Previous Synergy Experience

• Balzac Community Advisory Panel– Helped establish and facilitated for four years (2005 – 2009)
• Tay River Advisory Committee – Helped establish & facilitated for duration (2005 – 2008)
• West Central Stakeholders – Helped establish & facilitated for five years (2001 – 2006)
• Fort Assiniboine Project Liaison Committee (now Fort Assiniboine & Area Multi-Stakeholder Alliance) – Helped establish and facilitated first few meetings
• Caronline Beaverhill B Pool Adivsory Group – Facilitated various Town Hall meetings (2000-2001)

Previous Other Experience

• Edmonton Public School Board – Facilitated the Public Engagement Advisory Committee for Sector Review & facilitated at various community forums & workshops on sector review as part of the public engagement team
• Energy Resources Conservation Board – Facilitated two large-group information sessions for industry and various on-going advisory groups for the Enhanced Production Audit project. Designed and implemented the stakeholder engagement program.
• Alberta Conference on Energy Literacy – Facilitated at both conferences
• Synergy Alberta – Facilitated large and small group sessions at a number of conferences
• University of Calgary Continuing Education – Designed and currently instructor for a course on Community Relations
• Canadian Trainers Collective – Deliver various public participation training programs across Canada

Facilitation Specialties

Public consultation, Synergy group creation & process, large & small group facilitation. Background in energy and agriculture.

Personal Value Statement

“My passion lies in working collaboratively with community and industry at the grass-roots level; keeping the discussions at the kitchen table, rather than the boardroom table.”