About Craig Wellington

An innovative, people centric executive with extensive experience managing strategy; marketing & communications; diversity, equity & inclusion; media; business development; & executive education. Highlights: Manage strategic partnerships with organizations including all 3 levels of govt. and prominent Canadian and global corporations. Developed and managed successful executive education programs in partnership with Ivey School, Western University and Seneca College on public sector management, ethics, data analytics, and implicit bias. Manage media relations in partnership with govt. and corporate partners Led successful rebranding of several prominent not-for-profit organizations. Led development and execution of annual forums on Municipal Leadership; Licensing & Law Enforcement; Access & Privacy; Municipal Financial Management, Criminal Justice, and Arts & Culture, in collaboration with corporate partners and Federal & Provincial Ministries Delivering workshops on diversity, equity and inclusion and designing DE & I strategy for private and public sector organizations Managing Editor of several successful online and digital professional journals Managed partnership with the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario to roll out training and information to the municipal sector for implementation of mandated accessibility standards. Developing media projects for film and television Led development of municipal management professional accreditations, and developed a Competency Framework mapping the core skill and knowledge requirements for municipal managers Developed & managed in partnership with the Ont. Govt. and Ontario Teacher's Federation, an annual school campaign to promote local govt. Led national campaign to raise awareness of childhood obesity & the benefits of physical activity involving expert articles; Olympic athlete presentations; a national in-school challenge resulting in a Guinness World Record Co-developed & managed a municipal sector leadership development program in partnership with Ont. & Cdn. Govts Regular guest on CBC national radio and several Canadian tv programs. Hosted & co-produced a national CBC special Awarded Certificate of recognition from Smithsonian Institute for work to support execution of an annual fundraising gala Profiled in articles in 'Advertising Age' & 'Marketing' magazines for event marketing strategies Participated on Canadian Tourism Commission’s Chairman’s Round Table on Culture & Heritage Tourism