GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 

Lead contact with key multi-stakeholders – end users, owners, decision makers, contractors, architects, and engineers. Investigator and evaluator of security vulnerabilities and risks for several multi-national and national security companies. Board Member for the Ogden East End Health Centre a community-initiated effort, which helped to create a health centre for an impoverished and high crime area of the City of Thunder Bay, ON. In this role helped to create constitution and by-laws while engaging with community members from all areas which led to the creation of the Ogden East End Health Community Centre. Created, submitted, and presented funding and organizational proposals to provincial and federal bodies and agencies as board member.

 

 

 

Coordinated multi-stakeholder input from industry, government, and Indigenous community, into government legislative on technology, industry, and environment. Developed public policy positions to gain support on Indigenous issues, technology, public safety, and rural development. Created and presented discussion papers to City Councils, Town Councils and community groups in Northwestern Ontario advocating for a better system of funding for PSE and successfully received resolutions of support from 14 of the 16 municipalities.

 

 

 

As community development advocate worked with Couchiching First Nation, the surrounding business community, non-profit organizations, and stakeholders in being awarded a radio frequency from Canadian Radio and Television Commission. Planned and developed business partnerships, end user participation and non-profit support and sponsorships which resulted in the formation of Indigenous owned Junior A hockey team. Initiator and negotiator for joint venture agreements and memorandums of understanding between security services providers and Fort William First Nation, Métis Nation of BC, BC Métis Federation, Métis Nation of Ontario and Manitoba Métis Federation. Counselled Indigenous offenders on the Canadian legal and public court systems. Referred Indigenous clients to appropriate community resources including drug and alcohol counseling, financial aid, food, and housing benefits

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Worked with municipal, provincial, and federal elected officials to gain support for candidates.

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Designed, developed, researched, and created national campaign platforms including policies on Indigenous government, technology and public safety Recruited candidates from underrepresented demographic areas including the Women, Indigenous and LQTBQ2SL2 communities. Organized, recruited, and participated in door-to-door canvassing, fundraising, and election day organization. Delegate and supporter for Party Leadership Candidates in Canada, Ontario, Manitoba, and BC. Served as Candidate in Rainy River Riding, ON.

 

 

 

Gained funding for more learning tools and space for the learning activities by creating Community Access Centres of Canada Successfully gained funding for rural Canadian connectivity to the internet. Helped to instruct adult students communicate, read, and write in a functional manner. Provider of custom made and blended solutions with physical security officers and integrated security systems – perimeter protection, monitored intrusion and fire, panic and duress, access control, and CCTV and video management solutions.