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Lead singer of Bare Mountain - Newfoundland's #1 rated named after a mountain in Clarenville band.

• Represented NL Housing and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador on the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Housing Forum. Interacted closely with officials, deputy ministers and Ministers to promote and seek solutions to housing needs in Newfoundland and Labrador. Responsible for yearly Report on Outcomes for investments under the Investment in Affordable Housing and Social Infrastructure Fund.• Successfully coordinated Newfoundland and Labrador’s inclusion in the National Housing Strategy, including the negotiation and signing of a $270 million funding agreement and authoring a 3-year Action Plan to implement the agreement. • Responsible for all inter-jurisdictional research activities, including the collection of housing best practices and policies in other provinces and internationally.• Reported on a variety of data, including program evaluation and demographic trends; plans and recommends on alternate approaches/programs; • Developed and implemented Corporate policy and procedures; prepared briefing notes, reports, position papers, and cabinet papers;• Served as NL Director for the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (2013-2017)• Developed a Corporate Social Media Strategy and Corporate Digital Communications Strategy, including responsibility to operate and maintain Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube accounts.• Participated in internal working groups and represent NL Housing on external committees and provincial working groups, including the Interdepartmental Working Group on Seniors and Aging; • Highly skilled in a variety of software and technology including Powerpoint, Excel, and a number of social media aggregation tools.

Managed a staff complement of 6 employees, which included the management of human and financial resources, divisional planning, job performance assessment, etc; Served as lead Senior Official for the Northwest Territories at the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Housing Forum. Managed all communication planning and media issues for the Corporation. Served as the Corporation's spokesperson for media requests at the local, territorial and national level;Provided strategic advice and support on strategic and business planning, policy and corporate affairs issues to the Minister, President and Vice-Presidents on a regular basis;Coordinated the development and administration of Corporate strategic and business planning and policies, including serving as the lead on the creation of Framework for Action 2008-2011, the NWTHC's four year strategic framework released in 2008; Served as the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation's Access to Information and Protection of Privacy CoordinatorProvided direction to the Senior Policy Analyst and other officials for all Land Claim and Aboriginal Affairs issues.Responsible for Corporate communications initiatives including media requests and the writing and development of the NWTHC's Annual Report;Served as Alternate Designate for the GNWT for national intergovernmental working groups related to the First Ministers Meeting on Aboriginal Issues in 2005;Served on P/T and F/P/T working groups for the development of a National Housing Framework;Prepared all Ministerial correspondence and speeches for events at the local and national level;Prepared Executive Council submissions including Cabinet and FMB Decision Papers;Coordinated the internal analysis of results from the Housing Needs component of the NWT Community Survey;

Worked as an analyst in a number of departments through participation in the Graduate Recruitment Program;Helped develop policy in areas such as culture and heritage, information services, and human resources planning;Managed a project team of 5 during the development of a web site highlighting French involvement in Newfoundland's offshore fishery; Responsible for the creation, distribution, and analysis of a survey of genealogical studies clientele;Proposed a divisional organization review which helped reduce the committee workload for employees;Member of organizing committee and Master of Ceremonies for the Institute of Public Administration of Canada's New Professionals Driving a New Public Service Regional Conference in 2003.

Employed as an intern with the team negotiating a deal with the Province of Quebec to develop the Lower Churchill River for hydro-electric power;Prepared research regarding Impact and Benefits Agreements signed with aboriginal groups for similar projects in Canada and throughout the world.Prepared presentations, briefing notes, and research documents for the Premier's Office on matters related to the Labrador Hydro Project and other resource developments (offshore oil and mineral development)

Masters Of Arts, Political Science

Area(s) of Research: Rural Economic Development Newfoundland Studies

Certificate, Social Media Marketing

Activities and Societies: Social Media and E-MarketingSocial Media and E-Marketing

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science; Public Administration