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University of Victoria

The University of British Columbia

Simon Fraser University

Communications Director at Co-operative Housing Federation of BC

Canada

I am a senior communications, government relations and public policy advisor with a passion for cooperative housing, urban planning, community engagement and social media. I posses a Master of Public Administration degree and have over 20 years of public policy research, analysis, advocacy, and communications experience.

Co-operative Housing Federation of BC

Director Of Communications

The Vancouver City Planning Commission is an advisory body of volunteers appointed by City Council with a broad mandate to consider and advise Council on matters relating to the future of Vancouver.  The Executive Director acts as the primary resource and support for the Commission, providing strategic advice, project coordination and administrative support to assist Commissioners in carrying out their mandate.

Vancouver City Planning Commission

Executive Director

Spacing Vancouver provides a west coast take on the issues affecting our shared urban landscape. In this role, I write and review feature articles, book reviews and event announcements and manage the Twitter account.

Spacing Vancouver

Associate Editor

Yurbanism is a community engagement consultancy that helps organizations explore the ‘Y’ of urbanism by sharing ways to make our cities more livable, community-oriented places one block at a time. I have managed community engagement campaigns for various clients including the Downtown Vancouver Association, A GP for Me Vancouver, and Dockside Green Community Re-engagement (Victoria, BC). I have also created website content for several community news and non-profit organization websites and promoted and facilitated discussions on Facebook and Twitter to build community and share information about client initiatives, events and organizations.

Yurbanism

Owner

Strong Towns is a nationally-recognized non-profit shaping the conversation on growth, development and the future of cities. We support a model of development that allows America’s cities, towns and neighborhoods to grow financially strong and resilient. Our worldwide membership includes individuals and organizations in each U.S. state as well as in Canada, Europe and Australia.

As a Community Builder, I work to grow the Strong Towns member through social media, digital marketing and community outreach.

Strong Towns

Community Builder

SFU Public Square, a signature initiative designed to spark, nurture and restore community connections, establishes Simon Fraser University as the go-to convener of serious and productive conversations about issues of public concern.

In this role, I ensured the coordination and timely delivery of activity related to the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association’s (DVBIA) Re-imagine Downtown Vancouver initiative. I also managed strategic communications and social media for the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Public Square program.

SFU Public Square

External Projects and Communications Manager

Assist Downtown Vancouver Association (DVA) achieve its goals in the areas of community engagement through event coordination and policy development using my organizational, presentation, analytical and writing skills.

The DVA is a non-for-profit association with a rich history representing business and community interests primarily related to urban planning, transportation and social issues in downtown Vancouver.

Downtown Vancouver Association (DVA)

Events & Policy Consultant

PlaceSpeak advances public consultation to a whole new level by enabling evidence-based decision-making by allowing citizens to influence the process in an open, safe, secure and transparent manner. In this role, I led online community and client engagement activities for an online public consultation platform Managed online presence through blogging, Twitter, Facebook, and email campaigns to raise awareness and attract users. Created online surveys, polls and discussion forums for client topic pages and provided analysis, training and support for clients.

PlaceSpeak Inc.

Director of Community Engagement

I was a speaker at TEDxScottsdale 2011.  Created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth spreading,” the TEDx program is designed to give communities, organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences at the local level. TEDx events are fully planned and coordinated independently, on a community-by-community basis.

The theme of the evening was urban sustainability: What are we doing in this desert? How can the merely four million of us now here live here going forward? Why would we want to? What can we do about living here?

My presentation was entitled: "Finding my way through the urban desert."

TEDxScottsdale

Speaker

Facilitate discussions on Facebook and Twitter to build community and share information about events and organizations.

Create content, including blog posts, new discussion topics, tweets and more to engage and inform community members.

Online promotion of community to get people interested in joining the conversation.

Inspired Connections

Online Community Manager

PHXated was started by Bill Wyman in 2009 with commentary and news about the local arts and media scene. It grew and now encompasses postings on a wide variety of subjects by several writers. The authors’ opinions are their own of course; if PHXated has a common philosophy, it’s about helping to bring Arizona into the 21st century.

PHXated.com

Staff Writer

Responsible for building a community of people interested in creating and sustaining an authentic urbanism in central Phoenix. Key roles:

- President of the Grandview Neighborhood Association a diverse central Phoenix neighborhood of about 1,200 residences.

- Coordinator of Jane’s Walk Phoenix, an urban walking tour honoring the legacy and ideas of urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs that combines the act of walking with personal observations, urban history and local lore.

- Writer for Downtown Phoenix Journal and <a href="http://Phxated.com">Phxated.com</a>, two online journals online journal that offer an insider’s view of local culture politics and events.

- Member of the Canalscape Advisory Board, an initiative exploring the possibility of an authentic and sustainable desert urbanism for the region, composed of urban cores and corridors distributed along the canal banks.

- Participating in a variety of other meetings and events focusing on place making, community building and creating livable neighborhoods.

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Conduct interviews and write feature stories and profiles on downtown Phoenix events, people and places.

Downtown Phoenix Journal

Writer

Jane’s Walk is a series of free neighbourhood walking tours that helps put people in touch with their environment and with each other, by bridging social and geographic gaps and creating a space for cities to discover themselves.  Since its inception in 2007, Jane’s Walk has happened in cities across North America, and is quickly expanding internationally. All Jane’s Walk tours are given and taken for free. 2010 is the second year that a walk will take place in Phoenix.

Jane’s Walk honours the legacy and ideas of urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs who championed the interests of local residents and pedestrians over a car-centered approach to planning. Jane’s Walk often takes Jacobs’ ideas to communities unfamiliar with her ideas, in order to advance local engagement with contemporary urban planning practices. The walks helps knit people together into a strong and resourceful community, instilling belonging and encouraging civic leadership.

