Resume
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.