Experience

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  Chris Nelson Communications

  • Calgary

  • President

    • Aug 2010 - Present
    • Calgary

    Helping clients develop marketing strategies.Reactive and Proactive Media strategies. Seminars for companies and local government officials dealing in crisis management, online marketing strategies, getting your message out and interview techniques. Half day and day long workshops provided for individuals and small groups.

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  Calgary Herald

  • Calgary

  • Columnist and Senior Feature and Travel Writer.

    • Jun 2011 - Present
    • Calgary

    Weekly opinion column. Work also includes features focusing on interesting and successful Calgarians. Self generated subject matter.

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  City of Calgary

  • Calgary

  • Boundary Commission member

    • Jun 2014 - Jun 2016
    • Calgary

    Worked on committee to recommend to city council the structure and number of ward boundaries in time for the 2017 civic election. Also included investigating the need for an expansion of the number of councillors.

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  Fair's Fair

  • Vice President: Marketing and Development

    • Jul 2009 - May 2012

    In charge of expansion plans to make the book company an international operation by drastically increasing the number of stores from the current five outlets in Calgary

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  Calgary Health Region

  • Vice President

    • Mar 2007 - Feb 2009

    Successfully developed and helped install a new Region website. Also launched blogs and message boards for senior management and staff. Updated all major hospital sites. Expanded the use of consumer health tools, amalgamated Communications divisions and brought in-house the majority of design work for health campaigns leading to shorter deadlines and lower costs. Reduced budget by more than 25 per cent and made the region wide Apple magazine profitable.

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  Calgary Sun

  • Editor in Chief

    • Jan 1997 - Jan 2006

  • Managing Editor

    • Jan 1988 - Jan 1997

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  Edmonton Sun

  • City Editor

    • Jan 1982 - Jan 1988