Annie Merritt Email & Phone Number

London, On, Ca

Ontario, Canada

Leading municipal and Indigenous outreach and engagement in Ontario, Saskatchewan, and New Brunswick across a project's lifecycle, from pre-development to decommissioning. Advising on strategy based on evolving political and social landscape.Developing Innergex's corporate UNDRIP implementation plan and supporting company-wide learning initiatives in fulfillment of the TRC's Call to Action #92.

West Vancouver. Bc

Leading Community Health and Wellness Planning transformation work for roll-out to 201 First Nations communities across the province.Tracking organizational performance and risk on a quarterly basis.Researching best practices, liaising cross-departmentally and preparing briefing notes to support decision making by Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operations Officer and other members of the Senior Executive Team.Supporting ongoing planning and change management in a… Show more Leading Community Health and Wellness Planning transformation work for roll-out to 201 First Nations communities across the province.Tracking organizational performance and risk on a quarterly basis.Researching best practices, liaising cross-departmentally and preparing briefing notes to support decision making by Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operations Officer and other members of the Senior Executive Team.Supporting ongoing planning and change management in a collaborative environment, including regular participation in Communities of Practice and in working groups using a cross-functional organizational matrix approach. Show less

Designed, developed, and implemented employment and training programs to maximize Huu-ay-aht participation in economic opportunitiesProactively managed training, education and work experiences for Huu-ay-aht citizensDeveloped partnerships with local employers, educational institutions, and other employment and training service providersSynthesized public input and feedback from directors and managers across all administrative departments in order to update the… Show more Designed, developed, and implemented employment and training programs to maximize Huu-ay-aht participation in economic opportunitiesProactively managed training, education and work experiences for Huu-ay-aht citizensDeveloped partnerships with local employers, educational institutions, and other employment and training service providersSynthesized public input and feedback from directors and managers across all administrative departments in order to update the organization's four-year Strategic Plan. Show less

Port Alberni, Bc

Designed and wrote content for bi-monthly newsletter, social media, and press releasesCoordinated community engagement activities across multiple regions leading up to a referendum-style vote regarding a proposed LNG project on Treaty Settlement LandLed a team of six community liaisons to share information through community engagement sessions, home visits, and phone bees

Developed a monitoring plan for the VIVA Vancouver program, including a robust set of performance indicators for measuring the ongoing success of public spaces in Vancouver.Overhauled social media content, created a Social Media Strategy for the VIVA Vancouver program and managed Twitter and Facebook accounts. Used Hootsuite dashboard to maximize efficiency in communications to followers.Additional projects in my portfolio:-Parklet Pilot Program implementation and… Show more Developed a monitoring plan for the VIVA Vancouver program, including a robust set of performance indicators for measuring the ongoing success of public spaces in Vancouver.Overhauled social media content, created a Social Media Strategy for the VIVA Vancouver program and managed Twitter and Facebook accounts. Used Hootsuite dashboard to maximize efficiency in communications to followers.Additional projects in my portfolio:-Parklet Pilot Program implementation and monitoring-VIVA Granville summer street activation planning-800-Block Robson pedestrian plaza planning Show less

Sustainability Group, City Of Vancouver

Led a pilot project aimed at testing the effectiveness of recycle station monitoring in support of the Greenest City aim of moving City-serviced events towards zero waste building on social marketing theory. Conducted a best practice review of event greening practices in North America.Coordinated and trained a team of over twenty volunteers to monitor recycle stations at events. Liaised with the City's Sustainability Group and Sanitation Operations in order to effectively… Show more Led a pilot project aimed at testing the effectiveness of recycle station monitoring in support of the Greenest City aim of moving City-serviced events towards zero waste building on social marketing theory. Conducted a best practice review of event greening practices in North America.Coordinated and trained a team of over twenty volunteers to monitor recycle stations at events. Liaised with the City's Sustainability Group and Sanitation Operations in order to effectively service events of up to 100,000 attendees with food scrap and recycling bins and conduct post-event waste audits. Show less

West Coast Of Vancouver Island

Designed a suite of performance indicators to quantify socio-economic outcomes associated with the Aboriginal rights-based T'aaq-wiihak fishery.Researched Aboriginal fishery policy in Canada and best practices in use of performance indicators in fisheries management context.Conducted individual and small group interviews with fishers and fishery managers in order to assess community needs and objectives

Master Of Arts In Planning (M.A.P), Social Planning

Recipient of the HB Lanarck Graduate Scholarship in Sustainability Planning. Coursework in strategic planning, governance in environmental.

Bachelor Of Arts And Science (B.A.& Sc.)

Graduated with First Class Honours from McGill University. Majored in Environment and minored in Biology. Honours thesis addressed.