BENEDICT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS WWW.BCREATIVE.CA 188 John Street, London, ON, N6A 1P1 P: 519-4332-5089; F: 519-432-1872 CONSULTING, FACILITATING, & REPORT WRITING Instructor: Intro to PR & Specializations in PR Fanshawe College, London, ON 2011- Current Business article development & writing Perspective Marketing, Oakville, ON 2010 - Current Manual Design and Edit London Clinical Psychiatry Residency Consortium 2014/2015 The Business of Art: Program Consultant SIFE York, Schulich School of Business, York University 2012 Manual Writer Vanier Children Services, London, ON 2011 Consultant on Restructuring The Brush and Palette Club, London, ON 2011 Interviewer & Content Development Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada 2011 Fundraising and Material Review Parents of Technologically Dependent Children 2010 Discussion Group Facilitator Age Friendly London, City of London 2009 Interviewer & Content Development The United Way of London & Middlesex 2009 Newsletter & Content Development Ed Holder, MP London-West 2009 Stakeholder Presenter (Invited) McIntosh Gallery Strategic Planning Committee 2007 Strategic Review & Report The Brickenden Theatre Awards Organizing Committee 2007 Marketing Consultant London Majors Baseball Club 2004 - 2005 Media Relations Director Re-elect Dave Boushy Campaign (Provincial) 1999 Foundation Development Report Chatham-Kent: Community & Client Services Department 1999 Contract Liaison & Consultant Academy of Learning, Head Office, Richmond Hill, ON 1998 Contract Artist Ventratech Limited, Cambridge, ON Sept. 1992 – Feb. 1993 RELATED EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Professional Writer/Editor & Visual Artist London, ON 1993 - Ongoing Arts & Community Reporter The Londoner, Sun Media, London, ON 2005 - 2008 Special Events Coordinator Pillar – Voluntary Sector Network, London, ON 2003 Foundation Development Research Assistant Chatham Cultural Centre, Municipality of Chatham Kent 1999 Director of Training & Manager Academy of Learning, Sarnia, ON 1994 - 1998 Special Forces Medical Assistant Canadian Armed Forces, C.F.B. Petawawa 1982 - 1988 EDUCATION Master’s in Public Relations Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS Expected 2017 Course on Research Ethics (TCPS 2: CORE) Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical 2015 Conduct for Research Involving Humans Artist-Educator Foundations Course The Royal Conservatory, Toronto, ON 2012 Corporate Communications Certificate (Post-Graduate) Fanshawe College, London, ON 2006 Public Relations Certificate (Post-Graduate) Fanshawe College, London, ON 2004 Microcomputer Business Applications Diploma Academy of Learning, Sarnia, ON 1995 Ontario Management Development Certificate Fanshawe College, London, ON 1994 Bachelor of Fine Arts & Bachelor of Arts - English University of Western Ontario (UWO), London, ON 1993 Ontario Secondary School Diploma Ursuline College ‘The Pines’, Chatham, ON 1982 PROFESSIONAL WRITING EXPERIENCE Respected freelance writer and noted interviewer with over 1,000 publishing credits on arts, heritage, culture, business, and community interest beginning in 1993 including: ID Magazine, Guelph; Trends Magazine, Sarnia; Fringe Festival Reviewer, London; London Free Press, London; Trenz Magazine, London; Scene Magazine, London; mindyourmind.ca, London; AbOUT Magazine, Toronto, ON and Buffalo, NY; Q Magazine, London; ArtSCAPE Magazine, London; Outlooks Magazine, Calgary; The Londoner, London; Lake Erie Lifestyle Magazine, Erie, PA; The Beat Magazine, London; EatDrink Magazine, London; ITWorldCanada (ITBuisness.ca); and the Disaster Recovery Institute of Canada. EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE The Real Moe Norman Patrick Cunningham, Author, Strathroy, Ontario 2010 ArtSCAPE Magazine London, Ontario 2009 Pride Guide & Community Directory London Pride Events Inc., London, Ontario 2002 to 2004 PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXPEREINCE Clients include Joseph Couture (josephcouture.com); XTRA Magazine (Toronto); Outlooks Magazine (Calgary); Lake Erie Lifestyle Magazine (Erie, PA); The Londoner, Interrobang Fanshawe’s Student Voice, ArtSCAPE Magazine, The Beat Magazine, & EatDrink Magazine (London). 