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Luke Cechetto
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Profile Details
Highly experienced executive with non-profit organizations with a strong background lukecechetto.weebly.com
in project management. Passionate about equipping young people with the tools to 519-694-2553
become community leaders and global citizens. Dedicated to furthering the field of lcechetto@gmail.com
education and playing an important role in shaping the futures of tomorrow's leaders.

Skills
Employment History
Leadership
Director of Donor Relations, Hope Story, Cambridge, ON
September 2018 — March 2020
Microsoft Office
• Raised over $400,000 to support schools and education programs in Tanzania,
Burkina Faso, Zambia and Colombia. Effective Time Management
• Traveled extensively with donors to partner sites, and developed strong
relationships with education professionals in the field. Curriculum and Instruction

• Provided strategic support to educators and administrators at partner sites.

Classroom Management
• Volunteered in classrooms at partners schools and educational facilities
providing instruction to elementary-aged students.
Fundraising
• Developed and implemented successful fundraising strategy.
• Spoke publicly at numerous galas and fundraising events to share the Google Suite
organizational vision with hundreds of donors.
Relationship Management
Director of Global Exchanges, LeaderImpact, Canada
March 2014 — August 2018
Dignity for All Students Act
• Responsible for developing and directing Global Exchanges where groups of (DASA)
15-30 Canadian executives, business owners, and other marketplace leaders
were brought to international cities and provided with opportunities to speak Project Management
to groups of local leaders.
• Recruitment, relationship development, and pastoral care for marketplace SMART Notebook
leaders involved in Global Exchanges, as well as with partner teams and
Adobe CC
organizations internationally.
• Responsible for raising an annual operating budget of ~ $400,000 through
partner development, donations, and Global Exchange recruitment.
• Traveled extensively throughout Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Argentina,
Paraguay and China.

Media Account Consultant, Yellow Pages Group, London, ON

March 2011 — March 2014

• Demonstrated great aptitude and success in a new business acquisition role,

becoming the 3rd ranked salesperson in Ontario after 9 months in a sales force
of more than 50 in 2011.
• Was promoted to a key account management role where I managed in excess
of $2.1 million in yearly revenue, and was honored as being a member of the
top sales team in Ontario across all sales channels at the 2012 Yellow Pages
recognition ceremony.
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• Consistently maintained a very high level of customer service and satisfaction,

and have been recognized by the VP of Sales on 3 occasions where my successes
were published in a quarterly newsletter.
• My high level of technical aptitude enabled me to quickly become an expert in
Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, website development,
and how these services and products must be positioned to clients to
demonstrate high value and return on investment.

Part-Time Faculty, Fanshawe College, London, ON

June 2010 — March 2011

• Taught Project Management to 3rd year Marketing students, and Introduction

to Business to first year General Arts and Sciences students.

Project Supervisor, Government of Rwanda, Kigali, RW

January 2009 — December 2009

• Assisted in the writing and editing of the National Gender Policy, and was
instrumental in the creation and writing of the National Strategic Plan for
Gender.
• Collaborated with UNICEF, UNDP, Global Fund, and the United Nations in
several projects across Rwanda designed to enhance the status of women and
children through commerce, education, and training.
• Researched and wrote 2 briefs for the President of Rwanda, H.E. Paul Kagame.
• Facilitated over 40 international adoptions of Rwandan orphans to the United
States, Canada, and Europe.
• Coordinated the Rwandan government's role in several key projects, including
Western Heads East, a project designed to promote the health of people living
with HIV/AIDS.

Project Supervisor, Enbridge Gas Distribution, Toronto, ON

October 2001 — January 2009

• Initiation and subsequent project management of capital projects including gas

main relocations, reinforcements, replacements and pressure elevations, often
exceeding $500,000 annually.
• Project management responsibilities included completion of red-line design,
cost estimation and tracking for budget accuracy, as well as negotiation with
municipalities and developers to maximize cost sharing opportunities.
• Interfaced on a daily basis with a large network of contacts within the
utility community, including contractors, municipal officials, developers, and
consultants.
• Responsible for creation of designs for gas main alterations, supervision of CAD
drafting technicians, obtaining of permits, and scheduling of construction.
• From 2002-2006 was the coordinator for the Contractor Inspection group and
was tasked with ensuring staffing needs and appropriate coverage of contractor
crews for the Greater Toronto Area.

Education
Master's of Science in Education, Medaille College, Buffalo, NY
May 2020 — December 2021

• Focus on Elementary Education with completion of MSEd Elementary Portfolio

project
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• Completion of 16 weeks of student teaching, and 100 additional hours of

classroom observation

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Western University, London, ON

September 1997 — May 2001

• I completed my degree in Political Science with a focus in International Politics

and Economics. I was awarded an entrance scholarship to Western of $3000.00,
and was pre-accepted to the HBA program at the Ivey School of Business. In
December of 2001, I scored in the 93rd percentile on the Law School Admissions
Test (LSAT).

International & Volunteer Experience

• I am involved in coordinating the Canadian efforts of a Rwandan charity called,
“Living With Happiness”, raising money and clothing donations for new mothers
in vulnerable situations in Rwanda.
• I lived in Rwanda from January, 2009, until December, 2009, volunteering for
the Government of the Republic of Rwanda as a Project Supervisor. During this
time, I also rode a motorcycle 4,700km through East Africa (Tanzania, Rwanda,
Uganda, Kenya) raising more than $10,000 for a local Rwandan orphanage.
• I have had the opportunity to spend cumulatively over 6 months in European
countries including Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Russia, Belarus, Poland,
Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Greece, Cyprus,
France, England, and Scotland. The bulk of my time spent in Europe consisted of
traveling with a musical ensemble and performing in over 120 concerts across
Europe.
• I have been involved with the Junior Achievement program since 2007,
delivering day-long seminars to grade 6 classes.
• I was a fundraising volunteer for the United Way from 2003 - 2009.

References
References available upon request