Shawna Bruce, CD
Shawna Bruce brings over 40 years of expertise in risk and crisis communications, strategic communication, and public information. Her career began in the Canadian Armed Forces, where she served as an Army Public Affairs Officer for over 25 years.
After retiring from military service, Shawna transitioned to the petrochemical industry as the National Public Affairs Manager for a global Fortune 500 company.
As an educator, Shawna has developed and led the Disaster and Crisis Communications course at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT). She also supported the development (and now instructs) a Crisis Communications micro-credential course at the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC).
Shawna is a graduate of Carleton University (Mass Communications), Algonquin College (Public Relations Diploma), the US Defense Information School (DINFOS), and Royal Roads University (MA in Disaster and Emergency Management).