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Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Directed and approved all external communications, media relations, issues management and stakeholder communications for ministries; chief speech writer; provided tactical and strategic advice to Minister; primary media spokesman and established relations with journalists across Ontario.Accomplishments include leading all communications to passage of Smart Growth for Our Communities Act, 2015; Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe; Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017; Local Food Act, 2015; and, redesign of provincial Disaster Recovery programs.

Hamilton, Ontario

Led start-up business of 9 employees, including hiring all staff, managing P&L, sales and revenue generation and community liaison; Oversaw development of innovative WordPress editorial platform, subscription software to support online publication and analytics; Responsible for all marketing and communication initiatives, as well as community, political and business relations.Accomplishments include leading a business case for one of Torstar’s first forays into a subscription-based editorial model that matched content development to analytics.

Toronto, Canada Area

Served as primary media spokesman for Ministry; Media relations with journalists across Ontario; Policy development and stakeholder relations; Evaluate breaking news and legislative or policy events on a daily basis; Responsible for strategic communication initiatives to support ministry and government objectives.Accomplishments include external communications on development of a new long-term funding agreement for the horse racing sector; and, Growing Forward 2, the federal-provincial-territorial policy framework for Canada's agricultural and agri-food sector.

Responsible for staff of 10 journalists and editors serving communities in Hamilton (total circulation 114,000 homes); Budget and P&L management; Oversaw all editorial content and production of award-winning print and online products; Responsible for all community relations and partnerships of behalf of organization; Negotiated multiple union contracts; Corporate responsibility for libel and slander management; Key member of management team that achieved record revenues.Accomplishments include multiple national and provincial awards for opinion and editorial writing, photography and layout and design; Recipient of the Ontario Community Newspaper Association’s highest honour - The Mary Knowles Award for Community Service.

Bachelor Of Applied Arts, Journalism

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Philosophy