“Norman is a public engagement mechanic. He's one of the few people who can incisively take apart a campaign, look at each of its parts, and tell you what is and isn't working, all the while making sure it's connected to real people.”
Norman's professional experience includes working with government, and the non-profit sector (international and local), to working with both business and trade unions to engage citizens, members, and supporters.
Norman has extensive experience in public engagement and event organization (election management, focus groups, community meetings, facilitation, large conferences, and surveys). Norman is a highly skilled communicator, organizer, researcher and strategic planner.
Norman studied Sociology at the University of BC, and for over 10 years he has been an independent consultant and runs 2 businesses (public engagement and website design) in Vancouver.
Experience Summary Public Engagement – Community meetings, surveys, focus groups, elections, forums, campaign planning and management, workshops and conferences.
Communications – Message development and positioning, Design and branding (print, web, multi-media), Direct communications (phone, internet, and main streeting), media relations (research, story development, media releases, story promotion and media events), writing (documents, workbooks, reports, and public speaking or presentations.
Research – Primary research (surveys, interviews, polling) and Secondary research (data collection and analysis, reports, and media stories) and policy development.