1 | P a g e BENEDICT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS WWW.BCREATIVE.CA 188 John Street, London, ON, N6A 1P1 P: 519-4332-5089; F: 519-432-1872 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Marketing 2.0 CARFAC: Webinar Series for Visual Artists Across Canada 1 Oct. 2014 Art of Recycling (Presenter) Infrastructure Ontario Property Services (CBRE), Aylmer, ON 23 Oct. 2013 Presenter: Our Changing Art World Art For All Canada 5th Annual Conference, Toronto, ON March 2013 The Business of Art: Keynote Speaker SIFE York, Schulich School of Business, York University January 2013 Building your Freelance Business: Professional Writers’ Association of Canada Toronto Chapter January 2013 Facilitator, Managing Your Brand & the Editors’ Association of Canada Toronto Branch The Business of Art: Workshop Speaker SIFE York, Schulich School of Business, York University January 2012 ART IS: Pride Workshop Intercommunity Health Centre, London, ON July 2011 Participant / Presenter Epigenetics EH Conference, London, ON April 2011 Presenter: PR & Community Volunteerism Art For All Canada 3rd Annual Conference, Toronto, ON March 2011 Guest Speaker: Curating and Promoting The Brush and Palette Club, London, ON December 2010 Workshop Presenter: The Other 90 Percent Social Media and the Arts (SMArts) London, ON November 2010 Workshop Presenter Kids Power Conference, Investing in Children, London, ON 2005 - 2007 Celebrity Storyteller 16Th London International Children’s Festival, London, ON 2006 Guest Speaker, Writing 203F: Writing for Publication, Joe Wiebe: Instructor, University of Western Ontario, London, ON May 2006 Computerizing Your Business Sarnia-Lambton Business Week, Sarnia, ON October 25, 1995 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OAAG Symposium: Sustainable Economies, Ontario Association of Art Galleries 2015 Regional Public Art Galleries, and Art Vibrant Scenes Step-by-Step to Artist Residency Intergenerational LGBT Residency (Kadija de Paula) 2014 Curating from the Permanent Collection Ontario Association of Art Galleries 2014 Conservation of Installation Art Workshop Museum London (Arianne Vanrell) 2012 Member Professional Writers Assoc. of Canada (PWAC) 2005/2009 - 13 Member International Assoc. of Business Communicators 2005 - 2008 Self-Employment Benefit Program The Small Business Centre, London 24 FEB 2005 Entrepreneurial Training Program WIL Employment Connections 23 NOV 2004 Managing and Leading on Diversity Coalition for an Inclusive Community 2003 Ontario SuperHost Ontario Tourism Education Corporation 1996 Professional Sales Training The Sales Development Institute 1994 VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Member Forest City Gallery, London 2005 - Current Coordinator: Rainbow Youth Bursary Fund ................... London Community Foundation, London, ON 2002 - 2014 Creative City Committee ................................................ City of London 2007 - 2013 Host, Inside the Arts & Rainbow Radio Network ........... CHRW Radio Western 94.9FM, London 2009 - 2012 Co-Founder, Art Exhibit Curator & Organizer .............. Pride London Festival 2002 - 2012 Chair, Venue Subcommittee ........................................... Jack Richardson Music Awards, London 2007 - 2009 Education & Training Committee ................................... Pillar Nonprofit Network, London 2005 - 2009 Vice Chair, Board of Directors ....................................... Forest City Gallery 2005 Gallery Lambton Site Selection Committee Member ..... Lambton County Culture & Communications Committee 1997 Library Board Member ................................................... Lambton County Culture & Communications Com. 1994 - 1999 Lobbyist .......................................................................... Ontario Association of Career Colleges 1995 - 1998 John Labatt Visual Arts Building Committee ................. University of Western Ontario 1992 - 1993 Faculty of Arts Representative ........................................ University of Western Ontario Student’s Council 1990 - 1993 Set Construction .............................................................. Talbot Theatre, UWO 1989 - 1990 Boy Scout Leader / Assistant District Commissioner ..... Scouts Canada 1986 – 1998 PROFESSIONAL AWARDS Graduate In-Course Merit Scholarship Mount Saint Vincent University 2015 Exhibition Assistance Grant Ontario Arts Council 2013 Trail Blazer Pride London Festival 2012 Community Heritage Investment Program Grant London Heritage Council 2011 Exhibition Assistance Grant Ontario Arts Council 2010 Outstanding Feedback Show 2008-2009 CHRW Radio Western, London 2009 Valedictorian, Business Planning Workshop Small Business Centre, London, 2005 Nominated Franchisee of the Year Academy of Learning, Sarnia, ON 1998 2 | P a g e BENEDICT CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS WWW.BCREATIVE.CA 188 John Street, London, ON, N6A 1P1 P: 519-4332-5089; F: 519-432-1872 A creative, confident, and tenacious visionary with exceptional networking skills. A community oriented individual with a strong and diverse background in strategic planning, organizational development, and communications within the cultural, voluntary, public, and private sectors. Oil, Acrylic and Watercolour Painting, Sculpture, Collage, Drawing, Photography, and Digital Media SOLO EXHIBITS On The Edge Gallery in the Grove, Bright’s Grove, ON Nov. 3 – Dec. 7, 2013 Thames Journey Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre, Ingersoll, Ontario July - August 2011 Stories Old & New The Lotus Centre, London Ontario April 1 – 30, 2011 Male-O-Grams The Green