Dawn has worked as a professional recruiter for over 20 years. Joining Vertical Bridge in 2010 as a subject matter expert in recruitment, she leveraged her business acumen and HR knowledge to also provide tactical and strategic HR consulting services to a wide variety of organizations. Under her own banner of Longshaw Consulting Group, she delivers tailored HR solutions to clients in the Sea to Sky Corridor.She takes pride in building synergistic long-term relationships; getting to know the nature of her clients’ businesses and the issues they will face in order to provide comprehensive solutions necessary for their corporate success. Her clients consider her to be an essential resource in sourcing, securing and retaining key talent. Dawn is also a recognized leader in helping to shape the careers of many of Western Canada’s top HR practitioners.In addition to her Certified Personnel Consultant designation, Dawn holds a BSc from McGill University and a Gold Medal for achievement in postgraduate studies. She has received numerous awards in recognition of consulting excellence.Active in many professional associations and with not-for-profits, Dawn currently serves as Regional Director on the Board of the McGill Alumni Association and is Past-President of the University Women’s Club of Vancouver (CFUW) where she served on the Board for 6 years and was a leader of the strategic and operational planning processes which resulted in increased member recruitment and retention as well as a positive turnaround in bottom line financials. She has served as Chair of the Strategic Management and Operations Group of NPA-The Worldwide Recruiting Network, is Past Chair of the Program Advisory Committee for the Sales Program at BCIT, was a Mentor with The Minerva Foundation for BC Women and is currently a workshop leader and featured speaker for YWCA Focus@Work. Dawn is an accomplished public speaker and a regular contributor of employment industry related articles to a variety of publications.