material with type and
graphics using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, and a personal website using
DreamWeaver
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Videography using Adobe Premiere to create short montages
Photography using Photoshop for journalism and portfolio gallery.
Writing copy to deadline and published in the Sooke News and Nexus.
SKILLS & Special Needs Tutoring and Respite
EXPERIENCE • Provide Behavioural Intervention and ABA Therapy to autistic youth.
Organic Farming
Administrative tasks
Water and soil sampling
Maintaining detailed logs for organic regulation purposes
Organizing equipment maintenance and repair
Calculating seed and soil requirements
Animal care
Real Estate & Construction
Restoration and Interior Design of 6 properties
Overseeing work crews, materials, building permits, landscaping, purchases and sales
Venus In Fleurs Hat Shop
Design and hand crafting of hats and hair accessories
Retail, wholesale, trade shows and private commissions — customers included Holt Renfrew
and The Bay
Press and media — featured on The Dini Petty Show, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto
Star, The Toronto Sun
3. Other Work Experience
Publicity Assistant (Franklin Watts/Orchard Books, London UK)
Promotional materials for book signings, school and library events etc
Public enquiries
Fashion Boutique Manager (Toronto)
Sales, accounts, displays, inventory
.
EDUCATION AND Applied Communication Program Camosun College, Victoria BC (2011)
COURSES Media studies
Airspeed High Ground School, Sooke BC (2010)
Principles of flight for ultralights; weather, engines, air traffic rules/regulations and aircraft
readiness
Life Mastery Anthony Robbins Life Mastery University, USA (1996)
Health and wealth strategies
Fashion Design Diploma Parsons School of Design, New York (1991)
Pattern making, design sketching, dressmaking
REFERENCES Available on request
