Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities' core purpose is to enable lifelong success through access to affordable sport and play.I have had the privilege of transforming Jumpstart into an organization whose breadth and depth have become an important part of the sport & recreation landscape in communities across Canada. So far, during my tenure, we have significantly increased employee engagement across the Canadian Tire Family of Companies thereby growing our annual community investments to $30-$35M; extended our mandate by launching a series of partnership-driven inclusive play initiatives that are breaking down long-standing barriers to sport and play for kids with disabilities; and strengthened the connection to our brand by demonstrating the impact and tangibility of our work. Looking forward to the continuing journey.

The American Heart Association is the largest health charity devoted to heart disease and stroke in the United States, with annual revenue in excess of $630MM, approximately 2,700 employees Nationwide and a network of 22.5 million dedicated volunteers.Managed three departments (Research Operations, Science & Medicine, and ProfessionalEducation) with 46 staff:►Managed all operations for the Association’s $170MM research enterprise comprising over 6,000 peer-reviewed applications annually;►Developed SOPs related to the integration of AHA’s Clinical Practice Guidelines across all health professional and consumer business channels;►Managed 36 science committees with over 400 science volunteer members who are key opinion leaders domestically and internationally;►Expanded AHA's Professional Education business to over 1.2 million registered learners; grew revenue to >$2.5MM annually;►Supported the cultivation and solicitation of multimillion dollar corporate and major gifts.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation is one of Canada’s largest health charities with annual revenue in excess of $150MM, approximately 400 employees and 70,000 volunteers.►Led all operations related to Major Gifts and Corporate Philanthropy in Ontario and managedMajor Gifts operations staff (Recognition & Stewardship, Prospect Research, and PhilanthropicCommunications);►Led the development and operationalization of annual business plans for Ontario Major Giftsand Corporate Philanthropy;►Raised ~$1MM annually in addition to securing the largest corporate philanthropic gift in theFoundation’s history;►Co-authored the Foundation’s first Case for Support;►Developed SOPs related to tracking and reporting of corporate and individual donor activityusing CRM software;►Led the development of a financial reporting process to reconcile donor pledge cycles withCCRA reporting criteria;►Obtained Ontario and National Board approval on mandatory best practices for staff andvolunteers related to donor engagement;►Delivered change management workshops for staff as part of a National merger that united 10independent offices.

►Managed all operations for the Foundation’s $55M research enterprise to within +/-1% of targetspending, and supervised 8 staff that supported a large number of cross-functional initiativesrelated to fund-development, advocacy and volunteer engagement.►Cultivated and managed relationships with a stakeholder group of ~500 researchers acrossCanada;►Served as primary staff support to Board Committee on Research; developed andpresented plans related to research operations to the Board of Directors;►Served as senior staff lead in the development and implementation of a national online grantsapplication, administration and peer review system;►Led the development and implementation of a key performance measurement and reportingframework for all Mission-related programs to assist in business planning and Board decision-making;►Completed over 600 media interviews as national media spokesperson, including anappearance on The Dr. Oz Show, repeat appearances on Canada AM, and repeatappearances on CBC Radio syndication.

Kellogg Canada is a fully owned subsidiary of Kellogg Company with annual sales greater than $7BB that employs 650 people. Kellogg Canada Inc. manufactures and sells ready-to-eat cereals and cereal snacks in Canada.►Managed Canadian Labeling & Compliance Group (2 direct reports) and external Public Affairs;►Served as nutrition lead for all Canadian and global marketing innovation and was activelyinvolved in the launch of over 60 new products;►Developed and implemented a regulatory strategy to overcome advertising restrictions on AllBran portfolio, resulting in a 49% increase in brand growth for All Bran Buds;►Led the development of over 20 regulatory submissions to Health Canada and related agencies;►Led the implementation of 4 major government regulatory changes (nutrition labeling, trans fatreformulation, addition of vitamins & minerals to foods, and truth in advertising) with minimaldisruption to brand plans and budgets.►Cultivated and managed the relationship with over 50 key influencers internationally, and ~25stakeholder organizations across Canada.