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Dilys Leman

Communications to Mobilize Knowledge

Profile

Who I Am 1

What I Do 2

What I Have Done
Education and Lifelong Learning
Reports 4
Articles 6
Educational Resources 7
Selected Marketing Materials 8
Urban and Community Development
Reports 10
Writing for Websites 12
Selected Marketing Materials 12
Arts and Culture
Articles 13
Writing for Websites 19
Marketing and Advancement Materials 20
Creative Writing 23

Dilys_Leman@Chreod.com 1

Who I Am

Dilys Leman
A professional writer and editor, I have • Multidisciplinary background in
more than a decade of communications both the arts and social sciences
and knowledge transfer experience that serves to enrich my writing.
with local, national and international This includes teaching in urban
organizations. and Aboriginal schools, delivering
programs in adult literacy for
My work focuses on policy research, new immigrants, and managing
programming, and knowledge transfer in: professional dance and theatre
companies in Ottawa and Toronto.
• Education and Lifelong Learning;
• Urban and Community
• Local and international
Development;
perspectives: I have worked
• Arts and Culture.
with agencies at the local and
national levels in Canada, and
I offer a unique combination of skills,
on assignments for international
knowledge and experience:
agencies, including the OECD,
the World Bank, and the Asian
• Strong research and synthesis skills
Development Bank.
with recent experience as a valued
member of teams researching and
• My formal education comprises:
recommending public policy.
MA Arts Management from American
• Excellence and versatility in writing, University, MA Human Geography/
with an extensive portfolio of analytical Aboriginal Studies (abt) at Carleton
and creative communications, including University, Bachelor of Education
reports, articles, educational resources, (certified with Ontario College of
and marketing and advancement Teachers) from Queen’s University,
communications. I have demonstrated and BA Theatre and Religious
the ability to distill complex information Studies from the University of Ottawa.
to both broaden and deepen
knowledge of target readers by
applying appropriate conceptual and
stylistic conventions.

• Comprehensive editorial skills.
I have proven ability to transform
jargon-laden, disorganized, and/
or stylistically-challenged texts into
clear, consistent messages. I develop
productive relationships with authors
to ensure that communications respect
the integrity of content and messaging.

What I Do

Expertise and Experience

Core Expertise Editing
• Provide full range of editing services including
Project Management manuscript analysis, developmental editing
• Manage communications process from start and restructuring, rewriting, stylistic editing,
to finish, from initial concept and planning to copy editing and final proofing.
delivery of the final message. • Ensure consistent adherence to organization’s
• Create communications plans to clarify editorial standards, style guidelines and pre-
objectives, parameters, audience, production requirements.
key messaging and timelines for
• Identify content issues such as inaccuracies,
deliverables.
inconsistent use of terminology, information
• Coordinate workflow of internal/external gaps, and shifts in logic or focus.
researchers, writers, content specialists,
editors, translators.
• Consult with senior managers on issues Experience
management and stakeholder engagement.
• Ensure quality control at all stages of a
From 2007 to 2010, I was employed as
project, from initial concept and planning
through research, writing, revision and pre- Senior Writer at the Canadian Council
production approvals. on Learning (CCL), in the Monitoring and
Reporting Directorate, where I collaborated
Research and Knowledge Transfer
with senior research analysts to develop
• Conduct literature reviews, interviews, and evidence-based reports such as the an-
Internet searches.
nual State of Learning in Canada. I also
• Synthesize large volumes of research from co-authored two reports on Aboriginal
variety of credible sources.
learning, including Redefining How Suc-
• Collaborate with research analysts and project cess is Measured in First Nations, Inuit and
leads to identify challenges and opportunities
for strengthening and delivering key messages. Métis Learning, contributed policy papers to
external magazines, and developed market-
Writing ing communications to promote CCL as the
• Produce clear, well-organized, compelling national voice on lifelong learning.
communications including: policy and project
reports, papers, feature articles, briefing
notes, commentary/speeches, presentations,
For the Laboratory School of the Dr. Eric
educational resources, interviews, feature Jackman Institute of Child Study at the
articles, case studies, working papers, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
biographies/profiles, institutional histories,(OISE), University of Toronto, I edited and
media releases, stewardship letters, developed Natural Curiosity: Building Chil-
advertising features, fact sheets, brochures.
dren’s Understanding of the World Through
• Use appropriate writing style (tone, language Environmental Inquiry. This detailed teacher
usage, presentation) to reflect organization’s
quality standards and image branding, and to
resource explains the theory and pedagogy
target specific audiences and stakeholders, of “Environmental Inquiry” and chronicles
from policy-makers and content specialists to the experiences and insights of Toronto
general readers. public school teachers who piloted this
• Create narrative/story to explain evidence- innovative program in the 2009/2010 school
based research and give a sense of immediacy year.
to complex issues and messages.

