Donna Grant

Experience

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  Trader Publications

  Mar 1994 - Sept 1996

  Features and Content Writer

  Publications included: Real Estate Guide, Condo Guide, Renters Guide

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  Consultant

  Sept 1996 - Jan 2012

  Business Communications Writer and Consultant

  Professional Business Writer & Corporate CommunicationsBook Editor, Online Content Writer for Dr. Mark Frobb, White Rock, BC • Surviving Whiplash: Saving Your Neck Without Losing Your Mind • Healing Chronic Back Pain: 7 Steps to Perfect Posture Writer/Editor (Financial Analysts’ Reports and Marketing Collateral)• Salmon Partners Inc., Vancouver, BC • Robson Direct Marketing & Consulting, Vancouver, BC Director of Corporate Communications - TSX companies • Duro Enzymes Inc.; Planet Earth Recycling Inc.; Thermo Tech Inc. Show less

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  John Casablancas Institute

  Sept 1996 - Jun 2011

  Instructor of Marketing, Career Planning, and Student Motivation

  John Casablancas Institute of Applied Arts, Vancouver, BC 1996 - 2011Lasalle College International, BC, Quebec, Columbia 2009 - 2011• Created and instructed 16-wk marketing course; 4- and 8-hour motivational workshops • Created and instructed 6-wk career planning course; 8-hour career planning workshops • Prepared lesson plans, course manuals, assessment tools/standards

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  PERI, DURO Enzyme

  Jan 2000 - Dec 2001

  Director of Communications
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  AURA Office Environments Inc., Design-Build-Furnish

  Oct 2011 - Jan 2015

  Director of Marketing

  AURA Office Environments is a commercial interior design-build and office furnishings firm serving the Lower Mainland of BC since 1976. I was very happy to be a driving force in the company's aggressive growth, working with a diverse team of like-minded professionals on a wide variety of beautiful and functional interiors. I was proud to be with AURA in its earliest days and be included in all elements of its evolution.Responsibilities:• Strategic planning, initiative implementation, change management• Created marketing department; supported business development team• Created HR systems and lead HR managementAchievements: • Increased revenue 400% and staff from 5 to 20 in first year • Developed interdepartmental communications and conflict resolution programs Show less

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  Emterra Group

  Jan 2015 - Jul 2016

  Proposal and Marketing Coordinator

  Responsibilities: • Multi-department collaboration• Industry relations, PR, media relations• Sponsorships & event planning• Trade shows and conferences Achievements:• Organized and managed grand openings for multiple CNG facility; government and media relations• Organized and hosted 40th Anniversary Reception for Federation of Canadian Municipalities Conference, attended by 300+ guests

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  Scott Construction Group

  Jul 2016 - Mar 2021

  Marketing and Proposal Manager

  Committees & Working Groups:• Corporate Strategic Planning, Executive Committee• Chairperson, Mental Health Committee, VRCA 2019 H&S Workplace Innovation Award• Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee• Indigenous Engagement Working GroupAchievements:• Development and management of Scott Construction’s first marketing department• Creation of inter-departmental working groups to dramatically enhance proposal processes• Creation of Indigenous Engagement working group• Proposal Management• Collaboration with WorkSafeBC, CIRP, VRCA, and BCCSA as a Mental Health speaker & advocate• Collaboration with Construction Foundation of BC and ACE-IT for apprentice site tours• Collaboration with VRCA and BCCA for Covid-19 #LunchBoxChallenge industry outreach • BC Builders Code advocate for Scott Construction and CCW• Corporate Team-Building & Wellness Initiatives: Couch to Grouse, Beat the Blues Bowling, daily team meditation, motivational internal communications, and moreResponsibilities:• Corporate strategic planning• Annual corporate marketing plan• Proposal & tender management• Multi-department collaboration• Resource allocation and scheduling• Proposal & business writing• Industry relations, media relations, PR,• Business development• Social media• Marketing collateral • Sponsorships & Event planning• Budget management Show less

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  Canadian Construction Women (CCW)

  Feb 2018 - Mar 2020

  Director of Community

  As the Director of Community, serving as an elected member of the Board , I employed my passion as a connector to bring together 14 industry associations for Communications Roundtable events. In addition I created and executed the Breaking Barriers & Building Careers sold-out "Pecha Kucha", which brought together 110 women in various capacities of leadership in our industry, opening minds and opportunities for women in construction.

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  BC Construction Safety Alliance

  Oct 2018 - Feb 2020

  Keynote Speaker

  As a member of the Scott Construction Mental Health Committee, I created and delivered presentations on the crisis of mental illness, substance abuse, and suicide in our industry. Multiple events were hosted by BC Construction Safety Alliance, VRCA, and the Southern Interior Construction Association.

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  VRCA - Vancouver Regional Construction Association

  Jun 2021 - Jun 2023

  President

  Reporting to the Board of Directors and serving the Association’s 750+ member companies, as President I was passionately responsible for collaborative creation and implementation of a three-year strategic plan; operations including management of a team of 12; financial management of a multi-million-dollar annual operating budget and multi-million-dollar Vancouver commercial property with tenants; and overall delivery of education, events, and advocacy for a safe and thriving construction industry in BC’s Lower Mainland. Show less

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  British Columbia Construction Association Employee Benefit Trust (BCCAEBT)

  Jun 2021 - Jun 2023

  Board Trustee

  The BCCA Employee Benefit Trust provides customized employee health benefit packages for construction businesses in order to meet the unique needs of construction employees. As a Trustee, in collaboration with the province-wide Board of Trustees and senior management of the Trust, I participated in annual strategic planning, monthly Board of Trustee meetings, and oversight of senior leadership.

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  D. Robson Group

  Jun 2023 - Oct 2024

  Consultant

  Business leadership and corporate communications consulting

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  BC 1 Call

  Oct 2024 - now

  President