Kerry is a dynamic senior marketing communications executive with extensive national and international experience in strategic and brand planning, marketing communications, business development, and corporate reputation management.

In her role President, Canada for Weber Shandwick Worldwide, Kerry provides strategic communications counsel to some of the world's best loved brands including McDonald's and Home Depot. Prior to joining Weber Shandwick, Kerry spent the first 12 years of her career on the agency side providing consulting services to blue-chip clients in the areas of: brand planning, strategic planning, integrated marketing, PR services, events and sponsorship, new product launches, media promotions and corporate communications.

A successful entrepreneur in her own right, in 1993 she co-founded DBA Communications and spent the next ten years building a highly successful boutique communications firm with an international focus providing her with a unique set of business management skills. She built her business assisting both Canadian and international clients in the categories of not-for-profit, lifestyle, tourism, hospitality and off-shore financial services.

In 1999, she created DBA’s Conference

Division and hired Barb Crompton to build and manage that division. She continues to work with Barb in her new role and provides strategic counsel to Springstreet and its clients on an on-going basis.

She also sits on the Advisory Board of Springstreet.

Her international experience includes work with The Bahamas Government, The Bahamas Financial Services Board, Cayman Island Bankers' Association, BVI Government, The Government of The Philippines, RETOSA (Association of Southern African States) and many others.

A visiting professor at Ryerson University for five years, Kerry is also an accomplished public speaker with a career-long record of delivering dynamic presentations and has established a robust portfolio and a stellar reputation as a sought-after conference keynote speaker.

She brings to conferences and events a provocative curiosity and entrepreneurial mindset. This combined with substantial strategic communications experience makes her well suited to tackle such crucial topics as Country Branding, Corporate Reputation Management, Issues and Crisis Management and Reputation Recovery.  

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