Spruce Creative is an Ottawa-based marketing and communications agency focused on projects that make our communities and cities better. As Managing Partner, Andrew oversees the day-to-day operations of Spruce, while leading several key accounts.Over a 20-year career as a writer, researcher, and account manager, Andrew has built a broad skill-set that includes branding, communications strategy, and team leadership. Among other notable projects, he is proud to have helped develop campaigns for Canada Army Run, the Canadian College of Health Leaders, Stage 2 of Ottawa’s light rail transit, and Run Ottawa. A singer-songwriter, who has conducted graduate research on local music production, Andrew has also been involved in Ottawa’s ongoing development of its music industry. He was the lead author of the provincially funded Connecting Ottawa Music report, helped found the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition, and recently led the development of the City of Ottawa’s first municipal music strategy. Photo: Chris Bricker