Tracy Nnanwubar

Contact British Columbia, Canada.- www.linkedin.com/in/ tracynnanwubar (LinkedIn) www.twu.ca/profile/tracynnanwubar (Company) Top Skills Advertising Writing Magazines Languages English (Full Professional) Igbo (Native or Bilingual) Publications Red Pepper and English Tea Tracy Nnanwubar Communications Expert | Writer |Teacher Langley, British Columbia, Canada Summary The youngest editor in Nigeria at age 18, Tracy has attended Ife Festival of Poetry, National Association of Television Programming Executives Conference in Florida, Jaipur Literary Festival in India, LEAP Africa & AIESEC Leadership Conferences. She was invited to the International Library of Poets’ Convention in Washington D.C. and has been featured on Unilag FM, Eko FM, MBI Radio, Trybze Magazine, Citi FM Ghana, Goge Africa, Punch Newspaper, Business Day Newspaper, Next234 Newspaper, Baby-Bump-AndAfter Magazine and The Nairobi Star. She is a Literary Fellow of the Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She was awarded a Literary Residency at the Village Institute in India and granted a Colonel Farleigh S. Dickinson International Scholarship for a MFA in Creative Writing. She has been interviewed for the Book Jam on Silverbird TV and Newsline Report in Argentina. Her projects include her research into Oral African Literature and the Commonwealth-sponsored “This is Lagos” documentary about her life for British and Nigerian TV. Tracy has been a part of the UK Cross Borders Writing Scheme; a Landmark Forum Education Initiative to encourage young children between the ages of 8 and 10 to develop their writing skills; and The Pelican Post - UK Books Donation Project in Lagos. From 2010 till 2012, her writing was workshopped into scripts for “Hear Word! Naija Woman Talk True” staged in Edinburgh The Lyceum Theatre, Harvard University and New York’s Broadway. Her first novel “Red Pepper and English Tea” published in India, won the 2012 ANBUKRAFT award for “Best New Fiction” and “Creative Excellence in Literature”. She won the July 2008 Creative Writing Scholarship of the PALF at New York University and was hosted by the German government at the Goethe Institute's Author's Talk. She was a Resident Writer at the 2012 London Olympics, a Panelist on the ‘African Media Roundtable at the Africa Utopia Festival in the Southbank Centre London, Natural Hair Panel Moderator and Judge at the 2019 Africa Hair Summit, McKinsey’s Next Generation Women Leaders Award Finalist, a World Bank Scholarship recipient at Lagos Page 1 of 7 Business School’s Enterprise Development Centre and a finalist for the Youth Enterprise Scale-Up program supported by the THNK School of Creative Leadership in Amsterdam. Tracy is a member of PEN America and the Association of Nigerian Authors. She aspires to a PhD in Writing and has been selected as one of the promising Mentees of the AFRISOC’s Scholarships and Access Committee at the University of Oxford. Experience Trinity Western University 2 years 1 month Part Time Instructor/Faculty - School of Education April 2023 - Present (1 year 3 months) Langley, British Columbia, Canada I developed (and currently execute) a support program for academic literacy and English Language Learning (ELL) for undergraduate education students and in-the-field Teacher Candidates in the Professional Year Program within British Columbia's elementary and secondary school system. Graduate Writing Coach May 2023 - December 2023 (8 months) Langley, British Columbia, Canada I worked with graduate students enrolled in all university graduate programs, to improve the quality of their academic writing and research reporting skills. MBA Writing Coach January 2023 - May 2023 (5 months) Richmond, British Columbia, Canada I worked with graduate students enrolled in the Masters of Business Administration program to improve the quality of their writing. Areas of key focus are Research reporting, Academic writing, and Business writing. M.A. Leadership Writing Coach September 2022 - May 2023 (9 months) Langley, British Columbia, Canada I worked with graduate students enrolled in the Masters of Leadership program to improve the quality of their writing. Areas of key focus are Research reporting, Academic writing, and Business writing. Writing Center Tutor Page 2 of 7 June 2022 - September 2022 (4 months) Langley, British Columbia, Canada I worked with undergraduate students in the Learning Commons' Writing center to improve the quality of their academic writing. University Canada West UAP Writing Co-Instructor September 2023 - December 2023 (4 months) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada I co-instructed the University’s Academic Preparation (UAP) course on Academic Writing; teaching plurilingual learners about academic expectations for success at the undergraduate and graduate level. My course helped learners develop personal and scholarly confidence through a developmental approach to writing and critical thinking - an overview of academic honesty practices, essay format and documentation, essay organization, academic tone, scholarly identity, and North American genre conventions. AISE Consulting Research Communications Consultant June 2021 - December 2022 (1 year 7 months) Ghent Metropolitan Area At AISE Consulting, our healthcare interventions improve maternal and child health in sub-Saharan Africa; and are funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Guttmacher Institute. I provided linguistic consulting and expertise in writing policy changes, Political economy analysis, grant proposals, and directing the communications strategy for our funders and the media. The Online Lady Chief Executive Officer June 2020 - May 2022 (2 years) Lagos, Nigeria I am an English Expert who specializes in adapting English for Special Purposes. As a future policy maker through language use & learning, I handle English projects involving professional writing, public speaking, communicative listening and reading literacy. I am an affiliate of TakeIELTS by the European Association for Education in Austria and an IELTS Partner Agency for the British Council. RV Part Shop Canada Digital Content Creator Page 3 of 7 September 2021 - March 2022 (7 months) Ontario, Canada teknonCopywriters Copywriter July 2021 - January 2022 (7 months) Odessa, Ukraine Terra Kulture Arts & Studios Assistant General Manager December 2019 - August 2020 (9 months) Victoria Island, Lagos (Problem-solving and Leadership skills) • Implemented the ‘employee wellness’ initiative, leveraging mental health psychology while leading 4 business units through 7 line managers, and by extension, motivating a team of 90 employees. • Improved operational efficiency in facility management by leveraging technology in re-using production waste, recycling excess resources, and reducing renovation timelines by 15% through effective vendor engagement. • Created and executed an e-business strategy for transforming the brand from a physical,structure to a digital brand for virtual commerce. Lovestruck Co-Founder June 2011 - August 2019 (8 years 3 months) Festac, Lagos, Nigeria (Strategic Thinking and Project Management skills) As Managing Partner at The LoveStruck Company, I have worked in US, Indian, Kenyan, South African, Ugandan, Beninese, Sao Tomean, Ghanaian and British business markets with an extensive background in Business Management and Marketing Communications. My scope of work comprised fund-raising, financial reporting , customer research, business relations impact, inter-personal and inter-cultural communication, team management, collaborative strategy, maintaining partnerships, business programs design, database management, service quality control, public affairs, branding and marketing communications. I realized an annual turnover of $37,000 in 2019; with a start-up capital of $500, attracted $40,000 investment from the World Bank, Youth with Innovation project by the Nigerian Government, the Tony Elumelu Foundation Page 4 of 7 of United Bank for Africa, and the Young Enterprise Scale-Up Program by HYBR and the THNK School of Creative Leadership in Amsterdam. I also leveraged technology in creating remote solutions for buying through social media and the online mall. The customer database grew from 2% to 95%’, reducing operating costs and improving turn-around time from 24 hours to 6 hours. I improved advertising and call-to-action metrics by leveraging keywords search on our website for online advertising,thus increasing sales by 55% each year and eliminating operational redundancy from the sales and marketing team. British Council IELTS CM March 2013 - March 2014 (1 year 1 month) Lagos, Nigeria Standardizing candidates of the International English Language Testing System in reading and listening skills based on their performance in English as a Second Language. Alex and Forbes Sales Manager May 2012 - October 2012 (6 months) Lekki, Lagos Managing all marketing projects and performance of all sales activities in assigned market; including establishing plans and strategies for customer base expansion and the development of training and educational programs for clients and Account executives. Goge Africa Worldwide Limited Marketing and Brand Manager November 2009 - April 2012 (2 years 6 months) Maryland, Lagos, Nigeria Responsibility: Coordinating and supervising interns in the Marketing and Brand Management Department while handling key responsibilities in Goge Africa's Media Sales management, corporate adverts contracts, broadcast projects, monthly and yearend closing of the media/advertising and airtime books, handling media protocols, sales Page 5 of 7 Rosemash Limited Event Assistant February 2009 - October 2009 (9 months) Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria. Responsibility: Coordinating corporate and informal events while attending to the professional needs of stakeholders. Kebbi State Television Media Production Assistant March 2009 - May 2009 (3 months) Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi, Nigeria Responsibility: Handling documentary production protocols for "Inside Kebbi" TV show usually including research, writing, presentation and production staff mobilization. Greater Scholars International School Language Consultant January 2006 - January 2009 (3 years 1 month) Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria Responsibility: Advising members of staff and training pupils on the grammar, semantics, lexis and phonology of the English language. Clique Magazine General Editor January 2004 - December 2005 (2 years) Palmgroove, Lagos, Nigeria Responsibility: Verifying the initial authenticity and legitimacy of information used in print media production. Junior Achievement Africa Program Consultant November 2002 - March 2003 (5 months) Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria Responsibility: Serving as a mentor to children between ages 7 and 10 in understanding economics and choosing a career to that effect. Hints Magazine Contributing Writer October 2001 - October 2002 (1 year 1 month) Ojodu, Lagos, Nigeria Page 6 of 7 Responsibility: Providing manuscripts on specific topics for publication. Education Trinity Western University M.A TESOL, Special Focus on ESL, Academic Literacy and Writing · (2020 - 2023) University of Lagos Master of Arts - MA, English Literature (British and Commonwealth) · (2018 - 2019) Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University Entrepreneurial Management , Women Entrepreneurship and Executive Management in Business · (2015 - 2017) University of Lagos B.A, English Language; English Literature · (2004 - 2008) Oracle University Oracle 9i Associate DBA, Computer Software · (2003 - 2004) Page 7 of 7