Miriam is a storyteller and facilitator with background in marketing & communications and international development. With a diverse range of professional experience from Europe, Eastern and Southern Africa, and North America, she has specialized in communications and marketing in the non-profit sector, project management and enterprise development, and monitoring and evaluation. Miriam completed a MA in journalism, media, and globalization students in a joint Erasmus Mundus program after earning a BA from St. Thomas University, in Fredericton Canada, with a major in Journalism. As an avid trail runner and triathlete, Miriam is also involved in a number of local sports organizations, including serving as a board member on the Manitoba Association of Trail Runners and race director for Beat the Heat and Beat the Cold organized by her triathlon club in partnership with a local non-profit.