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In this new role within Enbridge, I provide strategic communications support to the company's five Canadian regions - Western, Central, Eastern, Athabasca and Northern -- as a member of the Community & Indigenous Engagement team. Primary responsibilities include:- Developing, implementing and maintaining communication plans for Enbridge's Canadian regions, including Indigenous communities.- Ensuring alignment of external communications (objectives, strategies, tactics and message… Show more In this new role within Enbridge, I provide strategic communications support to the company's five Canadian regions - Western, Central, Eastern, Athabasca and Northern -- as a member of the Community & Indigenous Engagement team. Primary responsibilities include:- Developing, implementing and maintaining communication plans for Enbridge's Canadian regions, including Indigenous communities.- Ensuring alignment of external communications (objectives, strategies, tactics and message development) with stakeholder outreach and other major public consultation initiatives.- Working with the Enterprise Communication team to support key business issues, events and major projects, including Line 3 (Alberta to Wisconsin) and Line 10 (Ontario to upstate New York). Show less

I provide strategic communications support to major pipeline projects for Enbridge including Line 3 (Alberta to Wisconsin) and Line 10 (Ontario to upstate New York). Accountabilities are as follows:• Deliver value-added client service support to strategic major projects with a focus on communications activities that help enable effective public and community engagement.• Contribute to and manage the creation of communications materials including fact sheets, brochures, video scripts and… Show more I provide strategic communications support to major pipeline projects for Enbridge including Line 3 (Alberta to Wisconsin) and Line 10 (Ontario to upstate New York). Accountabilities are as follows:• Deliver value-added client service support to strategic major projects with a focus on communications activities that help enable effective public and community engagement.• Contribute to and manage the creation of communications materials including fact sheets, brochures, video scripts and productions, project advertising copy, presentations, and other materials.• Monitor and revise strategic major project client content in web-based communications and social media internally and externally. • Produce high-quality work that meets established company standards, including those for visual identity, writing standards and accuracy, adherence to brand standards and corporate values.• Seize opportunities improve the effectiveness and efficiency of communications strategies.• Understand and translate technical or difficult-to-interpret information into easy-to-understand messages for diverse audiences.• Work with and manage external consultants and other outside suppliers.• Mentor colleagues and share expertise to promote development of the team and ensure back-up support is in place. Show less

Creative. Credible. Compelling. I bring a journalistic approach to corporate communications, brand and reputation management. Specialties include:- exceptional writing/editing & communications project management;- creating and implementing practical communications strategies that meet or exceed business objectives and stakeholder needs;- distilling complex and/or sensitive information into accessible key messages, backgrounders and Q&As that form the backbone of an Issues… Show more Creative. Credible. Compelling. I bring a journalistic approach to corporate communications, brand and reputation management. Specialties include:- exceptional writing/editing & communications project management;- creating and implementing practical communications strategies that meet or exceed business objectives and stakeholder needs;- distilling complex and/or sensitive information into accessible key messages, backgrounders and Q&As that form the backbone of an Issues Management approach to brand and reputation management;- media relations strategy, including executive counsel and training; and,- supporting collaborative teams (stakeholder/government/Aboriginal relations, community investment). Show less

Managed Communication Services team, responsible for the employee intranet and external website, in-house video, publications, advertising, graphic design, photography and social media. Directed Community Investment communication, including major media events and promotions (Nexen's United Way kickoff reached an estimated 72 million persons worldwide).

Created multi-year strategy to redevelop Nexen's intranet and websites; new navigation, governance, content development; assembled a cross-functional team to execute the project; go-to writer and strategist in communicating to Nexen employees during the CNOOC Limited acquisition; developed key messages, Q&As and backgrounders, worked with executive to ensure employee questions were answered accurately and in a timely manner.

Directed all facets of communications for Nexen’s Oil Sands business including its Long Lake joint venture with OPTI Canada, from pre-regulatory approval to steady-state operations.

• Chosen by colleagues within the Oil Sands Leadership Initiative (OSLI, forerunner of COSIA) to Chair the Communications Team. Managing an annual budget of $600,000 + and leading a team of 12, including management peers and contractors. OSLI’s objective is to “improve the environmental, social and technological performance” of the Canadian oil sands industry. Also representing Nexen on OSLI’s Stakeholder Engagement and Land Stewardship teams.

Authored executive presentations; developed and implemented communications strategies for Oil Sands and Natural Gas business units; media relations and employee communications. Carried a pager on rotation as a member of the Crisis Communications team.

Led a team responsible for the company’s annual report and internal/external publications; authored executive speeches, presentations, press releases; developed and maintained position papers on key issues.

Led an editorial team of 10 persons responsible for weekly newsletter, monthly and semi-monthly magazines. Gained extensive experience in writing about oil and gas issues and all aspects of publication management.