Valerie Elliott leads iD2’s mandate — working with clients who are taking action to change the world.
Valerie offers clients over 30 years of industry experience as a communications strategist. Her skills assist clients in developing sustainable strategies to address today’s most challenging issues.
AFFILIATIONS
- International Association for Public Participation (IAP2), Individual Member, since 2015
- Ethic Practitioners Association of Canada (EPAC), Professional Member, 2007 – 2015
- Design Professionals of Canada (DesCan), Fellowship 2015 / Past Nat’l Sustainability Chair, member 1999 to present
- Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS), 2007 – 2013
- International Council of Design (ico-D), Sustainable Standards Expert Juror, 2012 to 2015
- BC’s Climate Action Secretariat, Citizen’s Conservation Council on Climate Action (CCCA), 2008 to 2009 term
- Sustainable Design Standard (SDS), Co-founder 2017 to present
ACHIEVEMENTS
- First global definition for sustainable communication design
- Graphic Designers of Canada’s sustainable communication policy to which all certified designers adhere
- (BC) Queen’s Printer’s guide on sustainable communications
EXPERTISE
- media relations and management
- communication planning and implementation
- issues and crisis management
- public engagement strategy, planning, facilitation, execution, and evaluation
- PR, social media, technical, policy, media and copy writing
- project, contractor and team management