Senior level, award-winning, communications professional with extensive experience in the energy sector and expertise in all aspects of strategic internal and external communications including media relations / social media, issues and crisis communications, reputation management, stakeholder engagement, mergers and acquisitions, annual report writing, and corporate social responsibility / sustainability.Expertise in sustainability includes in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the most widely used international standard of sustainability measurement. Wrote and produced Guelph Hydro's international award-winning inaugural Sustainability Report and three subsequent reports.Served as a delegate on the Trans Atlantic Urban Climate Dialogue, an information exchange program on energy efficiency and climate change with participants from municipalities in Germany, the U.S. and Ontario. Recognized expert and former McMaster University instructor for Issues and Crisis Communications Management including risks associated with social media.Author of the coffee table book entitled: "Westinghouse / Siemens Westinghouse - 100 Years in Canada." NOTE: Copies available upon request.Experienced board member with board training from The Directors College and the Canadian Board Diversity Council.Areas of interest and expertise: electricity, renewable energy, district energy, energy conservation, sustainability reporting, smart grids, electric vehicles, social media, crisis communications, mergers and acquisitions, and lean manufacturing.
Listed skills include Strategic Communications, Internal Communications, Corporate Communications, Media Relations, and 36 others.
