An accomplished professional with over 20 years of broad work experience in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Extensive experience in all aspects of public policy development; from ideation to development and implementation which includes consultation, issue management and stakeholder relations.A strategic advisor with a proven track record of being able to unpack complicated issues and distill them down into easily digestible pieces for the purposes of briefing others and for presenting viable solutions.A lateral thinker who considers the viewpoints of others and, more specifically, the viewpoints of those who will naturally be concerned with any action taken on a given file. Engages strategically with all in order to maximize buy in and mitigate risk.A skilled generalist with proven expertise in research and writing, communications, media relations, strategic planning, program development, program review & evaluation and project management.A responsible manager who is always focused on bottom lines and achieving results which requires an ability to lead and support teams, meet project deadlines, manage people, projects and budgets.A leader who invests the time to develop and mentor team members so that the overall competency and capacity of the group is continuously improving.A discreet leader with strong negotiation skills and problem solving abilities.