Bryn MacPherson Assistant Vice-President, Office of the President & Chief of Protocol at University of [email protected]

Experience Assistant Vice-President, Office of the President & Chief of Protocol at April 2014 - Present (1 year 10 months) Reporting to the President and as a member of the senior management team at the University, is responsible for the operations and activities of the Office of the President providing leadership to a team whose core functional areas include: Issues management; speechwriting, communications, and institutional research; institutional events; correspondence, scheduling, and executive support. In April 2014, assumed formal responsibility for the University’s protocol activities and practices as the first Chief of Protocol, charged with providing overall direction, leadership, innovative solutions and senior level advice to the President, Chancellor, Vice-Presidents and members of the wider University community on issues of protocol at the University of Toronto.

Vice-Chair, Board of Directors at Boost Child & Youth Advocacy Centre 2008 - 2015 (7 years) Volunteer Position

Executive Director, Office of the President at University of Toronto 2005 - March 2014 (9 years) Executive Director of the Office of Presidents: Professor Meric Gertler, President 2013 - Professor David Naylor, President 2005 - 2013

Director, University Events & Presidential Liaison, Office of the President at University of Toronto 2003 - 2005 (2 years) Director, University Events & Presidential Liaison, Office of Presidents: The Honourable Frank Iacobucci, Interim President Professor Robert Birgeneau, President

Director / Chief of Staff, Office of the Lieutenant Governor of at Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 1989 - 1998 (9 years) Director of the Office of Lieutenant Governors: The Honourable The Honourable Henry (Hal) Jackman The Honourable

Secretary to L.G.: Events at Queen's Park & Secretary to L.G.: Ontario Events at Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 1987 - 1989 (2 years) Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Honourable Lincoln Alexander

Page1 Volunteer Experience Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, Boost Child & Youth Advocacy Centre at Boost Child & Youth Advocacy Centre 2006 - Present (10 years) Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, June 2014 - present Chair, Communications Committee 2011 - present Member of the Board of Directors 2008 - present Member, Communications Committee 2006 - present

Board Member at Boost for Kids Foundation Board Secretary, 2013 - 2014

Projects Presenter July 2015 to Present Members:Bryn MacPherson "The Many Facets of Protocol at a University" Protocol & Diplomacy International - Protocol Officers Association 14th Annual International Protocol Education Forum Salt Lake City, UT, USA Protocol Experts Panel September 2014 to Present Members:Bryn MacPherson Protocol Experts Panel Ottawa Protocol Workshop Protocol & Diplomacy International – Protocol Officers Association Ottawa City Hall, Ottawa, ON, Canada Roundtable Facilitator August 2014 to Present Members:Bryn MacPherson Industry Roundtable on Academia Protocol & Diplomacy International – Protocol Officers Association, 13th Annual International Protocol Education Forum Washington, DC, USA Protocol Experts Panel November 2012 to Present Members:Bryn MacPherson Protocol Experts Panel Toronto Forum Protocol and Diplomacy International - Protocol Officers Association Ontario Investment and Trade Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

Honors and Awards Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Awarded by: The Honourable , Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 2012 The Excellence Through Innovation Award Awarded by: The University of Toronto

Page2 2011 Status of Women Office: Recognition for 'Daily Acts of Excellence' Awarded by: Status of Women Office, University of Toronto 2010 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal Awarded by: The Honourable James K. Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 2002 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal Awarded by: The Honourable Henry N.R. Jackman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 1992

Courses

Executive Director, Office of the President University of Toronto Challenges for Post-Secondary Administrators in a University of Manitoba Changing Environment, Centre for Higher Education Research & Development (2008)

Director, University Events & Presidential Liaison, Office of the President University of Toronto University Management, Centre for Higher Education University of Manitoba Research & Development (2005)

Organizations National Association of Presidential Assistants in Higher Education Member November 2013 to Present Protocol and Diplomacy International Protocol Officers Association Member 2011 to Present Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada 2010 to Present

Education Branksome Hall McGill University Université de Montréal, École Française d’Été

Page3 Skills & Expertise Leadership Team Management Issues Managment Operations Management Strategic Communications Community Development Strategic Planning Stakeholder Engagement Policy Diplomacy Protocol Non-profit Volunteer Event Management

Languages French

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