Michelle brings over 25 years of expertise in strategic communications and public engagement to her role as the Strategic Planning and Communications Advisor for the City of Victoria. Over the past 17 years, she has collaborated extensively across all departments to support City programs, services and initiatives. Michelle is passionate about ensuring that all community voices are heard and believes inclusive engagement is essential for informed Council decisions. Some notable achievements include engaging with local equity-seeking groups to help inform the City’s annual budget, spearheading the international award-winning Prepare Victoria recipe for disaster public awareness campaign and providing communications support to the Victoria Reconciliation Dialogues series and the OUR DWTN revitalization program. Additionally, she has played a key role in engaging the community and stakeholder groups for the Government Street Refresh project. Michelle holds the APR Accreditation in Public Relations from the Canadian Public Relations Society and serves as the Board Secretary for the local chapter. She also has a Certificate in Public Participation from the International Association for Public Participation.
This multi-day conference will give you a chance to connect with leaders in the field, while encouraging you to reimagine what community safety and wellbeing looks like in your community, and beyond. Topics will challenge, explore and discover the current trends, issues, and research in the community safety and wellbeing field.
More details are provided in the Agenda section.
To ensure a comfortable and convenient experience for attendees, please fill out the contact form with your contact information and specific requirements. Our team will work to accommodate your needs and provide you with information on available options at the conference venue. We look forward to assisting you with your booking and making your conference experience a success.
This multi-day conference will give you a chance to connect with leaders in the field, while encouraging you to reimagine what community safety and wellbeing looks like in your community, and beyond. Topics will challenge, explore and discover the current trends, issues, and research in the community safety and wellbeing field.
More details are provided in the Agenda section.
To ensure a comfortable and convenient experience for attendees, please fill out the contact form with your contact information and specific requirements. Our team will work to accommodate your needs and provide you with information on available options at the conference venue. We look forward to assisting you with your booking and making your conference experience a success.
The Reimagining Inclusive Community Safety and Wellbeing Conference is honoured to be based on the homelands of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples of the Songhees Nation and Xwsepsum Nation, whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.