Alexandra Dionne Charest

Responsible for helping execute strategic programs and communications initiatives in support of clients. This may include communications strategy and tactics, long-term and rapid response planning, and crisis management.

• Strategic counsel for the Canadian division of one of the largest global mining companies. Led internal and external corporate communications, issue management, media relations, and strategic advisory services such as stakeholder engagement.
• Reputation Management, IPO Launch, Government Relations & Communications for Dialogue. Accompanied Dialogue from its official launch in 2016 to 2023 and developed communications and government relations strategies as well as IPO-related communications.
• Strategic Counsel for one of the five largest banks in Canada. Developed financial communications and investor relations protocol, as well as providing counsel for leadership transition and reputation management in Quebec to the CEO.

Manage day-to-day account work of producing and refining deliverables including strategic plans, press releases, talking points, Q&As, briefing memos. Prepare Account Managers for client engagements and execute against team objectives as a resource for senior team members.

• $6M financing for ExCellThera’s early-stage developments and beyond from the government of Quebec. Successfully obtained financing from the Ministry of Economy to support the company’s clinical trials prior to commercialization.
• Reputation Management and Strategic Communications for a global pharmaceutical company. A multifaceted campaign under my leadership, which included narrative development, stakeholder mapping, issues’ management, coordinating a press conference and crisis planning.
• Government Relations Strategy for Resolute Forest Products. Representations made to the government to ensure that the orientations concerning the forestry regime governing promotes the production of the forest territory to its full potential, and this, at a fair economic value while respecting sustainable development.

Develop and review client facing memos and presentations, conduct research, prepare business briefings, create PowerPoint presentations, engage with media and manage client workflows.

• Government relations strategy for Tesla. Responsibilities included drafting and client preparation to present memoire for the government consultations on Quebec's 2030 Energy Policy to promote the use of electric vehicles.

Support team lead by conducting research, media and government monitoring, draft client materials as well as identify and research for new business opportunities.

• Government Relations & Communications Campaign for the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturer’s association (CVMA). Responsibilities included drafting and a presenting of a memoire, as well as briefing client to answer questions by Members of the National Assembly.