stephanie halapija

executive director

About

A dedicated, personable, business professional with a successful and varied employment record with experience in administration, museum studies and archaeology. I specialize in museum management, collection care, exhibit creation and support, and fund development.

Country

canada

City

richmond

Industry

museums and institutions

Skill

museum collections, grant writing, customer service, high level of confidentiality, executive administrative assistance, grant research, curatorial projects, artifact analysis, museum education, fundraising, strategic communications, networking, historic preservation, historical research, tender development, social media, accounts receivable, project management, exceptional people skills, member relations, databases, data analysis, grants, museums, nonprofits, research

Experience

assistant curator

paris museum and historical society

2010-5 - 2012-3 · 1 yr 11 mos

I assisted Curator in preparations to move the entire museum over the summer/fall, as well as the general day to day running of the museum, management of the collections and exhibits and cataloged their entire native/pre-contact collection (over 900+ artefacts during the summer months). I created a database to track the native collection and prepared a summary report of my findings for publication.

executive assistant

guelph chamber of commerce

2013-5 - 2014-4 · 1 yr

Functioning as the Executive Assistant for the President and CAO, this position entailed calendar management/scheduling, email and general C-Level Executive Support. I was also responsible for the Board of Directors scheduling, communications, nominations/election process and minute taking.

executive assistant

well.ca

2012-4 - 2013-4 · 1 yr 1 mo

Primarily responsible for all of the scheduling of appointments/meetings for CEO/BOD, calendar management, and general C-Level Executive Support, as well as arranging all travel for the CEO, including cars, flights and hotels. Also performed general administrative and clerical tasks and continuously handled highly classified and sensitive information.

executive director

gulf of georgia cannery society

2018-9 - Present · 8 yrs 1 mo

advancement and philanthropy

themuseum

2014-6 - 2016-1 · 1 yr 8 mos

Primary responsibilities include project management in the area of Advancement/Development and Philanthropy including (not not limited too): annual campaigns, major donations/gift giving, tax receipts, board reporting and meeting development budget targets. As well, grant writing, research and reporting in the area of social enterprise and fund development. I am also involved with exhibit support and special projects, as well as general museum administrative and curatorial support in various fields.

curator and director

nisga'a lisims government

2016-2 - Present · 10 yrs 8 mos

Proud British Columbians and Canadians, Nisga'a citizens are responsible for building and maintaining our own institutions. The Nisga'a Nation is represented by Nisga'a Lisims Government (NLG) — a modern, forward-thinking administration based on traditional culture and values. Nisga'a Government has the authority to pass laws on a broad range of matters. At the same time, Nisga'a lawmaking authority is concurrent with federal and provincial authority. Designed to assure democracy, transparency, and accountability, Nisga'a Government is comprised of NLG, the four Nisga'a Village Governments, and three Urban Locals.