Canada
Kristen is a committed, conscientious, compassionate communications and marketing professional with experience in print, television and multimedia reporting, as well as in social media management and analytics, high-stakes media and public relations, crisis and corporate communications, issues management, media coaching, leadership and mentorship.
She's a skilled organizer, confident speaker, strong relationship builder, careful editor and naturally talented writer with a warm personality.
She's passionate about telling, sharing and promoting stories in unique and creative ways.
She's especially inspired to help other women find their voices so they can share their own inspiring stories and help others.
She's an equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA) activist.
She's won a couple of journalism awards here and there.
More about me:
* President of First Line Communications (clients include governments, universities, businesses, non-profits, publications including books and magazines and media outlets ranging from The Canadian Press to TSN).
* Director of Marketing and Communications for The Grindstone Award Foundation.
* Four-time world champion as media manager for Team Canada women’s hockey.
* Media operations manager for hockey at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games on behalf of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
* Media manager for Canada's National Women's Hockey Team for Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014 Olympic cycles.
* Versatile across all media and communications platforms and subjects, from politics, health and education; to equity and diversity; to music, books, arts and culture; and everything in between.
* Believe in mixing traditional and emerging multimedia trends to help our industries grow.
* Active volunteer at major sports and music events, as well as for various non-profit groups, regularly working on the host committee or board.
* Always strive to meet and exceed personal bests while making a positive difference in the lives of others.
* Highly respected in media industry across Canada and internationally.
* Passionate about telling stories in thoughtful ways and helping other people tell their own inspiring stories.
* Story-telling often focuses on people impacted to properly highlight larger societal challenges: putting human faces on the truth.
* Writing captures the true essence of a unique person or complex subject using simple but highly impactful language.
* Committed to excellence and empathy.
* Be grateful.
* Be kind.
* Writer at heart.
Several stories written by me about women working hard within a male-dominated industry to more than prove their worth and rise through the ranks. I am a regular writer, photographer and editor for Auto and Trucking Atlantic.
I've freelanced as the Canadian correspondent for The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on several occasions, primarily covering Sidney Crosby's hometown stories.
Team Canada alums and Nova Scotians Jillian Saulnier and Blayre Turnbull brought their community together for a charity hockey game in support of the Barho family, an immigrant family that lost their house in a fire.
Canada cruised to a 45-0 win over the visiting Belgians on the rugby pitch Saturday afternoon in front of 4,412 fans who gathered in the heart of Nova Scotia's capital city to take in the international action despite grey skies and the looming threat of rain (CP).
Jonathan Osorio scores late winner as Toronto FC edges HFX Wanderers 2-1 in Canadian Championship quarters (CP).
My East Coast Experience is a publication dedicated to sharing the challenges and successes of newcomers to Atlantic Canada. For all of these feature stories, I provided both the writing and photography.
Feature stories, People of NSH profile pieces, news releases, information bulletins and much more from my time at Nova Scotia Health (NSH).
Hockey Canada stories, news releases and much more.
Some of my feature stories and player profiles from over the years writing for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
A small selection (of many more) clippings from various publications, magazines, websites and media outlets.