Jennifer Garrett Email & Phone Number

• Providing professional expertise, consulting services and strategic planning to support effective cultures of health and safety to a broad spectrum of ministries. Leading the development of a coordinated approach to.
• ️ 2020: recipient, BC Public Service Agency Award of Excellence, Organizational Excellence as a member of the COVID-19 Workplace Guidelines team
• ️ 2020: nominee, BC Public Service Agency Award of Excellence, Leadership

• ️ Led a team of staff in the daily delivery of a range of corporate services including financial forecasting to BC Parks and Conservation Officer Service
• ️ Provided financial guidance and advice to divisional executive/management teams
• ️ Designed specific strategies and actions to meet client’s budgetary, financial and corporate services needs
• ️ Key liaison to the Assistant Deputy Minister for corporate service delivery matters
• ️ Working collaboratively across branches, regions and ministries

Victoria And Vancouver, BC

• ️ Provided oversight and leadership to non-profit organization that empowers individuals living with disabilities, through inclusive adventures rooted in nature
• ️ Formulated and advise on $3.8M operating budget and $5M+ capital budget
• ️ Managed key deliverables in: strategic planning, forecasting, project planning and measurement; finance and non-profit compliance; HR practices; administration, facilities, and assets; privacy and information.
• ️ Operated as primary liaison with Finance Committee, Policy & Governance Committee and Risk Management Committee; contribute regularly to the Board of Directors
• ️ Upgraded technology by moving IT functions into cloud-based accounting and Office 365
• ️ Supervised six direct reports out of staff group of 38, plus active base of 150+ volunteers: ✓ Developed and implemented Employee Handbook to include averaging agreements and formal Professional Development program ✓.

Victoria, BC

• Supervised 20+ staff in multiple departments
• Designed comprehensive training opportunities and immersive experiences for staff in-store and in the outdoors with budget oversight
• Served as a national visual presentation educator and evaluator: mobilized product specialist teams to achieve consistent #1 rankings in visual presentations nationally
• Recruited to open or reset MEC locations based on hands-on, collaborative management style“[Jenn] has a strong understanding of how stakeholders need to be addressed.” ~ Dave Rayner, Victoria Store Manager, 2006

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Operated as service-oriented problem-solver for customer inquiries

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Liaised with businesses and government agencies in Canada and US
• Developed new system for tracking sales leads to meet financial targets

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Research Assistant to Dr. John de la Mothe, National Research Chair in Innovation Strategy
• Teaching Assistant to Dr. John de la Mothe, National Research Chair in Innovation Strategy, and Professor Brad Smith, Organizational Behaviour

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Created sales lead opportunities.

Workplace Mental Health Leadership Certificate, Health Sciences

Education record

Graduate Certificate, European Management (Gcm - Equis Accredited)

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Honours, Summa Cum Laude

“Ms. Garrett quickly distinguished herself as being (easily) within the top 2% of students that I have ever encountered either here at the.