Claire Ashton Email & Phone Number

Working Remotely

Providing facilitation services, strategic planning and development, project development, coordination and management, issues and relationship management, public engagement and communication planning services.

I will be spending the next year testing my assumptions, learning new skills and hopefully gaining a bit more "A sabbatical is an extended break from your job that gives you time to enhance your academic qualifications, reflect on your accomplishments and decide how to prioritize your life and career or to take an extended rest period due to professional burnout. The duration for a sabbatical is typically one year."

Edmonton, Canada Area

Designed and and led a large, complex and high-profile Initiative designed to improve public engagement at the City of Edmonton. This project won the Canadian and International 2018 Organization of the Year award from the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2).

Edmonton, Canada Area

Providing strategic public engagement advisory services.

Edmonton, Canada Area

Applied comprehensive and effective consultation and communications expertise to the development and implementation of planning strategies in support of ATCO Electrics over 100 projects. Liaised with management, project leads, land agent and consultation personnel to develop and implement issue management plans and strategies http://www.atcoelectric.com/projects/

Applied effective leadership and strategic planning skills expertise to the development and management of the Communications Department (staff, budgets, planning) and all public/stakeholder relations functions. Responsible for all media relations including providing media training to senior staff and Board members. Utilized exceptional relationship building skills to manage staff, work with government and industry representatives, media and Board members. Worked collaboratively with government relations, membership, Registrar, education and events to create and execute organizational strategies. Developed creative solutions and approaches to enhance and improve the Association's brand/image

Applied effective leadership, strategic planning and relationship building skills to assist the City o f Edmonton in creation of the ground-breaking Urban Aboriginal Accord. Developed and executed strategic communications plans. Provided public relations counsel to project leaders and corporate clients. Coached and mentored City of Edmonton leadership and personnel in cultural competency, working with and building relationships with indigenous people. Worked collaboratively to create and execute community relations strategies. Worked with three orders of government on agreements and initiatives that related to indigenous people. Developed and executed Issues management strategies

Edmonton, Alberta

Applied expertise in strategic planning, media and stakeholder relations to successfully move the City of Edmonton to adopt a 22 km multi-use trail system into the Transportation Master Plan and Urban Development Plan. Built a coalition of business, political and environmental support for the initiative. Developed and executed all fund development initiatives. Managed all staff, coordinated Board of Directors and committee activities and meetings. Developed and coordinated events and workshops that involved business, government andcommunity groups. Developed and coordinated government relations involving three orders of government

Graduate Cert, Leadership, Stakeholder Relations, Crisis Communication

Graduate Certificate in Communications Management. Focus of this learning was on leadership, stakeholder relations, and crisis management.

Professional Facilitator Program, Ppp

Professional Facilitator Program

Pr Diploma, Public Relations

Obtained a Diploma in Public Relations.

B.A., Political Science, Drama

Certificate, Public Participation

Certificate, Cultural Competency

Activities and Societies: Eight full day cultural competency workshops with each day focusing on different topic (e.g. refugees.

Certificate

Activities and Societies: IAP2 workshop