Canada
Multilingual government relations professional with over 10 years experience working with federal, provincial, municipal and international government stakeholders. Proven experience in policy development, strategic planning, legislative initiatives, advocacy and stakeholder relations. Experience includes, diverse public and private sector involvement, providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior government and corporate decision makers. Proven experience in developing and implementing advocacy programs. Held key positions with in the Canadian government as senior advisor and former chief of staff for key ministers in the Canadian government such as Industry Canada. This background has provided me with a thorough understanding of legislative and policy processes. Proven government/stakeholder relations experience with key industries such as agriculture, telecommunications , energy, financial services as well as broader communications stakeholders such as media. Experience includes working with federal,provincial, municipal and international levels of government and stakeholders. With an extensive network of contacts, a proven communicator with issue management expertise to deal with challenges and identify opportunities. Presently working for Ontario Power Generation promoting the interest of the company with federal stakeholders. I am also supporting the Canadian Nuclear Association in its policy development and advocacy programs.
• Seconded to the Canadian Nuclear Association from Ontario Power Generation • Responsible for developing and implementing government relations strategies that include climate change energy policy at the federal, provincial and international levels of government. This includes positioning nuclear as a strategic asset for government policy decision-makers. • Public affairs expertise: Public policy advocacy and development, stakeholder, and government relations, political campaign organization, and issues management
I represent and advocate for the company with federal stakeholders that include members of parliament, senators, departmental officials, ministerial advisors, and ministers. • Responsible for strategically engaging political, parliamentary, and policy development for developing strategies to meet corporate objectives. • Gained federal approval of a significant hydro project that was worth over $1 billion. • Attained adjustments to key legislative initiatives such as the Fisheries Act to protect current hydro commercial operations. • Established a very successful federal advocacy program for senior OPG leadership with senior ministerial, departmental officials, and parliamentarians that included meeting program, parliamentary hearing participation which raised the profile of the OPG leadership and impact of its advocacy programs. • Successfully positioned OPG as a thought leader with the federal government that has enabled substantive policy initiatives and cooperation with the federal government that includes new nuclear technologies and Clean Energy policy definitions. • Key strategist and organizer for OPG and CNA’s policy and legislative initiatives with federal and provincial governments. Enabled the creation of a provincial government policy MOU that supported the development of new nuclear markets and technologies
• Lead the Industry and Innovation Public Affairs portfolio and worked with clients in financial services, energy, and university sectors on how best to navigate complex public policy challenges and provided government advocacy consultancy and transaction risk mitigation support. • Provided advice on all aspects of regulatory, legislative, and policy development, ensuring integration of Parliamentary, political, and policy considerations. • Worked with the University of Winnipeg by assisting in acquiring federal financing
• Worked closely with the Minister by providing information, analysis, and advice on any aspect of his responsibilities and acted as a conduit for pertinent and often confidential information. • Managed the Minister of Veterans Affairs Office and coordinated all daily activities including the supervision of 25 staff and overseeing the budget of $1M. • Provided daily briefs, attended important meetings with the Minister, and coordinated rapid action on policy and programming requests when an opportunity arose.