Mila V.

Built a community of women professionals in the ESG investment industry.
Women Investing for a Sustainable Economy (WISE) is a nation-wide professional development and discussion group for young women working in the ESG investment industry.

Belgrade Venture Forum [BgVF) is a leading venture capital and innovation forum in South Eastern Europe.
https://www.belgradeventureforum.org/

Evaluating funding applications for the BAP startup funding program for technology ventures in Ontario placing a C-level or other senior-level executive to support achieving their next growth milestone.

More about the program: https://www.marsdd.com/business-acceleration-program-funding-volunteer-reviewer/
https://www.marsdd.com/funding/embedded-executive/

Advisor in the Winter Impact Investing Program

Providing leadership, business, product development to entrepreneurs at the only national, non-profit organization that provides financing, mentoring and support tools to aspiring business owners aged 18-39.
Recognized as a Sage Mentor, one of the most experienced and dedicated mentors.

mentor to teen girls

Responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient administration and operation of the Board of Directors and its committees to achieve excellence in board governance for Endeavour.
This includes
- Board Recruitment and Education which involves developing and implementing processes and best practices for board succession planning, designing and delivering a board development program, including orientation recruitment and nominations
- Board Relations and Best Practices

Advisor to pro bono management consultants
Offering guidance to the executive and consulting teams on change management/ organizational development, process improvement, etc.

Participated in two successful Scope-A-Thons, advising
- Urban Alliance on Race Relations (UARR), a 40-year old leading institution and charity on building community consensus on race relations, urbanalliance.ca
- CatalystsX (Cx), a youth-led community of people building a vibrant culture of personal and… Show more

Advisor to pro bono management consultants
Offering guidance to the executive and consulting teams on change management/ organizational development, process improvement, etc.

Participated in two successful Scope-A-Thons, advising
- Urban Alliance on Race Relations (UARR), a 40-year old leading institution and charity on building community consensus on race relations, urbanalliance.ca
- CatalystsX (Cx), a youth-led community of people building a vibrant culture of personal and systems transformation towards a better future together, received $1M in funding from OTH, catalystsx.ca Show less

One of the best tech meetups in Toronto focused on scaling growth.

Startups don't struggle to build their product. They struggle to build an audience and acquire new customers. Dedicated to combining technical, analytical and creative marketing techniques to test and optimize new ways of solving this problem.

http://www.meetup.com/Growth-Hacking-Toronto/

Supported the mission of the Education Committee by improving training programs for active risk managers and related staff that are available in the context of their continuing professional responsibilities.

Organised premier risk management events in Toronto.
Restructured the Steering Committee into 2 tiers: an advisory and an operational committee.
Recruited a 10-member team to serve as the operational committee.
Increased member attendance at events.
Relocated events to the downtown financial core.
Made the Toronto chapter one of the fastest growing globally.

Actively participated in ensuring the sustainability of direction and leadership at the University of Toronto Local Committee chapter, championing AIESEC in the community, and supporting both the personal and professional development of the leadership team of the Local Committee through mentorship.
Additionally, provided organizational and governance guidance as well as successfully recruited a board member.

Personal Assistant to Moses Znaimer, an internationally renowned Canadian broadcaster and media pioneer, at his annual conference.

ideaCity, aka 'Canada’s Premier Meeting of the Minds’, is an eclectic gathering of artists, adventurers, authors, cosmologists, doctors, designers, entertainers, filmmakers, inventors, magicians, musicians, scientists and technologists. ideaCity is the TEDx that we didn't have a decade ago.

Organized the annual Vinifera Gala, WCM’s primary fundraising event that is usually held early in the year. It is a premier social and networking opportunity for Toronto’s financial and investment community and garners notable media coverage. In addition to silent and live auctions and an opportunity for guest to enjoy unique wines and delicious food, the event showcases the WCM Award of Leadership which recognizes a senior executive who has demonstrated professional excellence and a commitment… Show more

Organized the annual Vinifera Gala, WCM’s primary fundraising event that is usually held early in the year. It is a premier social and networking opportunity for Toronto’s financial and investment community and garners notable media coverage. In addition to silent and live auctions and an opportunity for guest to enjoy unique wines and delicious food, the event showcases the WCM Award of Leadership which recognizes a senior executive who has demonstrated professional excellence and a commitment to advancing and supporting women in Capital Markets. All funds raised at the Vinifera Awards Gala goes towards WCM initiatives including the Heather L. Main Memorial Scholarship Fund. Show less

Sister organisation to Rotary Canada; it now serves as the primary conduit for earning compulsory community volunteer hours for high school students.

participated in Code Across Toronto 2016, an event organized by Civic Tech Toronto, in conjunction with Open Data Day, which gathers “citizens in cities around the world to write applications, liberate data, create visualizations and publish analyses using open public data to show support for and encourage the adoption of open data policies by the world's local, regional and national governments.”

http://utdanceclub.weebly.com/

Under my direction, became the most profitable student club on campus
Offers a variety of dance classes to UofT community and general public

recruited the leadership team
the only European chapter of the global organization
managing entirely remotely
events number up to 80 attendees
http://www.meetup.com/HackerNestNIS/

Toronto, Canada & San Francisco, CA
Assisting a social enterprise offering a career development platform that re-imagines the hiring process while working to build a more inclusive workforce.

Location: Toronto, Canada Area
Advisor to pro bono management consultants
Offering guidance to the executive and consulting teams on change management/ organizational development, process improvement, etc.
Participated in two successful Scope-A-Thons, advising
- Urban Alliance on Race Relations (UARR), a 40-year old leading institution and charity on building community consensus on race relations, urbanalliance.ca
- CatalystsX (Cx), a youth-led community of people building a… Show more

Location: Toronto, Canada Area
Advisor to pro bono management consultants
Offering guidance to the executive and consulting teams on change management/ organizational development, process improvement, etc.
Participated in two successful Scope-A-Thons, advising
- Urban Alliance on Race Relations (UARR), a 40-year old leading institution and charity on building community consensus on race relations, urbanalliance.ca
- CatalystsX (Cx), a youth-led community of people building a vibrant culture of personal and systems transformation towards a better future together, received $1M in funding from OTH, catalystsx.ca Show less

Led a team of 6 consultants in devising a 5-year strategic plan and board transition for a local charity. Endeavour provides management consulting to improve organizational capacity and community impact to non-profit organizations that otherwise cannot afford professional consulting.