The Royal Conservatory is one of the world’s most respected music and arts-based education institutions, providing the national standard of excellence in curriculum design, assessment, performance training, teacher certification and social outreach programs across North America. In my role, I was responsible for all marketing, advertising and communications to support the RCM’s North American Exams and Publishing businesses, Royal Conservatory School, Glenn Gould School, The Phil and Eli Taylor Academy, and its Learning Through the Arts and Early Childhood Education business units.

Managing Director, The Royal Conservatory Schools and Learning Through the Arts (2011-2013)The Royal Conservatory School is one of the largest and most extensive community-based music and arts schools in North America. In my role as Managing Director, I was responsible for managing all strategic, operational and administrative aspects of The Royal Conservatory School as well as overseeing The Royal Conservatory's Learning Through the Arts business unit. Managing Director, Learning Through the Arts (2009 - 2011)Learning Through the Arts® is a transformative educational program that uses arts-based activities to teach the core curriculum by providing teachers with creative tools to engage all students in math, science, language arts, social studies, and more. As Managing Director, I was responsible for developing and implementing annual operating plans, creating and managing a sales driven culture, overseeing facilitator training, ensuring program delivery, tracking and refining programs based on results, and meeting financial targets.

A results-oriented marketing and business development consulting service, focused on emerging and start-up businesses. Clients included both the public and private sectors, spanning the biotechnology, health care, financial services, agricultural research, and web-based technology markets.

A biotechnology services company focused on the commercialization of early-stage therapeutics research. In my role with BioQuest, I worked with founders, investors, inventors, scientists, and management teams to successfully create and launch corporate identities and execute business development plans. Successfully formulated, developed and implemented marketing and investor relations plans to achieve fundraising, partnering and licensing objectives.

A premier Canadian Venture Capital Company focused exclusively on achieving long-term capital appreciation through investment in emerging health and life sciences companies. As VP Marketing, I was responsible for strategic planning, brand management, and all marketing-related functions for the Company’s retail funds including advertising, public relations, websites, research, sales road shows, corporate events, investment advisor relations, shareholder communications, statutory and regulatory communications, and investee company relations. Oversaw the direction of the Funds’ Sales Administrators, CIBC Asset Management and CI Funds, for the Canadian Medical Discoveries Funds and the BC Medical Innovations Fund.

A leading producer of children’s educational books, games, toys and classroom resources with annual sales of $40 million US generated primarily through teacher stores, toy stores and mass-market chains. (Part of Harlequin Enterprises’ Educational Division, acquired by McGraw Hill in 2001.) In my role at Frank Schaffer Publications, I was responsible for corporate strategic planning, brand management, new business development, retail marketing, direct marketing, creative services, and P.R., with full P&L accountability for the business.

Harlequin pioneered the use of consumer packaged goods techniques in publishing to become the world’s largest publisher of series romance books with annual sales of over $200 million. Director Business Development, Overseas Division (1996-1998)In my role I directed and assisted 14 Overseas companies, with responsibility for international business growth, investigation and launch of operations in new markets, management of the annual planning processes for all markets, and roll-out of all global initiatives. Director, Assistant to the President & CEO (1995-1996) Reporting to the CEO and working closely with all business units, I was responsible for all corporate strategic planning efforts, annual operating business plans, global retail communications, global task forces, and special projects.Senior North American Marketing Manager (1993-1995)Marketing Manager, Harlequin Brands (1990-1993)

A leading international paint business best known in North America as Dulux & Glidden. I was progressively responsible for developing, recommending and executing marketing strategies and plans for all consumer brands, new business development plans, sales forecasting, corporate research, market intelligence sales training, key account presentations, and public relations.

A leading North American retail and industrial paint coatings business, I worked full time at Sherwin-Williams' Canadian head office in a series of progressive Marketing positions while simultaneously attending university full time. I was promoted and transferred to Toronto when the company merged its Canadian operations with CIL Paints in 1984 (ultimately acquired by ICI Paints).