501-75 ST. GEORGE STREET, TORONTO, ON M5S 2E5
PHONE (647) 300-9300 • E-MAIL LEAH.MCCORMACK@UTORONTO.CA
LEAH MCCORMACK-SMITH
WORK EXPERIENCE
August 2009 - Present
University College, Toronto, ON
Assistant to the Dean, Residence Life/Acting Coordinator of Student
Life/Coordinator of Residence Operations
 Residence Life Functional Group Chair and member of the Student Life
Professionals executive committee at the University of Toronto for the
2011-2012 academic year.
 Responsible for don selection, training and providing daily support,
including overnight on-calls and responding to emergency situations as
necessary.
 Provides referral information to staff and students at the residence, and
meeting with students and dons to address policy violations or provide
ongoing general support as necessary.
 Responsible for assisting with both divisional and University wide
planning and execution of don training.
 Sits on the University College Residence Council as an ex-officio
member to advise on University of Toronto and University College
policies, procedures, and programs as appropriate. Holds regular
meetings with the Core-Executive to discuss current issues and plans for
the council.
 Sat on the University College Literary and Athletics Society as an exofficio member to advise on U of T and University College policies,
procedures and programs as appropriate. Held regular meetings with the
Core-Executive to discuss current issues and plans for the council.
 Worked with two First-Year Learning Community Life Science groups
at University College as an administrative advisor. This included
providing programming and administrative support to the mentors and
students, and conducted the mentor selection for the 2010-11 school
term.
 Conduct the admissions process for the residence buildings, including
managing application timelines, assessing applications, assigning rooms,
processing payments and maintaining occupancy levels to ensure
optimal revenue.
 Attend recruitment events for University College, providing information
to students and families about residence and student life at the
University of Toronto.
September 2006 – August 2009
Woodsworth College, Toronto, ON
Operations Assistant/Admissions Assistant/Head Porter
 Conducted first year admissions for Woodsworth College Residence
students including assessing applications, assigning rooms, contacting
students and processing payments
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Assisted with day-to-day operations and security at the Woodsworth
College Residence, including scheduling, staff evaluations and
supervising a staff of 16
September 2005 – May 2008
Pottery-A-Go-Go, Toronto, ON
Pottery Instructor
 Taught 8-week clay and painting workshops to elementary school aged
students. Included instructing on art fundamentals and also general
classroom management.
October 2005 – May 2006
U of T – Career Centre, Toronto, ON
Marketing Assistant/Event Assistant
 Conducted research for a life science job campaign, linking University of
Toronto grads with jobs in the life science industry in the Greater
Toronto Area
 Assisted in planning the Get Working Week job fair aimed at providing
post-graduation and summer employment for University of Toronto
students.
Summer 2004-2006
Easter Seals Camp Merrywood, Perth, ON
Camp Administrator
 Provided direct administrative and general support to a staff of 70 and
200 campers and families for three consecutive summers.
August 2002 - May 2004
Humber ITAL, Toronto ON
Resident Assistant and Senior Resident Assistant
 Provided support for the Residence Life Coordinator, and direct
support and assistance to a staff of 20 Resident Assistants and 720
students.
 Planned and executed social, educational, and academic residence-wide
programming for 720 students.
JOB SKILLS
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Familiar with the University of Toronto ROSI system
Public speaking, presentation and training experience
Event management and planning experience
Comfortable managing high-stress and high-confidentiality situations
EDUCATION
September 2011 – April 2014 OISE/University of Toronto, Toronto ON
Master of Education, Higher Education, Leadership Cohort
 Course work included: Recurring Issues in Postsecondary Education,
Critical Analysis of Research in Higher Education, Human Resource
and Diversity Issues in Higher Education, Educational Finance and
Economics, Special Topics in Higher Education: Intro to Student
Development Theory in Higher Education, Institutional Research and
Planning, Administration of Colleges and Universities, Higher
Education and the Law, Community Development: Innovative Models,
and Creativity and Wellness: Learning to Thrive.
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Member of the Supporting Student Success research team, supervised
by Dr. Tricia Seifert
September 2004 – April 2009
University of Toronto, Toronto ON
Honours BA
 Completed an Honours BA, humanities track, from the University of
Toronto, specializing in Art History with a minor in English –
Graduation: June, 2009
 Successfully completed the Millie Rotman Shime Academic Bridging
program through Woodsworth College.
August 2001 - May 2004
Humber ITAL, Toronto ON
Public Relations Diploma
 Honours graduate from the 3-year Public Relations Diploma Program
 Secretary on the Executive Committee of the League for Innovation Art
Show (January – April 2003).
ACCREDITATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
CACUSS SASA Member – 2009-Present.
OACUHO Member – 2010-Present.
Presented at the CACUSS Annual conference in 2014 on Online
Mentorship programs.
St. John Ambulance Emergency First Aid & CPR Level C - Exp. August
2014.
ASIST Certified.
Green Dot Trainer.
Strength’s Quest Trainer.
VOLUNTEER AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE
Volunteer Educational Gallery Guide for the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Volunteer Library Assistant for the Department of Ichthyology at the
Royal Ontario Museum.
Treasurer and publicity representative for Kulanu Toronto for the 20062007 school term.
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Reading, politics, live music, student life, pets, modern art, knitting.