• Led the development of the multi-year Strategic Plan, annual Business Plan, Annual Report• Managed internal and external reporting to support the Board and CEO in strategic decision-making• Helped lead the growth of the organization from 25 employees to 80; and from a $2M budget to nearly $17M over a three-year period.• Point person for communications with the Ontario Government, particularly the oversight ministry, Minister’s Office, and Premier’s Office• Provided strategic advice to the CEO and senior leadership team• Developed and implemented a stakeholder relations strategy• Led the development, monitoring, and reporting of the enterprise risk framework across the organization• Oversaw Corporate Secretariat functions• Managed the Office of the CEO/Registrar

Serving small charities and non-profits with big needs, Saint Agatha Research & Consulting assisted with program evaluation, organizational reviews, and strategic communications, particularly government relations.

• Designed and implemented government relations programs and public opinion campaigns• Managed public policy research program to support government relations activities• Designed and implemented digital platform strategy to support internal data governance activities• Led organizational governance review

• Led Transportation Unit Program Review project, including analyzing and interpreting data• Project Manager, two-stage competitive procurement pilot project for $1 billion student transportation industry• Prepared briefing papers, house notes, and issues management plans for senior management and Minister on contentious issues, including legal challenges to competitive procurement• Briefed senior management and political staff and provide advice as required on projects such as the Ministry’s two-stage competitive procurement pilot project; current issues in specific transportation consortia; or overall transportation unit policy development

• Prepared briefing notes and research papers on questions of natural resources public policy, especially forest management and conservation in the $13 billion forestry sector• Advised and briefed Minister on issues related to the forestry sector in Ontario• Briefed Minister and Chief of Staff on all relevant Cabinet items• Assisted issues management team with communications strategies by keeping abreast of trends in public and media opinion pertaining to natural resources and by developing briefing notes and speaking points for media response• Acting Chief of Staff as required

• Developed an annual federal and provincial government relations program for senior executives, including the President/CEO and Senior Vice-Presidents to promote Imperial Oil’s interests on issues such as the $6 billion Kearl oilsands project, the Alberta royalty review, and a gasoline shortage in the Northwest Territories• Ensured Imperial’s compliance with Lobbyists Registration Act and other appropriate legislation pertaining to lobbying • Drafted briefing notes, speeches, and quotes for senior executives on government and political issues such as royalty reform, election analysis, and environmental legislation

• Coordinated the development, introduction, debate, and communications strategies for five Private Member’s Bills, including Sabrina’s Law• Planned and executed media strategies, scrums, and releases• Administered Member’s Office Budget (approximately $250,000 per fiscal year)

• Interned in offices of Dave Levac and Tim Hudak