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Consulting Associates
All of our associates, located coast to coast and abroad, are proven senior level practitioners, bringing experience, knowledge, skills, and reliability across a host of disciplines. As appropriate, we'll recommend engaging those who can add the most value to the assignment.
- Jalyn Anderson, MBA, former corporate communications executive with major Canadian and US organizations who advises directors and officers on accountabilities, roles and responsibilities, and helps develop strategic communications plans and stakeholder relationship assessments.
- Landon French, MBA, former senior communications advisor to Ontario ministers and in the office of the premier, several years with major telecom, strong GR background and media relations.
- Marianne Gobeil, APR, strong strategist, excellent overall public relations skills, and evolving proprietary public speaking assessment process.
- Elizabeth Hirst, APR, FCPRS, senior communications practitioner, also teaching communications at McGill University in Montreal, totally fluent in both official languages.
- Alan Nymark is former Deputy Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Canada after having served in positions such as Assistant Chief Negotiator for the North American Free Trade Agreement, Assistant Deputy Minister, Industry and Science Policy at Industry Canada, Associate Deputy Minister of Health Canada, Deputy Minister of Environment Canada and Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency.
- Christine Nymark consults in the area of strategic management and policy development. She left public service as Assistant Deputy Minister of Policy at Transport Canada after serving as Director of Policy, Department of Fisheries & Oceans, and Director General, Life Sciences & Biotechnology Branch, Industry Canada, where she managed the establishment of Genome Canada.
- Caroline Moore-Robin specializes in strategic planning, internal and external communications, stakeholder engagement and aboriginal relations with extensive experience in the natural resources sector.
- Jim Leveque, exceptional federal public service record in various aspects of senior-level communications after distinguished military service, and a strong project manager.
- John Newton, PhD., P.Eng, recognized expert in business continuity planning, disaster recovery.
- Joanne Rider is a communications generalist with a very diverse and successful performance record spanning strategy, issues, crisis, and marketing communications.
- Don Savaria, strong Prairies-based communications counsel with successful career as insurance industry public relations executive and building PR capacity for region’s largest communications firm.
- Tag Watson, APR, with a specialization in investor relations, provides senior strategic communications counsel.
- Judith Willmott, banker by training; issues management specialist and strong communications advisor with sound writing skills and excellent project management skills.
- Albert Wong, recently retired military senior communications officer, with very strong organizational, promotional, and marketing skills.
Our Technically Specialized Associates
- Andrew Burke is a technologist and software developer, specializing in web-based business applications. In the technology business since 1994, he works with large organizations and SMEs while building several of his own initiatives.
- Gail Bergman, APR, highly productive, experienced media relations specialist with special focus on media relations, special events promotion, and developing communications materials for a wide range of private, public and not-for-profit organizations – locally, nationally and internationally.
- Jo Coughlin is a versatile writer and communications advisor with financial expertise, including executive speeches, annual reports, corporate and marketing materials for the Toronto Stock Exchange and various companies.
- Helmut Dostal leads a firm that for years has specialized in layout, design of mainly print materials; all aspects of print production; and, the turn-key development and delivery of specialty publications.
- Melanie Martin and Mary Watson lead a boutique web presence development and management firm delivering highly personal service.