
Jane is strategic, creative and enthusiastic, with exceptional conference, event management and “people” skills. ZedEvents clients know Jane for her meticulous high-level planning as well as her zealous ability to manage the details – a knock-out combination in the event management arena.
What sets Jane apart is her enthusiasm: it inspires those around her to want to be involved in what she is doing. What's more, her excellent interpersonal and communication skills and her energetic leadership consistently win buy-in from key stakeholders and partners alike.
Background
Jane honed her abilities in communications and marketing during her more than 12 years with the Maritime Life Assurance Company - Canada's fourth-largest national insurance company at the time. While there, Jane:
- Managed events and agent conferences across Canada and Europe;
- Led a team that developed an award-winning Olympic sponsorship program for Swimming Canada
- Conceived and executed an industry-leading professional and business incentive program for independent financial advisors across Canada (including a 500-guest, 5-day incentive conference in Barcelona); and
- Pulled together a cross-Canada 'Celebration of Achievement Gala' for 3,100 employees in five cities over a nine-day period - in the short and busy 90 days following the sale of Maritime Life to Manulife Financial.
Education
- Bachelor of Public Relations, Mount Saint Vincent University