Jane's Walk Phoenix

Coordinator

Conduct research on contemporary public policy issues for the Morrison Institute of Public Policy, a statewide leader in examining critical issues for Arizona and the region, and is a catalyst for public dialogue. An Arizona State University resource, Morrison Institute uses nonpartisan research, analysis and public outreach to help improve the state's quality of life.

Key activities:
- Collecting original data through, interviews, and consultation with experts.
- Analyzing existing information through review of published research reports, current legislation, and statistical data.
- Identifying emerging public policy issues though media monitoring, data gathering and analysis, and networking.

Arizona State University

Senior Research Analyst

Strategic Planning and Policy Coordination, Assembly of First Nations, Ottawa; Responsible for the horizontal integration of policy development and strategic planning for the Assembly. Key activities:
- Providing strategic research and environmental scans to facilitate the ability of the organization to influence the federal policy agenda.
- Coordinaing the Assembly's position paper and background materials for the November 2005 First Minister Meeting on Aboriginal Issues. This led to the Kelowna Accord, a five year, $5 billion dollar agreement between the Government of Canada and the First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. My area of focus was coordinating the First Nations housing portion of the agreement, which comprised $1.6 billion of the total amounts of the Accord.
- Producing major reports and studies. I prepared the Pre-Budget Submissions presented to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance in 2005, 2006 and 2007 to inform the Government of Canada budget process. I also drafted the First Nations section of the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives annual Alternative Federal Budget. Partly as a result of these submissions, First Nations across Canada received budget commitments of $6.4 million in 2005, $1.2 billion in 2006 and $425 million in 2007.
- Building relationships with government representatives to advance the Assembly's priorities and represent the interest of First Nations in proposed programming and legislation, including the annual budget submission and the First Minister's Meeting.
- Developing and implementing a financial and policy planning framework to position key events and to anticipate pivotal meetings and other major activities. This enabled the National Chief and the Executive Committee to effectively advocate on behalf of First Nations in key areas, such as the federal budget, the First Minister Meeting and the historic Indian Residential School apology and settlement.

Assembly of First Nations

Policy Advisor

Researched, analyzed, monitored and negotiated on international trade issues concerning fish and sea products. Key activities:
- Conducting in-depth economic analysis on fisheries trade policy issues, including trade balance analysis and priority commodity identification to ensure that the Minister and senior executive of the Department of Fisheries and oceans were kept up to date on key developments.
- Representing Canada at negotiations on the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and the Canada-Singapore Free Trade Agreement and participating in talks with the Caribbean Community, Dominican Republic and Andean Community. The Canadian fisheries sector exported approximately $4.4 billion dollars of fish and fish products in 2004, of this amount $37.5 million was covered in the FTAA negotiations.
- Reviewing World Trade Organization (WTO) Accessions and Trade Policy Reviews to ensure that potential and existing members of the WTO complied with rules regarding fish and fish products in their trade relationships with Canada.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Trade Policy Officer

Worked with departments and the Prime Minister's Office in providing policy advice to the Cabinet Committee on the Social Union. Key activities:
- Ensuring policy objectives were operationally and fiscally sustainable.
- Providing advice to the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
- Coordinating aspects of the Cabinet's decision-making system including departmental policy proposals and policy analysis.
- Analyzing legislation and made recommendations pertaining to the funding and organization of the Canadian Firearms Registry; and assisted in the coordination of the Canadian Custom and Revenues Agency's early response to

Privy Council Office

Policy Analyst

Developed and analyzed financial sector policy as it related to electronic banking and new technologies. Key activities:
- Monitoring, researching and analyzing issues relating to new financial services technologies in order to prepare briefs for the Minister of Finance and key government officials.
- Assisting in the developing of regulations to successfully implement the 2001 federal Financial Services Legislation (Bill C-8).
Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada, Government Operations, Ottawa

Finance Canada

The following positions were part of the Accelerated Economist Training Program (AETP), a select two-year program of diverse work experience divided into four six-month assignments that provided the opportunity to work with top decision makers in the Government of Canada on a number of social, economic and international policy agendas.

Governemnt of Canada

Accelerated Economist Training Program

Managed and coordinated Treasury Board business for the Supreme, Federal and Tax Courts of Canada. Key activities:
- Providing recommendations and advice to the Treasury Board on policies, directives, regulations and program expenditure proposals with respect to the management of the government's resources.
- Drafting the 2001 Estimates document for the various courts, an annual document outlining the courts expenditure plans for each government agency in detail.
- Translating policies and programs approved by Cabinet into operational reality and provided with resources.
- Notable files included a review of a report on federal judicial compensation and early proposals for the construction of new court buildings.

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Assisting in providing policy advice towards promoting a highly skilled and mobile labor force and an efficient and inclusive labor market, including developing proposals for labor market issues for the January 2001 Speech from the Throne (i.e. State of the Union) that outlined the government priorities for the 2001-02 parliamentary session.

Human Resource Development Canada

Tracking, updating and analyzing statistical data and preparing monthly 'Current Statistics' reports as well as economic profiles of the Fisheries, Aquaculture and high technology sectors of the British Columbia economy.

BC STATS (Government)

Economist

The UVic MPA Co-op program consists of three, four-month work terms alternating with on-campus academic terms. Students in the MPA Co-op Program are well positioned to make an immediate contribution to the workplace. Their coursework (including team projects and case studies) contribute to their strong understanding of the culture, the processes and the issues in the public and non-profit sectors

Univeristy of Victoria

Cooperative Education Student

Helping to maintain cross-government policy and procedures, standards and guidelines regarding access to public information and protection of privacy, including tracking of the status and outcome of all information requests and information and Privacy Commissioner Orders Investigations and Decisions.

Yuri Artibise

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