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What I Do

Urban and Community Development cultural heritage including the exhibitions
Through the consulting firm Chreod Ltd., I Moving Here, Staying Here: The Canadian
have written and edited numerous reports, Immigrant Experience; and Aboriginal Docu-
papers and promotional materials focus- mentary Heritage: Historical Collections of
ing on urban and community development the Canadian Government.
issues, largely in developing countries, but
also in Canadian cities and Aboriginal com-
munities.
Clients and Employers
For example, I researched and wrote • Canadian Council on Learning
“Healthy Cities,” a paper profiling exemplary • Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
urban health policy and program initiatives (CMEC)
in the UK, Canada, and US, for International • Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study,
Case Studies on Exemplary Global Prac- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education,
tices, a project in 2010 for the Chongqing University of Toronto
Municipal Government (China) and the Urban and Community Development
Asian Development Bank. • Social Innovation Generation (SIG)
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
I have substantively edited numerous Development (OECD)
research reports and background papers
• Asian Development Bank
drafted by technical specialists in inter-
national development. Examples include: • World Bank
Issues for OECD’s Territorial Review of • Canadian International Development Agency
Guangdong Province; Emerging Trends in • The Cities Alliance
China for Canada’s Department of Foreign • Department of Foreign Affairs and International
Affairs and International Trade; and multiple Trade
reports for the World Bank and the Cities • GTZ (German Technical Cooperation)
Alliance. • Walpole Island First Nation
• City of Ottawa
Arts and Culture
From 2002 to 2007, I was a contributing Arts and Culture
editor of the National Gallery of Canada • National Gallery of Canada
quarterly magazine, Vernissage. Recog- • Library and Archives Canada
nized for the depth and clarity of my writing • Canada Council for the Arts
about art and the creative process, I also
• National Arts Centre
developed marketing communications to
promote the Gallery as a national and global • Rideau Hall (for Performance Marketing Inc.)
centre of excellence.
The following pages describe some of my
For Library and Archives Canada, I edited work over the past 10 years.
and managed a large volume of articles,
essays, and the content of educational
resources destined for 19 Web Exhibitions
on various themes in Canada’s documentary


What I Have Done


Reports
Edited: The Quality of Public Education in Canada
Annual Progress Report, Issue no. 6
Report; Summer 2010 4,325 words
Organization: The Learning Partnership (for Canadian Council on Learning)
The Learning Partnership’s sixth annual progress report on the quality of public
education in Canada, with a focus on the state of early childhood learning,
the introduction of full-day kindergarten in Ontario, early literacy, and school
readiness.

Edited: Tallying the Costs of Post-secondary Education: The Challenge
of Managing Student Debt and Loan Repayment in Canada
CHALLENGES IN CANADIAN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

Challenges in Canadian Post-secondary Education monograph series, no. 3
Monograph; September 2010 11,500 words
Organization: Canadian Council on Learning
The third monograph in the Canadian Council on Learning’s three-part series,
Challenges in Canadian Post-secondary Education. Examines various policy Tallying the Costs of Post-secondary

approaches to student-loan repayment under the Canada Student Loans
Education: The Challenge of
Managing Student Debt and
Loan Repayment in Canada

Program, and how fear of unmanageable debt-repayment can serve as a deterrent September 22, 2010

to participation in PSE, particularly for individuals from low-income families.

Edited: Navigating Post-secondary Education in Canada: The
Challenge of a Changing Landscape
Challenges in Canadian Post-secondary Education monograph series, no. 2 2009–2010
Monograph; September 2010 15,400 words STATE OF LEARNING IN CANADA
Organization: Canadian Council on Learning A YEAR IN REVIEW

The second monograph in the Canadian Council on Learning’s three-part series,
Challenges in Canadian Post-secondary Education. Analysis of the potential
effects of evolutionary and legislated system-design changes on students’
understanding of Canada’s PSE sector, and of the need for a classification system
that clarifies PSE’s various functions, interrelationships and objectives.

Co-wrote/edited: The State of Learning in Canada, 2009–2010: A Year in March 30, 2010

Review
Report; March 30, 2010 15,200 words
Provides the most up-to-date information available on the state of lifelong learning 2009
The State of Aboriginal Learning in Canada:
in Canada, beginning with early childhood learning and school-based education A Holis�c Approach To Measuring Success
through to the formal and informal learning of adults.

Co-wrote: The State of Aboriginal Learning in Canada: A Holistic
Approach to Measuring Success
Report; December 2009 32,400 words
The result of the first application of the Holistic Lifelong Learning Measurement
Framework, a new tool that measures more than 30 statistical indicators reflecting
the full range of lifelong learning for First Nations, Inuit and Métis.
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What I Have Done

Education and Lifelong Learning, Cont’d.

CHALLENGES IN CANADIAN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Edited: Up to Par: The Challenge of Demonstrating Quality in Canadian
Post-secondary Education
Challenges in Canadian Post-secondary Education monograph series, no. 1
Monograph; November 2009 15,500 words
The first monograph in the Canadian Council on Learning’s three-part series,
Challenges in Canadian Post-secondary Education. Discusses the complex
UP TO PAR
The Challenge of Demonstrating challenges associated with defining and demonstrating quality in Canada’s PSE
Quality in Canadian
Post-secondary Education at several levels—system/jurisdiction, institutional, program—and the need for a
November 24, 2009 framework to clarify the contributions of Canada’s various PSE institutions and
sectors.

