Meghan Cunningham
908 2 Ave NW, Calgary, AB
☎ 403-869-9718
✉ megdcu@gmail.com
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Dalhousie, Masters of Public Administration | Sept 2021
Recipient of Scotiabank Ethics in Action Bursary
Recipient of Roselle Green bursary
University of Victoria, BA Linguistics | May 2019
Major: Linguistics – Language and Society
Minor: Professional Communications
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Ministry of Labour and Advanced Education, Safety Branch
Policy Analyst | May 2020 – May 2022, varying term, full and part-time
Recipient, with team, of Malcolm K. Sparrow Award for Excellence in Regulatory Practice
- Performed literature reviews, environmental scans, and subject matter expert interviews as part of analyses for recommendations to high-level elected officials
- Interpreted focus group data, legislation and regulations, and technical and academic research, for synthesis into clear and concise reports
- Achieved tight deadlines, sometimes same-day turnarounds, for the highest levels of provincial government, and managed conflicting priorities
- Explored policy ethics dilemmas, incorporating organizational strategy and priorities, to arrive at balanced recommendations
- Designed new provincial processes for the adoption of regulatory codes and standards
- Coordinated project teams and synthesized their findings
- Presented proposals for process design to branch leadership
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BC Ministry of Children and Family Development, Strategic Priorities
Web & Communications Strategist | Sep 2018 – Jun 2019, part-time and full-time
Web Co-ordinator & Communications Assistant | Jan – Aug 2018, term
- Composed communications and design for engagement strategy with four thousand front-line social workers around sensitive policy issues involving the well-being of children and families, particularly Indigenous clients
- Distilled input by subject matter experts into clear and effective web content
- Spearheaded draft sessions and communications, halving average project turnaround time
- Produced graphic, video, audio, and written content
- Directed technical strategy as sole provincial administrator for SharePoint upgrade of thousands of sites
- Solved critical logistical issues in intranet applications and directed project teams in resolution of difficulties
- Liaised with social worker program initiative groups to upgrade sensitive 24/7 client support platforms
- Trained coworkers on technical processes to ensure successful handoff of upgrade project prior to departure for graduate school
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University of Victoria, Technology Integrated Learning
Research & Design Assistant | Jun 2016 – 17, full-time term
- Conducted research, evaluation and environmental scans in educational technology
- Designed and administered surveys and focus groups as the basis for quantitative and qualitative inquiry
- Created full research reports for executive distribution
- Produced graphic, written and interactive educational materials for course sites and web textbooks
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Halifax International Security Forum 2019
Fantasia Film Festival 2022
Calgary International Film Festival 2022 (upcoming)
Event Volunteer | Various dates
- Assisted in a variety of roles for the production of events and conferences with hundreds of high-profile international invitees, requiring strong self-direction and problem-solving
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University of Victoria Pride
Library Co-ordinator | Sept 2015 - 16
- Maintained metadata for library of hundreds of books, tracking acquisitions and returns
- Advised community members on resources regarding sensitive and personal issues
Other Skills and Accomplishments ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
Languages:
- French (12 years French Immersion, DELF level B2, federal public service proficiency level between B and C)
- Japanese (JLPT level N4)
Computing:
- HTML/CSS, XML/TEI
- SharePoint (site collection administrator)
- WordPress, Cascade, CMSLite, and generalized knowledge of content management systems
- Adobe Creative Cloud suite, including document and graphic design
- Microsoft/Google suites, including Excel statistical analysis
- Generalized high adaptability to new programs and programming languages