Sandra Nomoto Resume
Objective
To find a part-time salary or contract remote Executive Assistant position to support a vegan leader in North America. I am looking to earn $1000 for 20 hours/month or $2000 for 40 hours/month and work remotely from 9:30am to 6:00pm Pacific Time.
Tasks may include (but are not limited to):
- administrative work (research, data entry, schedule management)
- project management
- marketing (event assistance, award/grant writing and submission, marketing writing and consulting, pitching media, social media posting).
Please contact me at sandra @ sandranomoto.com or 604-721-0030 for references or interview requests. Visit my LinkedIn profile to view all recommendations.
Pronouns: she/her
Education and Training
- 2020–2022: Courses in book editing, indexing, and Reconciliation education
- 2018: Indigenous Awareness Course from Indigenous Corporate Training, Inc.
- 2006–2008: Marketing courses from BCIT
- 2005: Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in English Literature and Film Studies
Personal Interests
- Living vegan since 2018
- Blogging
- Documentary and foreign films, TV series
- Playing keyboard, singing karaoke
- Administrator of the Vegan Professionals LinkedIn Group (17,900+ members)
Career Accomplishments
2024 to present: Mentor at The Forum
2021 to present: Co-host of VEG Networking Canada, Canada’s only vegan networking group
2021 to present: Voting member for Vancouver Mural Festival
2020 to present: As an Ethical Marketer and Book Whisperer, I’ve worked with or consulted over 75 businesses and 9 authors who’ve published books. See business services here and author services here.
- I round up marketing wins around the world of vegan companies in my monthly newsletter.
2018 to present: Executive Assistant to two co-founders and a local actor
- Past roles included Communications Coordinator for Nestworks, organizational support for G Day for Girls, and administration & marketing for GrowTech Labs (now Kyn Biosciences).
- Currently Executive Assistant to an actor, top podcast host, speaker and author working on a second book.
2018 to present: I’ve written for various outlets, including B the Change Media, Plant Based World Pulse, and Cold Tea Collective (volunteer). Visit my portfolio here.
2024: Spoke at Planted Expo Vancouver BC, Nanaimo VegFest, and Vancouver Vegan Festival, sharing the stage with Dr. Michael Greger, Genesis Butler, Chuck Carroll, and Dr. Michael Klaper.
2023: Featured on Global BC to introduce Veganuary
2014 to 2023: Spoke at TELUS, B Corp Leadership Development (BLD) Conference, eWomenNetwork, Kitsilano Business Leaders Meetup, and Main Street Vegan Academy. My biggest audience as a speaker was over 100 people.
2022: Self-published the world’s first vegan marketing book, Vegan Marketing Success Stories, honoured by Vegan Choice Awards, with 70+ media mentions
2022: Named Best Vegan & Cruelty-Free Professional in Canada in LUXlife Magazine’s Global Vegan Awards
2020 to 2022: Edited and managed online magazine TruHavn.
2018 to 2022: Mentored female entrepreneurs through WeBC.
2018 to 2021: Served as Secretary on the Vancouver Mural Festival Board of Directors, advisor, and Marketing Communications and DEI committee member.
2016, 2018: Certified Conscious PR Inc. as a B Corporation. It was the fourth PR agency in Canada to be B Corp certified.
2008 to 2018: Ran Conscious Public Relations Inc.
- Managed media outreach campaigns and social media for over 65 companies across North America. We earned national media coverage and print cover stories for clients in The Georgia Straight and The Vancouver Sun newspapers, among others. I managed a team of up to three staff virtually from 2014 to 2018.
2011 to 2017: Solo-handled publicity for large-scale Vancouver events, including interviews with visiting celebrities Bob Blumer, Chuck Hughes, David Rocco, Anna Olson, Bal Arneson, Corbin Tomaszeski, Graham Kerr, and Dale MacKay.
2016: Part of the Marketing team that won the 2016 eWomenNetwork Award for Best Social Media and Community Engagement among 118 chapters across North America.
2005 to 2015: Founding member of the Vancouver Short Film Festival. Roles included Sponsorship Coordinator, Marketing Coordinator, Festival Director, and Chair of the Board of Directors.
2013 to 2014: Appeared on pre-recorded and live TV segments on behalf of clients.
2009: Earned 2009 Volunteer of the Year Award from Women In Film & Television Vancouver for publicity work on the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival and Spotlight Awards Gala.
2005 to 2007: Rose from unpaid intern to assistant to the partners of a public relations firm in Vancouver. Five interns replaced me.
2005: Received a Letter of Recommendation from the President of University of British Columbia (UBC) for volunteering as Communications Coordinator for the annual Class Act student fundraising campaign; featured in the alumni magazine (below).
2001 to 2005: Raised over $50,000 for UBC as a student call centre associate over three years.