Co-wrote and edited: Securing Prosperity through Canada’s Human
Infrastructure: The State of Adult Learning and Workplace Training in
Canada
Report; September 2009 14,650 words
CCL’s second report on the state of adult learning and workplace training in
Canada. Demonstrates that investments in human infrastructure—both in times
of economic uncertainty and relative prosperity—are critical to securing a strong
economy and greater social equity.
SECURING PROSPERITY THROUGH
CANADA’S HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE:
The State of Adult Learning
and Workplace Training in Canada Co-wrote and edited: State of E-learning in Canada
September 2009 Report; May 2009 49,800 words
Affirms e-learning’s potential to improve Canada’s economic competitiveness
and prepare Canadians for the demands of the 21st century. Identifies issues that
constrain Canada’s ability to exploit e-learning’s potential.

Edited: Post-secondary Education in Canada: Meeting Our Needs?
Report; February 2009 83,180 words
Explores whether Canada’s PSE sector enables Canadians to develop the skills
STATE OF E-�ea�nin�
IN CANADA
and knowledge required to compete in a rapidly-changing, global economy.
Reveals numerous imbalances and provides context, global comparisons and a
MAY 2009
vision of what PSE could be.

Co-wrote and edited: State of Learning in Canada: Toward a Learning
Future
Report; July 2008 86,700 words
An overview of the state of learning for Canadians at key stages in the life cycle.
Maps the diverse connections and learning trajectories that can occur within
and between each life stage and the influence of socio-economic factors on this
process.

Edited: Post-secondary Education in Canada: Strategies for Success
Report; December 2007 100,900 words
An analysis of PSE’s structures, practices and mechanisms, and the need for


What I Have Done


strategic direction to maximize the sector’s social and economic contributions.
Provides specific recommendations for the development and implementation of: a
n ea nin
REPORT
in Canada 07
national framework, data strategy, and benchmarks for measuring progress. REDEFINING HOW SUCCESS IS MEASURED
in First Nations, Inuit and Métis Learning

Co-wrote: Redefining How Success is Measured in First Nations, Inuit
and Métis Learning
Report; November 2007 23,200 words
Presents a new conceptual approach to, and the policy rationale for, redefining
“success” in Aboriginal learning outcomes, as conveyed by three holistic, lifelong
learning models (one each for First Nations, Inuit and Métis) developed by the
Canadian Council on Learning and its Aboriginal partners.

Edited: Report on the State of Early Childhood Learning n ea nin
REPORT
in Canada 07
Report; August 2007 8,600 words REPORT ON THE STATE OF
Early Childhood Learning
An update of the data on early childhood learning reported in State of Learning in
Canada: No Time for Complacency (2007). Reports on factors affecting physical,
cognitive, communicative, and emotional and social development, and provides
an overview of selected research initiatives, evaluation instruments and provincial
databases on early childhood learning.

Articles
Wrote/Contributed to: Progress Report on Literacy, 2010
Articles: forthcoming Spring 2011 7,500 words
Organization: Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC)
Twelve articles on provincial and territorial policy and program initiatives
undertaken in 2010 to increase literacy rates among Canadians. Highlights
developments in early childhood learning programs, supports to public education,
adult learning and workplace training, and programs to address the diverse needs
of immigrants and Aboriginal people.

Wrote: “Environmental Scan: Financial Literacy in Canada”
Background Note: November 2010 4,000 words
Organization: Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC)
Overview of public policy and program initiatives in Canada’s provinces and
territories to promote financial literacy

Developed/edited: “Canada’s Composite Learning Index: Beyond Ranking
‘Smart’ Cities”
Revue internationale d’éducation de Sèvres, Special Issue no. 54 (2010):
League Tables and Ranking in Education. Education Systems Under Pressure
Policy Paper; September 2010 2,930 words
Organization: Centre international d’étude pédagogique (for Canadian Council on
Learning)
Explores how the Composite Learning Index, developed by the Canadian Council
on Learning, is a practical tool to help communities across Canada assess their
learning strengths and challenges, and a critical first-step to informed policy and
program development.
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Wrote: “Redefining Success in Aboriginal Learning in Canada”
FocalPoint: Canada’s Spotlight on the Americas, Vol. 9, no. 5 (2010)
Policy Paper; June 2010 1,000 words
Organization: Canadian Foundation for the Americas (for Canadian Council on
Learning)
Explores the policy and program implications of a new conceptual framework
to redefine “success” in learning outcomes and community well-being for First
Nations, Inuit and Métis.

Wrote: “Measurement Tools as Pedagogical Aids: Online Resources from
the Canadian Council on Learning”
Literacy.caEXPRESS
Article; October 2009 800 words
Organization: Movement for Canadian Literacy (for Canadian Council on Learning)
A description of the Canadian Council on Learning’s offering of online resources
for literacy practitioners, including the Composite Learning Index and the Prose
Literacy Map, with a discussion of their potential applications.

