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I am a media and public affairs expert with more than 25 years of diverse experience and a strong network of contacts in business, government, and not-for-profit sectors. As the Publisher and Managing Editor of Ottawa Life Magazine, the largest and longest running lifestyles and general interest magazine in Canada's capital, I oversee the production, content, and sales of the award-winning publication, reaching over 100,000 online viewers per month. I also assign, procure, and produce original political editorial content, covering federal and related issues in the national capital region, and interviewing prominent political figures and opinion leaders.As a Partner at Continent 8 Advisors, I provide government affairs, communications, and business advisory services to multiple clients, including PALA Interactive, Continent 8 Technologies, CDAI Institute, and Carleton University, among others. Through my expertise, I have enabled several businesses to acquire private investment funding and federal and provincial assistance, which led to an increase in profitability. I have also served as a strategic advisor to the Chairman and CEO of Magna International, the most diversified automotive supplier worldwide and a Fortune 500 company, and managed complex industry issues and delivered successful outcomes. I am a published author, writer, and speaker, with features in The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Ottawa Citizen, MacLean's, and Al Jazeera, and a lecturer at Carleton University on police, police oversight, and police misconduct. I am passionate about leadership, strategic communications, advocacy, stakeholder engagement, and business development.

Listed skills include Marketing Strategy, Web Content Management, Social Media, Media Relations, and 46 others.