CV for Sam Bradd
LinkedIn profile: www.linkedin.com/in/sambradd
Professional Experience
Principal, Drawing Change Consulting 2010 – Present
Administrative Director, Disability Alliance of BC, 2008-2011
Organizer and Office Coordinator, Simon Fraser Student Society, 1999-2008
Education
- Masters of Education, Educational Studies (University of British Columbia) 2014
- Bachelor of Arts, Women and Gender Studies (Simon Fraser University) 2005
Professional Education
- Certified Human Systems Dynamics professional 2020
- Certified Integral Facilitator with 10 Directions 2020
- Culturally Responsive Evaluation, with Reciprocal Consulting and SFU Continuing Studies 2020
- Breaking Rank: Refusing White Supremacy with Hawa Mire 2020
- Indigenous Cultural Competency Trainings (PHSA, Kairos) 2014 and ongoing
- Deep Democracy training (Manchester, UK) 2019
- Art of Hosting training and AOH training team 2017-2018
- Disability Human Rights Monitoring Training (York University) 2009
- 17-day Advanced Facilitation Training (Training for Change, Philadelphia) 2006
- Facilitation training, various, 1999-2008
Books
Two chapters: World of Visual Facilitation. Co-edited by Jeroen Blijsie, Tim Hamons, Rachel Smith 2019
Book: Drawn To Change: graphic histories of working class people. 2016 Graphic History Collective. Between the Lines Press, Toronto. Winner of the 2017 Wilson prize for historical research
Book: Drawn Together Through Visual Practice. Co-edited by Brandy Agerbeck, Kelvy Bird, Sam Bradd and Jennifer Shepherd. 2016
Book: May Day. Graphic History Collective. Between the Lines Press, Toronto. 2009
Teaching and Speaking
- Teaching Graphic Facilitation Training workshops 2016 – present
- Keynote, TechSoup Canada about Graphic Facilitation 2021
- Keynote, BC Campus on Visuals and Vision 2020
- Business panelist, International Forum of Visual Practitioners (New Jersey) August 2019
- Keynote, visual facilitation for the classroom (Yellowknife, NWT) January 2019
- Teaching Graphic Facilitation Training (Inuvik, NWT) – 2019
- Teaching Graphic Facilitation Training (Cambridge Bay, Nunavut) 2019
- Teaching Advanced Visual Facilitation, Portland USA 2018
- Teaching Advanced Visual Facilitation, Atlanta, USA 2017
- In-House Graphic Facilitation Training for Crown corporation (Regina) 2018
- Anti-Bias workshops for visual practitioners (Denmark) 2018
- BC Quality Forum 2018 presentation about Indigenous Cultural Safety 2018
- Cultural Safety Circle presentation, Ministry of Children and Families 2018
- Visual Notetaking for high school students, Williams Lake BC 2016
- Panelist, International Forum of Visual Practitioners (Atlanta) 2017
- Workshop and keynote, Douglas College (Graphic History Collective) 2016
- Workshop at Vancouver Public Library (Graphic History Collective) 2016
- Speaker, Vancouver book launch of Drawn to Change (Graphic History Collective) 2016
- Panelist, International Forum of Visual Practitioners (Washington DC) 2016
- Keynote, CreativeMorning Vancouver January 2016
- Guest lecture, MBA Program at Vancouver NYU campus 2015
- Keynote, Comics in the Classroom: Mount Royal University 2014
- Reading at Word Vancouver about May Day (Graphic History Collective) 2009
Community Involvement
- Dialogue Associate, SFU Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue. 2020 – ongoing
- International Forum of Visual Practitioners: 2012-present
- Co-founder, Graphic History Collective: graphichistorycollective.com 2008-2017
- Co-founder, Vancouver Letterpress League 2010-2013
- Co-organizer, ABLE Community Kitchen for people with disabilities 2010 – 2012
- Vancouver Fruit Tree Project Board member 2010-2012
- Board member, Training for Change 2006
- Shop Steward and Bargaining Team, CUPE 2396 2003-2006