Testimonials

 

Dr. Bill McIlroy, Professor and Kinesiology Department Chair, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo
“Lisa’s contributions to our team were outstanding, not only in writing and editing, but also in the quality and depth of her advice and background research on the grant submission. She brought a creative, exceptionally well-informed and enthusiastic perspective. Despite very condensed timelines, Lisa also served as a key person facilitating the progress of the project and was always on time, more commonly ahead of time. Lisa will be the first person I will contact for such an initiative in future.”

Trish Dryden, Associate Vice-President, Applied Research and Corporate Planning, Centennial College
“Collaborating successfully with Centennial and our industry partners on a range of grant-seeking and public-information projects, Lisa has contributed enormously to the persuasive positioning of emerging advanced-technology innovations in our regional marketplace.”

Ruth Lewkowicz, former Director, Marketing and Communications, Toronto Region
Research Alliance
“Lisa’s work for TRRA has profiled, positioned and featured organizations such as community colleges, research networks and clusters, in growth areas of the economy (life sciences, agri-food and greentech). She is not satisfied until she fully understands the purpose of the project and how her contribution will further organizational goals. Lisa is always professional and manages a wide range of different stakeholders (researchers, industry leaders and consumers) effectively.”

Professor Lee Bartel, Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Music,
University of Toronto
“Lisa provided incredible work on our grant submission. Her structural suggestions, conceptual shaping, detail tuning, and persuasive writing transformed the application. We are very grateful that Lisa worked with the Faculty on this, and in such a timely manner.”

Cristina Coraggio, Director, Marketing and Communications, Upper Canada College
“Lisa has interpreted and articulated very effectively the vision and redirection of our school in advancing quality education for new generations of students in independent education. She has advised on and helped us carry out a range of sensitive, important marketing projects.”

Dr. Stephen Veldhuis, Director, McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute
“I had a very positive experience working with Lisa on a time-critical proposal. Under considerable pressure, she not only organized and restructured our draft to enhance its readability, but also advised us in strategically directing our submission and improving the case we were making for funding. She also polished our final version to highlight our plans in the best possible light with the funding agency.”

Hal Koblin, Director of Communications, C.D. Howe Institute (former Senior Advisor to the Vice-President, University Advancement, UofT)
“Lisa is a highly creative, highly skilled writer and communicator, whose work has tangible bottom-line impact. She contributed materially to the success of a number of key solicitations during her tenure in the Campaign Office at the University of Toronto.”

Working Relationships

Following from knowledge-management author and social scientist Peter F. Drucker*, taking “information responsibility” requires that
Ms. Boyes consistently review policy and sectoral information and consider what she can contribute to innovation organizations and individuals. She works interactively with clients to direct knowledge into productive approaches.

 

* Drucker, Peter F. “The Coming of the New Organization,” Harvard Business Review, January-February, 1988.