Dan Thomas Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, BC, CA

Vancouver, B.C.

- Strategic influencer relationship development with high priority groups, including Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, women, and youth, in order to broaden public awareness of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence. - Liaison with university level Political Science and International Relations faculty and students, including.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Part-time instructor to mature business students, responsible for teaching and evaluating written, verbal, and non-verbal communications. Content included communications theory, channels (including the Internet and Social Media), oral presentations, and professional letters and e-mail. Most students were English Second Language (ESL) writers and speakers..

Vancouver, B.C.

- Executive Assistant (Adjutant) to the Chief Executive Officer.- Advisor to the CEO and Director Human Resources in recruiting Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP veterans to serve with Commissionaires BC - a highly respected security company that seeks to hire military and RCMP veterans for appropriate positions. - Secretary to the Board of Governors and.

Edmonton, Alberta (but Primarily distance-working From Vancouver, B.C.)

- Analyzing Army Reserve recruiting policies and practices, including marketing, advertising, outreach, and related activities, and recommending solutions in order to increase target audience awareness of Army Reserve employment opportunities. Key recommendations are being implemented nationally. - Overseeing and coordinating training for Army Reserve.

Vancouver, B.C., Ottawa, Ont., And Many Other Locations

Drafting editing, and coordinating Briefing Notes and various Public Affairs products (News Releases, Backgrounders, Talking Points, Media Response Lines) with relevant organizations and officials.- Providing on-site Public Affairs support to Exercise STALWART GUARDIAN 2015: an international counter-explosives and counter-Improvised Explosives Device (IED).

Vancouver, .B.C.

- Developing and strengthening relations with strategic national stakeholders in B.C., including academic, business, and media contacts.- Leading the National Defence Public Affairs (communications) team in Whitehorse, Yukon, during Operation NANOOK, including Public Affairs Officers and Combat Camera Image Technicians. We cooperated very closely with the.

Vancouver, B.C.

- Planning and executing on-site Public Affairs (communications) support to four field exercises, several ceremonial events, and related activities.- Advising senior officers on media, community, and stakeholder relations, including interviews, editorial boards, and visits to civic officials.- Supervising Imagery Technicians (highly skilled military.

Ottawa, Ont.

- Coordinating Public Affairs support to Canadian Forces Liaison Council; national youth programs (Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers); Directorate of Reserves; and the Chief, Reserves and Cadets. Products and activities included speeches, briefing notes, web content, promotional items, and media relations.- Supporting the Chief Reserves and Cadets - a.

Richmond, B.C.

- Integrating military Public Affairs (communications) plans and priorities with multiple agencies and partners within an RCMP-led, whole-of-government 2010 Winter Olympics security force.- Advising senior leadership on Public Affairs strategies and tactics in a dynamic domestic operational environment that included significant traditional and social media.

Ottawa, Ont.

- Overseeing the training and professional development of more than 50 Army Reserve Public Affairs Officers and photojournalists across Canada.- Analyzing and evaluating Public Affairs (communications) training standards and plans in order to help ensure consistent program delivery to decentralized audiences across Canada.- Supporting the Task Force.

Vancouver, B.C.

- Training and overseeing Public Affairs representatives among up to 15 Army Reserve units sited in civilian communities across British Columbia.- Planning and implementing Public Affairs (communications) support to field exercises and ceremonial events, including media relations and still/video imagery.- Developing contacts with relevant stakeholders.

Whistler, B.C.

- Organizing and conducting familiarization visits for international ski and tourism media, tour operators, wholesalers, and travel agents.- Developing teamwork with the RCMP, British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, Concerned Physicians, and other stakeholders in order to help improve public.

Master Of Defence Studies, A+

Completed Master of Defence Studies (MDS), which incorporated the two-year Joint Command and Staff Program (Distance Learning) that.

Basic Public Affairs Officer Course, Media And Community Relations; Internal Communication., A

Located at Fort Meade, Maryland, DINFOS conducts various course for American and foreign candidates in Public Affairs (communications).

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science

Activities and Societies: German ClubBachelor of Arts, Political Science