Since my last post, I was acclaimed the V.P. Policy for London North Centre and more recently was chosen as the interim V.P. Communications for the Ontario Women's Liberal Commission. I also had the opportunity to speak at the Eczema Society of Canada's Patient Education Session in Toronto in November. The latter was an amazing opportunity. I took a risk with the topic of my speech and I'm glad that I did, because it ended up reaching people more than I ever could have hoped.
I have to say I'm excited about everything. Next year is a huge year for so many reasons. I look forward to using my skills to contribute, communicate and engage. Honestly, that sounds a bit cheesy, but those are three of things I love about communications.
I have recently accepted the role of interim V.P. of Policy for my political riding association, which means I am officially volunteering for four organizations, and hope to contribute to two more shortly. In the meanwhile, I love policy and will do as much as I can in the role. It's such a great way to get citizens engaged and ensure their voices are being heard. Plus, there is so much work to be done, including researching, writing and hopefully event planning. What's not to love?
My adventures into social media have started to take off recently. I am going to be featured on an allergy site, my list of Twitter followers increases steadily and I've been asked to be a guest blogger on another allergy-related site! It's both wonderfully dizzying and gratifying. My goal has never been to make a living out of this, but to help similar people through what I've already experienced. There's no sense in keeping everything I've learned a secret. However, it's becoming more and more time-consuming; so, I've had to set aside time dedicated to ensuring the quality of my blogs, tweets and such remain consistent while not ignoring my other duties. All of this has to fit around my frequent travel. Once I have a few things published, I'll be certain to post links here (and everywhere else, too).
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