Edited: “Composite Learning Index: Case Study no. 3: Halifax, Nova
Scotia”
Canadian Council on Learning website
Article; Spring 2010 1,170 words
Describes how Halifax’s strong local-business network and vibrant arts
community is helping drive Atlantic Canada’s strong five-year progress on the
Composite Learning Index, an annual measurement tool that monitors Canada’s
progress in lifelong learning.

Edited: “Profiles in Learning: Jérôme Turcotte-Routhier”
Article; Sept. 23, 2009 1,172 words
Profiles basketball star Jérôme Turcotte-Routhier, the first Quebec athlete to
garner the prestigious Ken Shields Award for excellence in sport, academics and
community involvement.

Educational Resources
Edited/Developed: Natural Curiosity: Building Children’s Understanding of
the World Through Environmental Inquiry
Teacher Resource; forthcoming May 2011 60,000 words
Client: Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study Laboratory School, Ontario Institute
for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto
An in-depth teacher resource on the pedagogy and practice of “Environmental
Inquiry,” for use in Ontario elementary public schools. Includes “Teachers’ Stories”
describing the experiences of seven teachers who piloted the program in four
Toronto public schools in 2009/2010, and those of four teachers at the Laboratory
School.


What I Have Done


Edited: Moving Here, Staying Here: The Canadian Immigrant Experience
Library and Archives Canada virtual exhibition
Teacher Resource; September 2006
Organization: Library and Archives Canada
Substantive editing and re-writing of three educational resources, including a
guide to exploring a 19th-century diary of a young immigrant girl and two units
that focus on the use of a critical-thinking model to address questions about
immigration in Canada.

Edited/developed: Detecting the Truth: Fakes, Forgeries and Trickery
Teacher Resource; January 2007
Organization: Library and Archives Canada
An educational website for children and youth that explores why and how people
have altered documents, paintings, maps, books, stamps and money throughout
history, and the techniques and tools used by conservators and archivists to
identify a “fake”.

Selected Marketing Materials
Wrote: “A Vital Signpost at the Global Economic Crossroads”
Commentary; Oct. 7, 2009 800 words
Prepared for Canadian Council on Learning CEO and President, Paul Cappon.
Advocates the development of policies and programs to advance adult learning
and workplace training opportunities as a key component of building Canada’s
human infrastructure and, by extension, securing economic prosperity.

Wrote: “New Report Emphasizes Role Workplace Training and Adult
Learning Play in Canada’s Prosperity”
Press Release; Sept. 24, 2009 540 words
Promotes newly-released Canadian Council on Learning report entitled Securing
Prosperity through Canada’s Human Infrastructure: The State of Adult Learning
and Workplace Training in Canada.

Wrote: “New Interactive Map Offers Literacy Profiles for More Than
50,000 Neighbourhoods Across Canada”
Press Release; Sept. 8, 2009 360 words
Promotes the launch of the Canadian Council on Learning’s Prose Literacy
Map, an interactive, online tool that provides profiles of prose-literacy levels in
52,200 cities, towns and communities across Canada, using data from the 2003
International Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (IALSS).

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Edited: “Canadian Council on Learning Releases Report on E-learning”
Press Release; May 21, 2009 475 words
Promotes the Canadian Council on Learning’s newly-released report entitled The
State of E-learning in Canada.

Co-wrote and edited: “A Breakthrough for Aboriginal Learning in Canada”
Press Release; Nov. 20, 2007 500 words
Promotes the Canadian Council on Learning’s newly-released report, Redefining
How Success is Measured in First Nations, Inuit and Métis Learning.


What I Have Done

Urban and Community Development

Reports Mobilizing Private Capital for Public Good
Canadian Task Force on Social Finance

Edited: Mobilizing Private Capital for Public Good: Canadian Task Force on
Social Finance
Report; 2010 41,000 words
Client: Social Innovation Generation (SiG), a national partnership of The J. W.
McConnell Family Foundation, MaRS Discovery District, PLAN Institute and the
University of Waterloo.
The report sets out seven key actions that Canada needs to undertake, in
parallel, to mobilize new sources of capital, create an enabling tax and regulatory
environment, and build a pipeline of investment-ready social enterprises. It
emphasizes that financial institutions, investors, philanthropists and governments December 2010

all have complementary roles to play in this process.

Wrote: “Healthy Cities,” International Case Studies on Exemplary Global
Practices
Paper; 2010 4,000 words
Client: Chreod Ltd. for Chongqing Municipal Government and Asian Development
Bank
Profiles exemplary urban health policy and program initiatives in the UK,
Canada, and the US, and reviews potential applications to Chongqing. One
of 10 background papers prepared to support Chongqing’s new metropolitan
development strategy.

