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.