Catherine sees the big picture. She furthers strategic goals through communications, government relations, marketing & relationship strategies. She mobilizes teams, uses resources efficiently & collaborates with colleagues & stakeholders to maximize impact. At CADRI, she’s strengthening the association's impact through strategic planning, government relations, stakeholder collaboration & enhanced communications. At OMERS, she led cross-enterprise communications & marketing programs to promote the pension plan to its members. At WSIB, she revitalized a multidisciplinary team, enhanced media relations, internal communications & social media.At Sun Life Financial, she provided strategic advice on a national financial literacy program & thought leadership.At Canadian Cancer Society, she supervised re-branding & an innovative, nationwide black-&-white photo show telling the stories of those affected by cancer.A former journalist, she was in media regulatory affairs before launching a boutique public relations agency. hawkestone specialized in public awareness & government relations campaigns, media relations, crisis & stakeholder communications for public agencies, nonprofits, trade associations, unions & industry.Catherine holds a Bachelor of Journalism (Political Science joint major) from Carleton University & an Arts Administration certificate from the Banff Centre.Catherine's volunteerism seeks to improve the quality of life of Canadians – particularly young people – through the non-profit sector. She is a Director of the Orillia Library. She was on Ontario Trillium Foundation’s Toronto Grant Review Team; YMCA Camp Pine Crest's 100th anniversary campaign, & a Director of Ballet Jörgen Canada, Orillia Centre for Arts + Culture & Young People's Theatre.Specialties: LeadershipBrand development,Corporate communications,Digital media,Government relations,Marketing and promotions,Media relations & crisis communications,Public relations,Reputation management,Speech writing,Stakeholder engagement.