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Brenda Pichette
Brenda works together with a team of associates with a broad range of skills. Drawing from this pool of experienced resources, Brenda assembles a custom-built team for each project to ensure that each client’s unique needs are met.
"I am at my best when I am working with a creative team that is passionate about Public Involvement…"
Planning an effective engagement strategy is Brenda’s specialty. Brenda has been developing, designing and delivering engagement/outreach and training programs for over 20 years. Brenda was the Senior Public Outreach Specialist at Health Canada’s Contaminated Sites Division where she led the Public Involvement Team for 9 years. Some of the outreach programs Brenda managed for the Federal Government include Health Canada Programs for Contaminated Sites, Tobacco, Hepatitis C and Environmental Assessment Regulations. Brenda has developed and delivered training programs for Public Participation Practitioners serving 17 Federal Government Departments and Agencies. Brenda was a valued member of the training team at the Canada School of Public Service. Prior to working at the Federal Government Brenda lead the Canadian Red Cross national first aid services program for 8 years. Brenda is in her second term as a board member of the IAP2 Canada Board of Directors. Brenda spent much of her volunteer time in the last 2 years serving as a member of the IAP2 USA Certification Task Force.
Brenda is an accomplished and entertaining facilitator with an extensive list of facilitation design and development skills.
Brenda holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Concordia University in Montreal.
Brenda was a subject matter expert for a stakeholder engagement training program that I designed and developed. She has an excellent level of knowledge regarding public participation.
Brenda is always professional, calm, knowledgeable, and a pleasure to work with. She is an excellent faciltator, with large and small groups.
Brenda is an excellent facilitator who has mastered her subject and is able to easily engage her audiences.
I worked with Brenda for more than 10 years, delivering risk communication training to various groups across Canada. Brenda was a pleasure to work with, and did a great job managing her team or regional specialists. This made sure all our training went off without a hitch. I also valued Brenda pushing Trevor Smith Diggins and I to continually improve our training materials and never be content with the status quo.