1987– House painting and small contracts– self employed
1989– Amy Adam’s Escorts, Halifax Nova Scotia
1991– Arrived Vancouver seeking better paying work after the economy crashed in NS.
1991-2002– Self employed Social Escort
2002– Waitress at the Ivanhoe Pub—3 months
2002– Waitress at the 50 Bourbon Street Pub– 3 months
2002– Baker– Traditional Fayre—Celtic Butcher Shop– 3 months
2002– Cover Girls Escorts, Jet Set Escorts
2003– Present-Self employed Social Escort
2006– Media Liaison -PACE Society
Contract Work
2005– BC Coalition of Experiential Women- “A broad perspective on the portrayal of sex workers in the media”- Author
2005– PACE Society-” Research Ethics: a Guide for Community Organizations”- Policy Development Team
2005– PACE Society-” Policy Manual”- Policy Development Team
2006-BC Coalition of Experiential Women “From the Curb”- Sex Worker’s Perspectives on Violence and Domestic Trafficking– Data Collection
2007– BC Coalition of Experiential Women/Communities-“Developing Capacity for Change” Cooperative Development Report– Author, Coordinator
Presentations/ Panels/Committees
2003–2006- Board of PACE Society
2004-2006– Chairman of the Board, PACE Society
2004– present– Steering Committee “Living in Community”-city wide initiative to balance perspectives on the sex industry
2005– present– Communications sub committee “Living in Community”
2007– present—Recommendations sub committee ”Living in Community”
2006– International Harm Reduction Conference, “From the Curb” research presenter
2006– Pivot Legal Society” Beyond Decriminalization” panel presenter– SFU
2004-2007– UBC, SFU, Douglas College, Rhodes College - Lecture - issues facing sex workers today
2005-2007– Vancouver Police New Recruits– Lecture– issues facing sex workers today and the importance of trust between workers and the police as it relates to violent offenders (light politics focus on taking of reports and evidence)
2006– SFU “History of Sex Work in Vancouver– Community Partnership Project” Lecturer– the benefits of partnerships between universities and community, specifically our experience in this project where SFU partnered with sex workers
2004-2007 “ History of Sex Worker in Vancouver”- Book, Museum Exhibit, Multi-media Installation- The history of the sex industry in Vancouver as it relates to civil/human rights
2006-2008 Sex Worker Cooperative Development Coordinator
2007-Diversity Advisory Committee to the VPD Chief Executive Officer
2007-2008 Sex Industry Worker Safety Action Group- sex worker-VPD partnership to reduce harms caused to sex industry workers by Police Action
2008-2009-Sex Industry Association Development-working towards sex industry stabilization.