Jennifer Chan

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Care, Foresight, & Systems

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About

Jenn

As a serial idea generator and starter, she has been an entrepreneur since she started a babysitting business while trick-or-treating at 13. Before Jenn co-founded DIA, she had been working in the nonprofit sector since 2007 and before that she didn’t even know the sector existed.

Jenn finds joy in bouncing between multiple crafty hobbies at the same time, she likes to learn about and engage in long conversations about tarot, astrology and how fascinating the universe is, she is really extroverted up until she realizes her social battery is drained and then she needs to run away, she gets bored easily and really likes run-on sentences.

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Background

Jenn is second-generation Chinese-Canadian, a Mama, a partner, a friend, a daughter, a sister, a struggling idealist, a pandemic-induced extroverted introvert, and a recovering perfectionist aka super Virgo.

Jenn is second-generation Chinese-Canadian settler, born and raised in Tkaranto. She is the eldest daughter to immigrants from Hong Kong, she is a Mama and partner to her high school sweetheart. She is a fiercely loyal friend, a Double Virgo and navigates the world with ADHD.

Contributions

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Village as Practice

Welcome. You’ve found us — and we’ve found you. This project is an invitation. Like…

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Migration as Practice

Migration as Practice (MaP) is a migrant-first practice space facilitated by DIA as a part…

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Invitations to Better Worlds Practice Space Workbook

Origin DIA-built About This Tool This workbook was built as part of DIA’s Invitations to…

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Storytelling Workshop at FlauntIt

Project Overview The Flaunt-it workshop at Flaunt It Studio in Jane-Finch was a storytelling and…

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Jane-Finch Bridging Education to Employment (JFBEE)

Project Overview JFBEE is a community-based initiative addressing barriers to meaningful employment for youth in…

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Creative Storytelling Workshop at the Bentway

Project Overview DIA hosted a creative storytelling workshop at the Bentway, co-facilitated with Justine Abigail…

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Future Happens Here

Project Overview Future Happens Here is an analog facilitation toolkit and game designed to help…

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Region of Waterloo Arts Fund – Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Assessment and Strategy

Project Overview In 2022, DIA worked with the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund (RWAF) to…

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Now what — how do we do Systems Change?

Now what — how do we do Systems Change? Now what — how do we…

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Beyond Broken Promises of Co-design

Beyond Broken Promises of Co-design Beyond Broken Promises of Co-design was the second panel of…

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Navigating Systems that are not Designed for Us

Navigating Systems that are not Designed for Us Navigating Systems that are not Designed for…

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Elevate and Amplify

Project Overview Elevate & Amplify was a virtual conference held on June 3rd, 2021, centring…