Edited: Issues for OECD’s Territorial Review of Guangdong Province
Consultant Report; 2009 36,000 words
Client: Chreod Ltd. for Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) Becoming a Global Metropolitan Region

Research report on economic and regional development trends and challenges in Shanghai Development Strategy
in a Regional Context
China’s rapidly-urbanizing Guangdong Province. OECD’s first Territorial Review in
China. FINAL REPORT

Edited: Becoming a Global Metropolitan Region: Shanghai Development
Strategy in a Regional Context
submitted to:
Shanghai Development Research Center

executed by:

Consultant Report; 2009 48,000 words
GTZ China
Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH
on behalf of:

Client: Chreod Ltd. for the Shanghai Municipal Government, GTZ (German
City Development Strategies Program
The Cities Alliance

Development Corporation) and the Cities Alliance; prepared by:
Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Chreod Group Inc.

Report on strategies, policies, and policy instruments for improving Shanghai’s 31 August 2009

global city roles in finance, business services, trade and logistics, innovation-
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based manufacturing, and creative industries.

Edited: Urban Trends and Policy in China
Regional Development Working Paper; 2008 22,000 words
Client: Chreod Ltd. for Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD)
Working paper for OECD on urbanization trends in China, urban development and
management policy, and implications for OECD member countries. First Regional
Development Working Paper issued by OECD.

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Urban and Community Development, Cont’d.

Emerging Trends in China, 2008 Edited: Emerging Trends in China
Implications and Opportunities for
Canadian Businesses Market Report; 2008 23,500 words
Client: Chreod Ltd. for Canada Department of Foreign Affairs and International
Trade
Report on key economic, social, regional development, and environmental trends
in China, and implications for Canadian trade policy and businesses. Published by
DFAIT and available for download from its website.
Handan MR
Shijiazhuang MR
Urumqi MR Tangshan MR
Datong MR
Taiyuan MR
Hohhot MR
Zhengzhou MR
Beijing MR
Lanzhou MR
Luoyang MR

Baotou MR
Xian MR

Qiqihar MR
Daqing MR
Harbin MR
Jilin MR
Changchun MR
Shenyang MR
Dalian MR Anshan MR
Tianjin MR
Jinan MR
Yantai MR
Zibo MR
Qingdao MR
Linyi MR
Xuzhou MR
Wuhan MR
Hefei MR
Nanjing MR
Changzhou MR
Wuxi MR
Suzhou MR

Edited: Metropolitan Dynamics in Shanghai and the Yangtze Delta Region
Shanghai MR
Hangzhou MR
Ningbo MR

Taizhou MR
Wenzhou MR

Nanchang MR
Fuzhou MR

per capita GDP (Y) Western Region
60000 Xiamen MR

Shantou MR
Guiyang MR Changsha MR
Dongguan MR
30000 Kunming MR
Chongqing MR
15000 Chengdu MR
Shenzhen MR
Nanning MR Guangzhou MR

Research Report; 2007 26,100 words
copyright 2008 by Chreod Group Inc. Liuzhou MR

Client: Chreod Ltd. for the World Bank
prepared for

Department of Foreign Affairs
and International Trade, Canada

Chreod Group Inc.

Report on a two-year policy advisory study of metropolitan growth dynamics in
October 2008

Shanghai and its surrounding, rapidly-urbanizing region.
THE WORLD BANK

Urbanizing China:
Edited: Urbanizing China: Policy and Program Initiatives of the World Bank,
Policy and Program Initiatives 1995–2005
of The World Bank
World Bank Working Paper
Report; Winter 2005 66 pages
Substantive editing to bring clarity and coherency to a compendium of 17 chapters
written by different authors. Describes the World Bank’s policy and project work
on urban development, urban environment, and poverty alleviation in China.
Working Paper No. 4

Urban Development Working Papers East Asia Infrastructure Department
Edited: Beyond City Walls: Metropolitan Regions in an Urbanizing China
PowerPoint Presentation; April 2005
THE WORLD BANK

Beyond City Walls:
Substantive editing of 80-slide PPT for presentation at the World Bank’s 2005
China’s Emerging
Metropolitan Regions
Urban Research Symposium held in Brasilia; subsequently uploaded to the World
Bank’s public and internal websites.

Edited: China’s Metropolitan Regions: New Challenges for an Urbanizing
China
World Bank Working Paper
Report; 2005 50 pages
Working Paper No. 10
A report on metropolitan development trends in China, with a focus on social
Urban Development Working Papers East Asia Infrastructure Department
and economic implications of urbanization for the Shanghai, Guangzhou, and
Chengdu Metropolitan Regions.
CHINA
City-Region Development Strategies 2 Project

VOLUME 2-LZ Edited: China City-Region Development Strategies (II)
Lanzhou Metropolitan Region
Consultant Report: 2004 six volumes
Development Strategy Client: Chreod Ltd. for the World Bank and the Cities Alliance
A Report to The Municipal People’s

Substantive editing of six-volume set of final reports and Executive Summary
Government of Lanzhou

Reports on a two-year research and policy consulting project in China for the
Cities Alliance and the World Bank. Preparation of metropolitan development
strategies for five city-regions.
The World Bank (EASUR) and The Cities Alliance

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Edited: Metropolitan Development Trends in Shanghai
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Research Report; 2003 15,000 words


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Urban and Community Development, Cont’d.

Client: Chreod Ltd. for the World Bank and Shanghai Planning
Commission
Research report summarizing two-year study on economic, social,
environment, and urban development trends in metropolitan
Shanghai.

