Communications & Administrative Coordinator at Kingston Frontenac Anti-Violence Coordinating Committee
Ontario, Canada
- Current
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- Communications & Administrative Coordinator at Kingston Frontenac Anti-Violence Coordinating Committee
- Owner at Wooby Communications
- Past
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- Student Intern at Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs
- Supply Teacher at Inuglak School, Whale Cove, Nunavut
- Administrative Assistant at Magnum Group Inc., Philadelphia, PA
- Security Officer at Casino Nova Scotia Halifax
- Wardroom Manager at The King's Students' Union
- Outside CP / Desk Executive / Chief at University of King's College Campus Police
- Education
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- Malaspina University-College
- Nova Scotia Community College
- University of King's College
- Connections
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- Industry
- Public Relations and Communications
- Websites
Francis Wooby’s Summary
Independent communications professional and writer providing strategic communications planning, media and new media engagement, business writing, editing, desktop publishing and other services.
Francis Wooby’s Specialties:
Public relations, new/social media engagement, government and non-profit sector
Francis Wooby’s Experience
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Communications & Administrative Coordinator
Kingston Frontenac Anti-Violence Coordinating Committee
(Political Organization industry)
June 2008 — Present (6 months)
Developing, implementing and managing all communications and administrative projects for non-profit committee working towards the elimination of domestic and sexual violence in Kingston, Frontenac County, and Lennox & Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
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Owner
Wooby Communications
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
October 2005 — Present (3 years 2 months)
Provide public relations and technical writing services to various clients on a contract basis. Services include strategic communications planning, media and new/social media engagement, writing and editing, desktop publishing and others.
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Student Intern
Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs
(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
May 2005 — June 2005 (2 months)
Conducted research for the development of communication strategies for a recently established provincial government office serving the interests of the African Nova Scotian community. Planned and created the database containing stakeholder information, helped write media material and drafted speaking notes for the minister.
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Supply Teacher
Inuglak School, Whale Cove, Nunavut
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
October 2003 — April 2004 (7 months)
Taught various subjects to students in grades eight through 11 on a call-in, substitute basis. Predominantly ESL environment located in isolated Inuit community in Canada’s arctic regions.
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Administrative Assistant
Magnum Group Inc., Philadelphia, PA
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Translation and Localization industry)
December 2001 — June 2003 (1 year 7 months)
Performed office management duties such as shipping, record keeping, reception, supply inventory/ordering, etc. for translation agency serving the private, government and corporate communities. Carried out major modification and maintenance of key client/human resource database. Responsible for some document management, proofreading, editing, transcription and foreign language layout.
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Security Officer
Casino Nova Scotia Halifax
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Entertainment industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
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Wardroom Manager
The King's Students' Union
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Food & Beverages industry)
April 2000 — April 2001 (1 year 1 month)
Hired, trained and managed campus bar staff of over 20. Responsible for accounting, promotions, administration, ordering, inventory control and all other aspects of running the business.
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Outside CP / Desk Executive / Chief
University of King's College Campus Police
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Security and Investigations industry)
December 1997 — June 2000 (2 years 7 months)
Hired, trained and managed over 50 student employees responsible for security and weekend/after-hours reception at university. Managed all aspects of Campus Police operations and remained on call in order to respond to any unusual or extreme situations.
*Contracted in May of 2000 to rewrite entire department manual.
Francis Wooby’s Education
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Malaspina University-College
Certificate (Online), Technical Writing, 2006 — 2008
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Nova Scotia Community College
Advanced Diploma, Public Relations, 2004 — 2005
One-year intensive program geared toward university graduates. Areas of study included media relations, strategic communications, marketing, digital photography, writing, desktop publishing/graphic design and presentation.
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University of King's College
B.A., Sociology and Social Anthropology, 1996 — 2001
- Activities and Societies:
- Co-Developer, The Foundation Year Mentorship Programme, NS, Canada (UKC) (1999-2001)
Internal Vice President, The King's Students' Union, NS, Canada(1999-2000)
President, Day Students' Society, NS, Canada (UKC) (1998-1999)
Contributer, “The Watch” (UKC Student Newspaper), NS, Canda (1997-1998)
Additional Information
Francis Wooby’s Websites:
Francis Wooby’s Interests:
Blogs, podcasts, current affairs, literature, guitar
Francis Wooby’s Groups:
PodCamp Philly, Kingston Social Media Meetup, New Media, The University of King's College, Toastmasters International, Limestone New Media Group
Francis Wooby’s Honors:
UKC R.L. Nixon Students’ Union Award (2000)
UKC “Gold K” recipient (2000)
UKC Michael Elliott Alumni Award (1999)
Francis Wooby’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
