Presentation for the Western University Staff and Leaders' Conference, 2015, related to my Leave for Change experiences in Hanoi, Vietnam (September 2014).

2. Who is this guy?
 Research communications manager
 Passions:
 Words – written and spoken
 Pictures – capture memory &
imagination
 The world – our role and responsibility in
it

3. Experiences
 Western Heads East
 Kitabi College of Conservation &
Environmental Management
 Ecosystem Health Program
 Alternative Spring Break
 Leave for Change

4. Why?
 Made me who I am
 Understand new cultures, ways of
communicating
 Privileged position
 Responsibility to share skills
 Feels good
 Meaningful connections

5. Leave for Change
 One month: Hanoi, Vietnam
 World University Service of Canada
 Bac Thang Long College
 Build capacity: marketing, branding
 Address recruitment challenges

6. Takeaways
 Hanoi traffic is unreal. Really
 Be flexible, patient, open
 It’s all about people
 (Don’t impose culture/values/norms)

8. Be Flexible

9. Be Open

10. It’s About People