Co-wrote (with Dean Jacobs): “Walpole Island in 2005: A View
from the Future”
Nation to Nation: Aboriginal Sovereignty and the Future of
Canada, D. Engelstad and J. Bird, eds. (Concord: Anansi Press,
1992).
Book chapter; 1992 11 pages
Client: Walpole Island First Nation
From the vantage point of Walpole Island First Nation at the turn
of the 21st century, the chapter “looks back” at how it achieved

Writing for Websites Managing Change in Urbanizing Regions

Who We Are What We Do What We Have Done Who We Work With
Our Expertise Cities and Urbanizing Regions Analysis and Evaluation Our Public Sector Clients

Edited: Chreod Ltd. Website
Management Key Issues Strategy and Policy Strategic Alliances
Advisory Group  Restructuring Economies Programs and Plans
Associated Consultants  Strengthening Social Inclusion Project Preparation
 Fostering Cultural Development
 Managing Urban Growth
 Environmental Sustainability
 Managing and Governing Regions
 Enabling Sustainable Finance
Our Services

New Website; 2011
 Analysis and Evaluation
 Strategy and Policy
 Programs and Plans
 Project Preparation

Client: Chreod Ltd. Chreod is a consulting and research ﬁrm that
supports decision-making on the sustainable
development of cities and urbanizing regions.
News
New Chreod Advisory Group
formed [more...]
Chreod retained to assess
Established in 1985, we work in Canada and Wenchuan Earthquake
reconstruction efforts in China

Detailed edit of new 36-page website for Toronto-based consulting firm on urban
internationally with governments, development [more...]
agencies, research organizations, associations, Chreod completes Global City
Strategy for Shanghai [more...]
companies, and public-private partnerships. Chreod retained by OECD to
support rst Territorial Review in
China [more...]

and regional development.
We support efforts to realize bene ts of urban More News...
and regional development that are economically, Resources
environmentally, socially, culturally, nancially and Issue Notes
institutionally sustainable. Publications
Chreod’s China Databases
Press Coverage
Most of our experience has been in supporting the
Careers
development of cities and systems of cities. We have
worked in more than 110 cities in North America Contact Us
and Asia: 67 of them are metropolitan regions with Site Map
Terms of Use
populations ranging from 1 million to 20 million

Wrote: “Social Programs and Services”
residents. © 2011, Chreod Group Inc.
last updated: 14 January 2011

In Canada, Chreod has provided services to federal,
provincial and local governments, associations, and

Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton website Canadian and international companies and investors.
Internationally, Chreod began working in the
US in 1987, and then in China in 1988. We have
since supported our clients across China and in
Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia,

Program Information; 1999
Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Client: Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton for Into Info Consulting Group
Detailed information on an extensive range of social programs and services
related to seniors, health, employment and financial assistance, childcare, and
accessibility.
Index_1_urbanizing_regions

Managing Change in
Urbanizing Regions

Selected Marketing Materials Chreod’s Services for
the Public Sector

Co-wrote and edited: “Managing Change in Urbanizing Regions”
Corporate Brochure; 2010 January 2010

Client: Chreod Group Inc. 18 pages
Introductory brochure describing the urban strategy and policy work of Toronto-
based consulting firm with office in Shanghai.

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Arts and Culture

Articles Wrote: “Beyond the Shadow: Sámi and Inuit Art”
Vernissage: The Magazine of the National Gallery of Canada
Feature Article; Spring 2008 600 words
Organization: National Gallery of Canada
Describes an exhibition entitled In the Shadow of the Midnight Sun: Sámi and Inuit
Art 2000–2005, organized and circulated across Canada by the Art Gallery of
Hamilton. Compares the thematic, stylistic and technical aspects of Canada’s Inuit
art with the art of the Sami, the indigenous peoples of the circumpolar regions of
Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

Wrote: “Beyond the Formline: Robert Davidson’s Abstract Edge”
Explores Haida artist Robert Davidson’s move toward abstraction during the
last two decades, as chronicled in an exhibition entitled Robert Davidson: The
Abstract Edge, organized by the Museum of Anthropology at the University of
British Columbia and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada.

Co-wrote: “The Legend of Qiviuq”
Article; Spring 2008 400 words
Description of Qiviuq Meets the Wood Cutter, a wall hanging by Inuit artist Janet
Kigusiuq Uqayuittuq, that depicts a key episode in the legend of Qivuiq. Co-
written with Christine Lalonde, Acting Associate Curator of Inuit Art.

Wrote: “Experiments in Landscape: Renoir’s Abiding Passion”
Feature Article; Summer 2007 1,200 words
Explores highlights of Renoir Landscapes, 1865–1883, an international exhibition
organized by the National Gallery of Canada, the National Gallery (London),
and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, that chronicles Renoir’s development as a
landscape artist over a period of 18 years.

