Director, USHA, Canada Foundation for Nepal
The winner of CFFN Volunteer of the Year award for his exemplary service to the organization in 2008, Mr. Ben Wood, was elected to the position of Executive Secretary of CFFN in 2009. He holds an exceptional talent in writing, editing, painting, arts, crafts, and photography. Some of his creative talents could be viewed at his personal website. He has been serving CFFN since its inception as a Marketing Content Developer and his artistic talent is amply demonstrated in CFFN logo, banner, and posters. He is a pursuant of B.Sc. (Integrated Sciences) at Carleton University and Diploma in Marketing from Algonquin College. An ardent student of multimedia, avid pursuer of communication technology, precise writer, and a creative artist, he is behind the development of CFFN posters and other marketing materials that shine in the public eyes. He has been serving CFFN in various capacities since 2005, well before its official registration with Industry Canada. He dreams to become a future leader in the field marketing and communication.
He summarizes his skills and strengths in the following manner:
Key Strengths: Quality of workmanship, multidisciplinary skills revolving around visual arts, effective writing, editing, and presentational skills both English and French, soft leadership, strong skills in multimedia, Internet, and web-applications
Other Skills: Office productivity applications and tools, including MS Office; publishing applications; web development and multimedia applications development with Adobe Flash, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver; organized, creative, fast-learning, trustworthy, self-driven and a team builder; WHMIS certified
Interests: Online forms of expression including podcasts, blogs, web design, and online journalism, photography, interactive entertainment, technology, and music
