Valerie Gervais is a strategic communication professional with nearly two decades of leadership experience in internal and external communications, change and issues management, and public affairs.
Fluently bilingual, she has led communications for a range of high-profile initiatives, events, and issues, including international diplomatic events; awareness, fundraising, marketing, recruitment, and stakeholder engagement campaigns; workforce adjustments in unionized environments; organizational and governance changes; digital and traditional media outreach; and major projects in campus environments.
With newsroom experience and having served in key public affairs roles at Rideau Hall, a Minister’s office, the House of Commons, and the Ottawa Hospital, Valerie has extensive experience advising senior decision-makers in high-pressure arenas.
Valerie holds a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Ottawa. She has served on the Board of the uOttawa Alumni Association since 2018, including three years as President.