Wrote: “The Gallery as Laboratory”
Feature Article; Spring 2007 1,200 words
Profiles five experimental works by five Quebec artists—Tricia Middleton, Karilee
Fuglem, Michel de Broin, Annie Thibault and Jean-Pierre Gauthier—selected to
create site-specific works responsive to the contemporary galleries, and featured
in De-con-structions, an exhibition organized by the National Gallery of Canada
for Quebec Scene, the third in a series of biennial festivals produced by the
National Arts Centre.


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Arts and Culture, Cont’d.

Wrote: “Part IV: Recollections of the Director, 1966–2005”
Feature Interview; Winter 2006 1,800 words
Client: National Gallery of Canada
The final article of a four-part series on the National Gallery of Canada’s
institutional history, featuring an exclusive interview with the Gallery’s director,
Pierre Théberge.

Wrote: “Looking at Carr”
Article; Winter 2006 325 words
Introductory article on Emily Carr: New Perspectives, a groundbreaking exhibition
co-organized by the National Gallery of Canada and the Vancouver Art Gallery for
Summer 2006.

Wrote: “Making Connections. Phase Two of Art of This Land”
Feature Article; Winter 2006 1,200 words
Explores the National Gallery’s renewal of the exhibition Art of This Land, an
ambitious project to integrate Aboriginal works of art spanning 8,000 years,
throughout its Canadian galleries.

Wrote: “The Sixties Remembered: Contemporary Art and the National
Gallery of Canada”
Traces the National Gallery’s development of its contemporary art collection under
the leadership of Jean Sutherland Boggs, Director, and three contemporary art
curators: Dennis Reid, Pierre Théberge, and Brydon Smith.

Wrote: “A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Sixties Art in Canada”
Profiles five major artist groups whose revolutionary approaches pushed the
boundaries of artistic creation during the 1960s: Vancouver’s Intermedia; the
Regina Five; London artists Jack Curnoe, Jack Chambers, and Tony Urquhart;
Montreal’s Fusion des arts; and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.

Wrote: “The Sixties: Photography in Question”
Article; Winter 2005 500 words
Describes the curatorial organization and highlights of an exhibition featuring more
than 80 photographic works by Canadian artists.

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Wrote: “Part III: The Developmental Years, 1939–1965”
Feature Article; Fall 2005 1,800 words
The third article in a four-part series on the National Gallery of Canada’s
institutional history. Traces the leadership of three successive directors (Harry
O. McCurry, Alan Jarvis, Charles Comfort), key acquisitions, programming, and
scholarly research.

Wrote: “Up Close and Personal: Louise Bourgeois’ Giant Spider”
A profile of the French-born, American artist Louise Bourgeois, with an analysis
of her iconic sculpture, Maman, purchased by and permanently installed at the
National Gallery of Canada.

Edited: “Legends of Rome”
Article; Summer 2005 400 words
A rendering of an article that appears in Treasures of the National Gallery of
Canada, providing interpretative analysis of Piero di Cosimo’s Vulcan and Aeolus,
an acquisition in 1937 for the National Gallery’s permanent collection.

Edited: “Portrait of a Lady. Through the Veil of the Artist’s Ideals”
Feature Article; Summer 2005 600 words
Wrote introductory text and edited curatorial essay on Annie Miller, artist model
and the subject of George Price Boyce’s Portrait of Annie Miller.

Wrote: “Part II: Setting the Course: Eric Brown and the National Gallery
of Canada, 1920–39”
The second article in a four-part series on the institutional history of the National
Gallery, profiling the accomplishments of Eric Brown, its first full-time curator (later
renamed Director).

Wrote: “Celebrating the National Gallery of Canada’s 125th Anniversary.
Part I: The Formative Years, 1880–1913”
The first article in a four-part series on the institutional history of the National
Gallery of Canada.


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Edited: “Memories of Youth”
A rendering of a complete article that appears in Treasures of the National Gallery
of Canada, featuring a contextual analysis of the painting, A Meeting of the School
Trustees, by Robert Harris.

Wrote: “Lest We Forget. The Canadian War Art Collections”
A history of the development of two war-art collections held by the National
Gallery of Canada until 1971: the Canadian War Memorials of the First World War
and the Canadian War Records of the Second World War.

Wrote: “Celebrating With Art: Alberta’s and Saskatchewan’s
Centenaries”
Article; Spring 2005 400 words
Overview of the four installations in the Gallery’s exhibition entitled Alberta and
Saskatchewan 1905–2005: A Centennial Celebration.

Wrote: “Acts of Perception. Experiencing the Optics of David
Rabinowitch”
Explores the rigorous techniques and investigations of perception in the works
of art by Canadian, contemporary artist David Rabinowitch, as featured in the
National Gallery’s exhibition entitled David Rabinowitch.

Wrote: “Shifting the Focus. Western Eyes on African Art”
Explores the issue of African artistic creation as religious practice in the
international exhibition, Material Differences: Art and Identity in Africa, curated by
Frank Herreman, former director of exhibitions and publications at the Museum for
African Art in New York.

Edited: “Ron Mueck’s Paradox of Infancy”
Article; Fall 2004 250 words
Adaptation of an article by Kitty Scott, the Gallery’s curator of Contemporary Art,
featuring a contextual analysis of Ron Mueck’s Untitled (Head of a Baby).

