Jana Ray
Jana Ray
COO | Executive Director | VP Strategy
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Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Strong female servant-leader senior executive with experience working in both for profit and not-for-profit businesses. I enjoy the opportunity to mentor and work with emerging students and leaders with interest to grow in a number of spaces.

I am the COO of CanAge - Canada's National Seniors Advocacy Organization. www.canage.ca
I am the Executive Director of the NEW Food Trucks Association of Canada - Canada's first national trade association that provides business supports and advocacy for food trucks, caterers, and related foodservice industry professionals in communities nationwide
I am also a co-owner and the VP of Strategy for SUSTAIN Magazine. www.sustainmag.ca

I'm always looking for students in these areas: Public policy/research/journalism, public health/medical marketing, law/economics/business/financial security, computer science/statistics, gerontology/aging, healthcare/occupational therapy, psychology/mental health, hospitality/tourism/foodservice/event planning

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CanAge
CanAge
Canada

Video Post-Production and Animation Project for CanAge

The main goal for the project is to enhance the videos produced using Zoom by implementing basic and intermediary post-production editing, creating interesting animations and call outs, and using After Effects or similar software to make the videos engaging for the audience of CanAge. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: - Learning about CanAge's mission and the target audience for the videos. - Reviewing the videos produced using Zoom and identifying areas for improvement. - Implementing basic and intermediary post-production editing techniques to enhance the videos. - Creating interesting animations and call outs to make the videos visually engaging. - Using After Effects or similar software to add text and templates to zhuzh up the videos.

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Category Videography + 4
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Food Trucks Association of Canada
Food Trucks Association of Canada
Floradale, Ontario, Canada

Cloud Review and Set-Up Project for Food Trucks Association of Canada

Optimize and implement cloud infrastructure for the Food Trucks Association of Canada (FTAC) using free cloud hosting from www.canarie.ca/cloud . The student will review existing software platforms developed by previous student groups, set up the cloud environment following best practices, and prepare these platforms for final testing and deployment. This project aims to leverage the granted cloud resources effectively, ensuring a robust and scalable infrastructure for FTAC's digital operations.

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Category Cloud technologies + 1
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Food Trucks Association of Canada
Food Trucks Association of Canada
Floradale, Ontario, Canada

Municipal Bylaw Scan in Canada - Research Project

FTAC is interested in drawing attention to gaps, barriers, and inequities that occur within the business landscape where Canadian Food Trucks operate - chiefly, municipalities. We are undertaking a series of research projects that are truly IDEAL for students to understand the inner workings of how good policy recommendations can have real impacts on the ability for small businesses to thrive and grow. In this project, FTAC is undertaking a cross-country review of various bylaws that impact Food Truck operators. This will be the 2nd year this data will be collected to inform our work. All of the research conducted will be online and can be done from anywhere.

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Category Public relations + 4
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Food Trucks Association of Canada
Food Trucks Association of Canada
Floradale, Ontario, Canada

Network Administration and Security Review for Food Trucks Association of Canada

Conduct a comprehensive review and optimization of network administration settings for the Food Trucks Association of Canada (FTAC), focusing on Google Workspace, Slack, and other linked SaaS platforms to ensure optimal security. The project also includes a security assessment of the current web hosting environment. Students will analyze existing configurations, identify potential vulnerabilities, and implement best practices in security and network administration. The aim is to enhance FTAC's overall digital security posture and optimize the efficiency of its cloud-based operations. NOTE : Students will not be exposed to any personally identifying information, member data, or financial data during this project.

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Category Cloud technologies
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