Andrea Johnson Email & Phone Number

I help people and organizations feel comfortable and confident in their capacity to adopt new ideas and help them develop the necessary skills for innovation. I love taking ideas and making them reality, through focused and structured planning. +19 years of progressively senior experience at Canadian public universities and community colleges with a background in business development, applied research, communications, stakeholder engagement, student recruitment, alumni affairs, entrepreneurship, and student life. + Strong communication and thought leadership background refined over 13 years executing communications, media relations, and business development and nurturing relationships with internal teams and external partners+ Proven track record of supporting innovation and entrepreneurship having spent 13 years building organizational innovation capacity, and cultivating industry, and government partnerships.+ 9 years of experience in revenue-generating activities totaling including fee-for-service research projects, federal and provincial grants, and training revenue.+ 7 years of experience building consensus amongst senior leadership to drive support and funding for strategic initiatives.+ Significant experience leading and coaching cross-functional teams across different academic areas.Currently, I am the General Manager for the Centre for Emerging Research Initiatives at IDEAWORKS at Mohawk College, where I design and implement strategies and programs that help industry, researchers and students understand the value of corporate and social innovation for economic growth.