Community Relations Manager, Centre for International Governance Innovation
Kitchener, Canada Area
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- Board of Directors, Grand Valley Chapter at IABC
- Community Relations and Events Manager at Centre for International Governance Innovation
- Member Toronto Branch at Canadian Public Relations Society
- Past
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- Association at CIC (Canadain International Council)
- Public Relations Manager at PrinterOn Corporation
- Public Relations Manager at SST
- Public Relations Manager at Maplesoft
- Director of Marketing at SportsWorld
- Education
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- University of Guelph
- University of Guelph
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- University of Victoria
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Colleen Fitzpatrick’s Summary
Public Relations practitioner with 19 years of experience in for-profit and nonprofit in the following fields: international relations, high-tech, tourism, and food sectors. Focus on media relations, corporate and conference planning, community relations, public programming, CSR, and fundraising.
Colleen Fitzpatrick’s Specialties:
Public Relations Theory and Practice, Communication Planning,Writing for Public Relations, Research and Evaluation,Managing the Public Relations Function,Ethics and Public Relations, Media Relations.
Colleen Fitzpatrick’s Experience
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Board of Directors, Grand Valley Chapter
IABC
(Non-Profit; Public Relations and Communications industry)
June 2009 — Present (2 months)
Portfolio: membership networking
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Community Relations and Events Manager
Centre for International Governance Innovation
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Research industry)
June 2005 — Present (4 years 2 months)
In 2005, Colleen joined the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) in Waterloo, Ontario, an international relations think tank, as the Public Relations/Media Relations Manager and most recently as the Community Relations/Events Manager. In these roles, she has developed and managed strategic media communications, online communications, community relations and all public outreach programs.
CIGI is an independent, nonpartisan think tank that addresses international governance challenges. CIGI supports research, forms networks, advances policy debate, builds capacity, and generates ideas for multilateral governance improvements. CIGI's interdisciplinary work includes collaboration with policy, business and academic communities around the world. CIGI was founded in 2002 by Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of RIM and collaborates with and gratefully acknowledges support from a number of strategic partners. www.cigionline.org. -
Member Toronto Branch
Canadian Public Relations Society
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
2002 — Present (7 years)
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Association
CIC (Canadain International Council)
(International Affairs industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year)
The CIC is a non-partisan, nationwide council established to strengthen Canada's role in international affairs. It aims to advance research and dialogue on international affairs issues by supporting a Canadian foreign policy network that crosses academic disciplines, policy areas, and economic sectors. The privately funded CIC fellowship program will support a number of carefully selected CIC fellows who will focus on important foreign policy issues, working out of universities and research institutions across the country.
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Public Relations Manager
PrinterOn Corporation
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
2000 — 2005 (5 years)
Colleen was the Public Relations Manager at PrinterOn Corporation, a remote and wireless printing company. PrinterOn’s mobile printing solutions enable users to print documents—easily and securely—to any networked printer anywhere in the world. PritnerOn's mission is to provide secure, easy-to-use mobile printing products and solutions to businesses, mobile professionals and individuals. PrinterOn specializes in mobile printing solutions, delivering business-critical services for mobile executives, WiFi hotspots, hospitality, retail locations, enterprise environments, healthcare facilities and education markets.
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Public Relations Manager
SST
(Computer Hardware industry)
1995 — 2000 (5 years)
Controls and Automation sector. S-S Techologies became SST, and then Brock Solutions. SST was then sold to Wood Connectivity, a Daniel Woodhead Company formed in 1922. The company engineered and manufactured the world's first rubber-handled handlamp, which was focused on safety in transportation application with the railroads, and the product was patented that same year. Since that time, Woodhead has continued to fulfill the needs of the global industrial marketplace with innovative electrical and connectivity products designed to withstand harsh, unforgiving environments.
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Public Relations Manager
Maplesoft
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year)
Maplesoft™ is the leading provider of high-performance software tools for engineering, science, and mathematics. Its product suite reflects the philosophy that given great tools, people can do great things. Maplesoft has redefined the instruction of mathematics and created a total solution for modern academic institutions. In the recent past, it has transformed the way engineers, scientists, and mathematicians use math, enabling them to work better, faster, and smarter.
In the academic field, using Maplesoft products, teachers bring both simple and complex problems to life. In the commercial markets, Maplesoft’s products help to reduce errors, shorten design time, and manage data, models, and results. -
Director of Marketing
SportsWorld
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
1990 — 1993 (3 years)
Colleen Fitzpatrick’s Education
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University of Guelph
Communications Certficate , Communications , 1993 — 1995
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University of Guelph
Honours B. Comm , HAFA , 1988 — 1991
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Wilfrid Laurier University
1st year , Arts and School of Business and Economics , 1983 — 1984
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University of Victoria
Publice Relations Certificate , Public Relations , 2004
Currently taking my fourth course of 10 required.
- Activities and Societies:
- Public Relations Theory and Practice
Effective Communication Tools
Evolution of Public Relations
Communication Planning
Writing for Public Relations
Research and Evaluation
Case Studies in Public Relations
Electives
Managing the Public Relations Function
Public Relations in Different Sectors
Ethics and Public Relations
Media Relations
Additional Information
Colleen Fitzpatrick’s Interests:
public relations, media relations, corporate social responsibility, environmental sustainability, international affairs, community volunteer leadership, networking, fundraising, career development, skiing, tennis, cycling, golfing, boating, salsa, reading, jogging with 10K goal> Travel: to 35 countries as well as 39 US States,10 provinces, 1 territory. Would like to visit Uganda, New Zealand, Iceland, China and India.
Colleen Fitzpatrick’s Honors:
1.President's Award for Outstanding Volunteerism 2007-2008, PR Chair, K-W Oktoberfest Inc.
2. Intelligent Waterloo, Waterloo named "Most Intelligent Community" in the World by ICF (Intelligent Community Forum NY). I was on the committee that submitted the successful application beating out 420 other cities around the globe for the honour, 2007. See committee members http://www.intelligentwaterloo.com/en/committee.shtml
2. Spotlight Award – Silver, from the League of American Communication Professionals (LACP), USA, for submission of an Editor’s Software Review Guide for a Pocket PC Printing Application, 2003
3. Designed and implemented a successful PR campaign which piggybacked on a national breaking story and was featured as an example in the book “Six Steps to Free Publicity”, by Marcia Yudkin, 2003 (Maplesoft)
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