Experience

Story Planet

• Canada
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Story Planet

  • 2018 - Present



Freelance

• Writer

  • 2015 - Present

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SE Health

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Innovation Catalyst

  • Mar 2014 - Feb 2015

  • Analyst and researcher, reporting to the President’s office • Co-lead executive innovation committee • Responsible for facilitating new kinds of partnerships for social impact and business innovation• Developed new programs to catalyze innovation internally

• Executive Communications Manager

  • Jan 2011 - Mar 2014

  • Communications director and speechwriter to the President and CEO

• Communications Consultant

  • Apr 2010 - Jan 2011

  • Responsible for developing and executing communications plans, and drafting and editing corporate and marketing communications materials



CBC/Radio-Canada

• Canada
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Producer

  • Sep 2009 - Apr 2010

  • Pitched ideas, chased interviews, conducted pre-interviews and wrote scripts for national broadcast on top news stories • Selected to produce National Remembrance Day Special • Pitched and produced 2-part documentary that aired on CBC’s international program “Dispatches” • Nominated for exclusive training program • Pitched ideas, chased interviews, conducted pre-interviews and wrote scripts for national broadcast on top news stories • Selected to produce National Remembrance Day Special • Pitched and produced 2-part documentary that aired on CBC’s international program “Dispatches” • Nominated for exclusive training program



Schlumberger & Schlumberger Foundation

• London, United Kingdom

• Communications Specialist

  • 2005 - 2008

  • Managed events in Russia, United Arab Emirates and across Europe • Managing editor of global employee news service and intranet homepage • Developed messages for executives • Project managed Chairman and CEO’s video messages • Developed and implemented internal communications plans in priority areas, including global health and safety and sales and marketing • Managed freelance web designers and writers • Managed events in Russia, United Arab Emirates and across Europe • Managing editor of global employee news service and intranet homepage • Developed messages for executives • Project managed Chairman and CEO’s video messages • Developed and implemented internal communications plans in priority areas, including global health and safety and sales and marketing • Managed freelance web designers and writers



The Electoral Commission

• United Kingdom
• Public Policy Offices
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Public Information Assistant

  • 2005 - 2005

  • Advised ministers, election agents and the general public on electoral legislation during the May 2005 General Election • Selected to coordinate a UK delegation to France on the EU referendum, managing relations with the French Ministry of Interior • Advised ministers, election agents and the general public on electoral legislation during the May 2005 General Election • Selected to coordinate a UK delegation to France on the EU referendum, managing relations with the French Ministry of Interior



United Nations Association-UK

• London, United Kingdom

• Intern

  • 2005 - 2005

  • Organized public forums across the UK on the UN Millennium Development Goals • Researcher and writer on government report outlining UN reform • Contributing writer to New World magazine • Organized public forums across the UK on the UN Millennium Development Goals • Researcher and writer on government report outlining UN reform • Contributing writer to New World magazine



The Foreign Policy Centre

• London, United Kingdom

• Researcher

  • 2004 - 2004

  • Researcher to the managing director on key foreign policy issues for conferences, publications and articles for international media • Researcher, editor and contributor to the managing director’s book Why Europe will run the 21st century, published by Harper Collins • Researcher to the managing director on key foreign policy issues for conferences, publications and articles for international media • Researcher, editor and contributor to the managing director’s book Why Europe will run the 21st century, published by Harper Collins