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Edited: “Rare Old-Master Drawings by Jacopo da Pontormo”
Adaptation of an article by David Franklin, Deputy Director and Chief Curator of
the National Gallery, on two works by Jacopo da Pontormo— Reclining Male Nude
(recto) and Standing Female Figure (verso) —that were attributed to Michelangelo
for more than two centuries.

Wrote: “Susan McEachern. Structures of Meaning”
Examines how Nova Scotia photographer Susan McEachern investigates the
hidden meanings associated with everyday objects and popular culture.

Wrote: “No Ordinary Fools: The Clowns of Bruce Nauman, Henri de
Toulouse-Lautrec, and Dame Laura Knight”
Explores the significance of the clown figure as a creative touchstone for artists
Bruce Nauman, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Dame Laura Knight, whose
works are featured in the National Gallery’s exhibition, The Great Parade: Portrait
of the Artist as Clown.

Wrote: “Wanted on the Voyage. Noah’s Ark Revisited”
Feature Article; Summer 2004 750 words
An overview of the international exhibition, Noah’s Ark, featuring 60 works of
sculpture, film, video, and painting by Modern masters and contemporary artists.

Wrote: “Divining the Artist. Picasso Sends in the Clowns”
Profile of the life and work of Pablo Picasso, focusing on his fascination with the
clown figure as an alter-ego and the inspiration for many of his paintings.

Wrote: “Prospecting for Art. A. Y. Jackson and the Group Head West”
Explores how the experience of painting the Western Canadian landscape
influenced the artistic sensibilities and vision of the Group of Seven, resulting in a
legacy of aesthetic and pictorial innovation.


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Wrote: “A Beautiful and Gracious Manner. The Art of Parmigianino”
A profile of Parmigianino’s life and art as featured in the National Gallery’s
exhibition of 65 of his finest drawings.

Wrote: “Transformations of a Second Kind”
Overview of the international exhibition of modern and contemporary sculpture,
The Body Transformed, and the implications of its presentation in a transformed
industrial site turned contemporary exhibition space.

Wrote: “Cracking the Code and Beyond. The Visual Poetry of Tony
Urquhart”
Profile of the life and career of Canadian artist, Tony Urquhart, exploring his use of
compressed scale and stylistic devices evocative of poetry.

Wrote: “Dutch and Flemish Drawings from the National Gallery of
Canada”
Article; Summer 2003 500 words
Description of the second exhibition in the National Gallery’s five-part series
of drawings from major European schools, featuring highlights of Renaissance
Mannerism, the Dutch Baroque, and the lesser-known Prague School.

Wrote: “Christopher Pratt: Places I Have Been”
A contextual introduction to the National Gallery’s retrospective on Newfoundland
artist Christopher Pratt, exploring Pratt’s themes of place, memory, and
experience, and the inner workings of his process.

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Writing for Websites
Edited: Project Naming
Texts and captions; Winter 2007
Client: Library and Archives Canada
Contextual information in support of an ongoing project to identify Inuit portrayed
in some of the photographic collections of Library and Archives Canada, enabling
Nunavut youth to connect with Elders and to better understand their past.

Edited: Library and Archives Canada: Virtual Exhibitions
Library and Archives Canada website
Website Exhibition Texts; April 2006 to March 2007
Client: Library and Archives Canada
Edited cultural texts for 17 virtual exhibitions featuring the Library and Archives
Canada’s documentary heritage collection: Aboriginal Documentary Heritage:
Historical Collections of the Canadian Government; Bonspiel! The History of
Curling in Canada; Building a Just Society: A Retrospective of Canadian Rights
and Freedoms; Canada by Design: Parliament Hill, Ottawa; Codex Canadiensis;
Faces of War; Famous Canadian Physicians; Framing Canada: A Photographic
Memory; Made in Canada: Patents of Invention and the Story of Innovation;
“Traces of the Past,” “Find an Immigrant”; Old Messengers, New Media; Oral
Histories of the First World War: Veterans 1914–1918; Project Naming (Phase 2);
Virtual Vault; The Virtual Gramophone: “Turning Points: A Short History of Sound
Recording and Record Players,” “Florence Easton, Soprano (1882–1955)” and
“Edward Johnson (1878–1959)”

Wrote: “Emily Carr: New Perspectives”
National Gallery of Canada website
Article; Spring/Summer 2006 500 words
Description of the exhibition Emily Carr: New Perspectives, co-organized by the
National Gallery of Canada and the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Wrote: “Acting the Part: A History of the Staged Photograph”
Article; Spring/Summer/Fall 2006 500 words
Overview of the international exhibition, Acting the Part: A History of the Staged
Photograph, highlighting key works by such artists as Guido Rey, Evergon, Marcel
Duchamp, and Cindy Sherman.

Wrote: “National Gallery of Canada 125 Anniversary: History of the
Gallery”
Educational Texts; January to December, 2005 3,750 words
Eleven monthly, online-vignettes capturing significant events and personages


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