2010 Events at a Glance
Interns and Work Experience
Chelsea Reeves – Human Resources Management
Chelsea Reeves is a fourth year student at Simon Fraser University pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration Honors degree with a concentration in Human Resources Management and a minor in Philosophy. She has completed two previous work terms through the SFU Business Co-op program and is looking forward to taking on new and exciting challenges as the Human Resources Manager for the 2010 West Coast Chocolate Festival.
Julie Smith – Administrative Assistant, with Marketing and Business Development Support
Julie Smith has attended Kwantlen Polytechnic University to complete her Diploma in Business Management in May 2010 and will be applying to complete her Bachelor of Business Administration in the Human Resource Management program for fall 2010. She has been hired in the role of Administrative Coordinator with the West Coast Chocolate Festival. To be part of the festival is an amazing experience for her. She hopes it will aid her in achieving her future goals and allow her to apply the skills that she has ascertained from her past experiences.
Hifsa Arshad – New Media Marketing and Graphic Designer
Hifsa Arshad is pursuing a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in Design at the School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) at Simon Fraser University. As the New Media Marketing and Graphic Design Intern, she is excited to join the West Coast Chocolate Festival 2010 team. This will be an excellent opportunity for her to build friendships and marketing skills to compliment her design skills. Hifsa looks forward to making this year’s festival a hit!
Thomas Li - Marketing and Business Development Support Intern
Thomas Li is a recent SFU graduate and has a degree in Business Administration, with concentrations in Human Resources, Management Information Systems, and Management and Technology. He is also an active member of Burnaby Mountain Toastmasters, and has been with the club for the past 5 years, gaining experience in public speaking, communication and leadership. Thomas hopes to use the skills that he has acquired to make this year's chocolate festival a success.
What are work experience/ mentorship students responsible for?
A wide variety of students are involved in the festival from those belonging to local groups and organizations, government summer job funding programs and secondary school work experience programs. The West Coast Chocolate Festival prides itself on its innovative mission to leverage the festival to create mentored work experiences for youth in disciplines like marketing, event production, graphic design, culinary arts, project management, public speaking & presentations, and to showcase emerging talent – performers and artists. We also take care to present appreciation of chocolate in a cultural and informational context, not one that encourages over-indulgence.
Roles in the festival vary accordingly; summer job mentorship students tend to be directly involved with festival coordination, event planning, promotion, and marketing while high school students and youth volunteers may work on more specific tasks such as greeting guests or gaining first-hand experience by working with chefs and chocolatiers at specific events.
Canada Summer Jobs Positions
The festival offers a variety of summer job positions. Tasks are not exclusive to each position and often overlap.
Festival Coordination Assistant - event planning details, sponsorship applications, media representation, promotional events, Maximizer database updates, responses to emails and inquiries, venue booking
Marketing Assistant - website maintenance and updating, graphic design, chocolate trail brochure, marketing and advertisement, chocolate wave presentation, chocolatefestival.ca email
