EXPERIENCE

Director of Communications, University of Waterloo, 2023-present

• Lead a team of communications professionals in support of institutional goals.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders and clients.
• Project manage large-scale communications and marketing initiatives.

Communications Manager, University of Waterloo, 2022-2023

• Oversee communications planning and manage publications.
• Manage content production process and track outcomes.
• Support issues management and crisis communications.

Communications Officer, University of Waterloo, 2021-2022

• Responsible for internal and external communications for Faculty of Mathematics.
• Wrote press releases, proposals, speeches, articles, and marketing content.
• Maintained websites, social media, and supported alumni outreach.

Communications Consultant, KeynoteCSR, 2017-2021

• Ran company as sole-proprietor and supervised a team of employees.
• Consulted with clients to develop corporate social responsibility programs.
• Communicate social purpose through editorials, blogs, and books.

Journalist, Freelance, 2011-2022

• Published articles with media outlets including CBC, Ricochet, and Independent NL.
• Conducted interviews and investigative research on a wide array of current affairs.
• Published two books of collected articles.

Researcher / Instructor, Memorial University, 2011-2017

• Managed research projects and publications.
• Taught undergraduate courses and mentored students.
• Implemented instructional design best practices for course creation.

EDUCATION

• PhD, Literature, Memorial University.
• MA, Critical Theory, Brock University.
• BA, Political Science, Memorial University.

CERTIFICATES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Management Certificate, University of London.
• Communications Scholar, International Communicology Institute.
• Facilitator Development Workshop, ISW Network.