User:TheVeronicaJennings

Introduction
My name is Veronica Jennings. I'm a Theatre Studies major and will be graduating next year. I plan on working abroad in the UK the summer after I graduate. This is my second CIS course. I enjoy learning about computers and the internet and how they have become important tools in our every day lives.

Personal Life
When I was first thinking about university in high school I really wanted to be a doctor. I got accepted at Queen's University and was planning on taking my pre-med there. Somewhere along the way I decided that film and theatre were my true passions, and my path then made a drastic change from science to fine arts.

I am half-Filipino and half-Scottish. Since I mostly live around the Filipino side of my family, my Scottish heritage is something that I am really interested. Because of this, I am deeply rooted into Scottish and British culture, and could probably tell you more about British history than Canadian history.

High School
I went to a Catholic high school in Oakville, where I grew up. Our school had a uniform policy so that all the students would be equal and would not be divided by the clothes that they wore. However, students always found their own way of making themselves unique from others even with their uniforms on. I learned a lot in high school, but not as much as I would learn in university.

University
Even after being accepted to Queen's, I still chose the University of Guelph, a school that was at the bottom of my list of schools to attend. However, after looking through there Bio-Med program (the program I was originally going for), I saw that they were the only undergraduate program to allow their students to dissect cadavers. Being born with a tough stomach, nothing excited me more than dissecting my first cadaver before I was even in medical school! In fact, my main motivation for becoming a doctor was suturing. Seriously, it was a real obsession. I made all my friends promise me that whenever they needed stitches they would call me first. Something about sewing together human skin excited me in strange ways. However, the summer before University started, I found my passion for film and theatre. I always thought that art to me was only a hobby and that I could never really make a living out of it. But upon entering University I thought, "Who says I can't make a living out of film and theatre?". That is when I changed my program and major to Arts and Theatre.

While in the Theatre Program, a part of my chosen curriculum is being actively involved with the George Luscombe Theatre. There are a number of stages that I have gone through to get to where I am this year, which is the stage manager for the Fall Mainstage Production of Briar Rose directed by Jerrard Smith. The progress I have made from first year goes like this:
 * 1) Introduction To Technical Theatre (where I worked in the Costume Department)
 * 2) Technical Production I (where I worked in the Sound Department)
 * 3) Technical Production II (where I was the Crew Head for the Sound Department)
 * 4) Special Studies in Theatre I (where I worked as the Assistant Stage Manager and Sound Designer)
 * 5) Special Studies in Theatre II (where I will be working as the Stage Manager)

Career
As you've read, I've had a number of changes in my career path from wanting to be a doctor to wanting to be a part of the film industry. Another career path that has recently crossed my mind (but I haven't actually pursued) was veterinary medicine, specializing in equine medicine, or horses. In fact, for the past two summers I have been working very closely with horses which is why the thought of equine medicine has recently crossed my mind. However, my heart still remains with film and theatre. After I graduate, I hope to go to the UK on a working holiday visa and perhaps find some work in the film/theatre industry over there -- if I am extremely lucky.

Hobbies

 * Filmmaking
 * Photograp
 * Cooking
 * Horseback Riding
 * Theatre/Acting
 * Drawing/Painting
 * Photoshop/Graphic Design
 * Writing (especially screenwriting)
 * Blogging

Project CHIRP!
Project CHIRP! is a project founded by Christina Sharma from the Canadian Wildlife Federation. The project aims to raise awareness for songbirds and pollinators and to conserve the habitat. One of the main focuses of the project is to help these birds with migrating, especially since their original habitats in the forest have been torn down for plantations. Project CHIRP! helps these birds to gain strength for the long journey that they would be making to the south. They also encourage people to purchase Birds and Beans coffee which is a coffee brand that is eco-friendly to these birds and isn't produced with the same toxins as regular coffee from the plantations are made with.

Conserving the Eastern Yellow-Bellied Racer
In 2008, the CWF helped fund the conservation of the [|Eastern Yellow-Bellied Racer]. Interest in the species peaked in 1991 when they were declared with Special Concern. However, it became even more serious in 2004 when a major part of their habitat was destroyed and their status was upgraded to Threatened. Their habitat is of great importance because they can only be found in two small areas in Saskatchewan. As a result, if any more of their habitat was destroyed, the species would be at an even greater risk.

Dave Powell
On June 18, 2011 it was announced by the CWF that they had elected its current president Mr. Dave Powell. Powell has been an executive on the board for the Canadian Wildlife Federation for the past 8 years, and his dedication to has finally led him to be chosen as the President of the board. He has shown his commitment to wildlife conservation throughout the three decades of his involvement with other conservation organizations including the Canadian Wildlife Federation. One of Powell's main goals is to encourage youth to take part in their environment and start getting them more involved in a world they will soon inherit.

John Ford
John Ford is the treasurer for the Canadian Wildlife Federation. As a previous elementary school teacher, he is involved in a lot of youth initiatives that encourages youth to get involved with their environment. He is very active in conservation projects surrounding the Chinook Salmon, Rainbow Trout, and Brown Trout.

Lloyd Lintott
Lloyd Lintott is the 1st Vice President for the Canadian Wildlife Federation (the 2nd being Bob Morris). He is a claims manager for an insurance agency who just has a love for nature and the environment. His involvement with the environment is shown in how he teaches his children to appreciate what the world has given them so that they may one day help to take care of the earth just as he does. He has also been heavily involved in the acquisition of habitat lands.