Many of you know me as your public school trustee for the last 11 years, but a few folks have asked about my employment history outside of the school board. I’m very proud of my resume and the incredible opportunities provided to me over the last two decades in Edmonton. I believe if you compare my resume to other candidates, you’ll see I have many unique experiences that help set me apart.
Serving as a Trustee with the Edmonton Public School District is a part-time position. I’ll write more about the immense experience gained in policy governance, leadership and fiscal oversight— direct transferable skills that set me apart from other candidates in this ward.
Even while serving as Board Chair and Vice-Chair, I’ve always held another job. (You can see some of the highlights of my work at the school district at www.michaeljanz.ca/record)
2009 – 2012: Marketing Director, Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues
I worked on promotions, outreach and training for Edmonton’s 155 Community Leagues. I planned city-wide festivals, tradeshows, and countless workshops and training for volunteers. I helped on our live local stategy, neighbourhood planning, collaborated with partners in crime prevention and led a strategy to welcome more young people into the community league movement. It was a great way to get to know incredible volunteers from every single neighbourhood of Edmonton!
2014-2015: Project Manager, Edmonton Queer History Project
I managed a team to create events and a historical exhibition of film and memorabilia for PRIDE 35 at the Art Gallery of Alberta. We conducted and synthesized over 21 interviews with human rights pioneers. We documented their achievements in a mixed media exhibition. This was a fantastic project, giving me the privilege of working with some of the giants of Alberta’s Pride communities.
2015 – Present: Director Communications Mentor Canada / Partnership Engagement Manager Alberta Mentoring Partnership
Formally working for Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada, I worked to engage, support and build capacity in youth serving mentoring programs across Edmonton, Alberta, and Canada. I helped provide advice, support, and research to 170+ partner schools and agencies. And we provided extensive marketing and communications programs to promote youth mentorship.
2003-2009: Student Leadership, University of Alberta
I held numerous leadership positions (paid and unpaid) at the U of A from Student Union President, to representative on the Board of Governors and four years as a leader in residence and student housing.
I’ve been very lucky to have such interesting work throughout my career. I always want to do what I can to build up our community. And I hope to be able to do the same as City Councillor for Ward papastew.
As the weather turns colder, we are reminded again of the enormous cost of the social and humanitarian crisis on our streets in the richest province in Canada. As a resident of Whyte avenue, I see it everywhere around me. Just last night, a gentleman huddled in a sleeping bag in the alleyway next door.. The invisible become visible, often in transit stations, bus shelters, libraries, the remnants of public spaces.
Following my last post, (Raw Deal in the Region: Edmonton's Free Rider Problem) when you pay your property taxes, a percentage of your taxes are subsidizing the costs of the region, helping offset the taxes for property owners in the region. How much is that amount? And what do we do about it?
The City of Edmonton effectively provides various services and infrastructure projects for a Census Metropolitan Area population of 1,563,600, while only generating property tax from its resident population of 1,128,800.90. Before jumping to solutions as to how we can fairly recover costs, we need to correctly diagnose the problem.