Candace Berner-Rubie Email & Phone Number

Waterloo, On, Ca

Waterloo, On, Ca

Providing services in the areas of communications and public relations, change management and project management.

Waterloo, Ontario

Focus: HR Communications- Impact Employee engagement, leverage data analytics to drive strategic communications planning and recommendations; Serve as a subject matter expert with leaders on strategic communications- Manage organizational change management communications- Team management: coach direct reports to help them develop and deliver impactful, creative communications to elevate the employee experience- Collaborate with cross-business and global communications colleagues to ensure alignment on timing, messaging and opportunities to streamline messaging for employees

Waterloo, Ontario

- Liaise, develop and maintain strong relationships with internal partners, including senior leaders, to provide strategic communications counsel and support for business priorities and corporate strategy - Integrate internal and external communications strategies to enhance brand consistency- Manage, draft and edit communications materials: web articles, blogs, video scripts and creative direction, presentations, speaking remarks, event logistics and town hall content- Support change management initiatives

Waterloo, Ontario

- Reactive media relations: Respond to and coordinate media inquiries from trade publications and main stream media, including setting up interviews and preparing spokespeople- Proactive media relations: Help execute proactive programs to build the Company’s profile based on key business priorities, including media pitching, news releases, media advisories, by-lined articles, spokesperson preparation, speaking remarks, media monitoring and measurement, and developing and maintaining relationships with media contacts- Issues management: Investigate, analyze risk and work with internal stakeholders to respond to escalated issues and/or inquiries- Strengthened relationships with senior leaders providing day-to-day strategic communications counsel and long-term strategic planning

Waterloo, Ontario

• Assisted Internal Communications in developing the communications piece for the Annual Global Environment, Health & Safety Award• Constructed a survey, tabulated results, and worked with Internal Communications to apply results to the re-design of the internal Environment Health & Safety website• Created templates to standardize document formatting throughout the department• Developed surveys and forms using Adobe Professional• Designed and created the department newsletter using MS Publisher• Conducted interviews with department employees and re-organized the departmental electronic library

• Researched, analyzed, and prioritized relevant industry, competitive, and company news coverage as content in the daily news clippings utilized by executive staff company-wide• Wrote material, edited, and proof-read articles for the daily newsletter and for other internal employee communications; formatted and posted articles to the internal communications website• Effectively communicated with customers and vendors• Assisted in the organization of community and employee events• Developed and maintained up-to-date distribution records

• Researched and documented trademark infringements for the 2006 FIFA World Cup• Organized and maintained the corporate law library• Organized legal documentation and prepared relevant materials for legal staff

Prosci Change Management Certification Program, Change Management

Learned to apply Prosci’s methodology and ADKAR Model to an HR change management initiative, leaving with the tools, know-how.

Master'S Degree, Strategic Communications

Post-Grad Certificate, Corporate Communications

Graduated with High Honours.

Ba, Communications & English