About

 

An independent consultant since 2006, Ms. Boyes brings her professional, diverse background and skills to innovation-driven clients, academic staff, and students.

Key contributions

• Strategic grant collaboration, review, writing, revision and research (federal programs: CFREF, NSERC, CFI, NCE, CRCs, FedDev Ontario and SSHRC. In Ontario: ORF; MRI; OCE; HealthForce Ontario; Rural and Economic Development; Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade. In Atlantic Canada: the Atlantic Innovation Fund
• Proposal development and organizational capacity building (training) for client acquisition of public- or private-sector funds
• Grant administration; identifying viable funding sources, executing funding announcements, partner liaison, funding accountability and reports
• Instruction in English grammar, composition, persuasive writing and business communications
• Online and print business and research communications: web content, e-news, research success stories and profiles, annual/corporate reports
• Journal articles: identifying potential placement; research and writing on corporate management, decision making, strategic planning, program reviews

Associates

As projects require, Ms. Boyes collaborates with experienced and resourceful associates in such areas as: design, web development, curriculum development, and business development.

Fees

• Written estimates provided on a per-project, per-diem or retainer basis
• Hourly rates scalable according to tasks required

Prior professional and educational background

• Senior editor and acquisitions editor (Torstar Corporation, publishing division)
• Senior account representative, writer and communications director (fund-raising and public-consultation firms for postsecondary education, environment, healthcare, social services and arts clients)
• Senior communications specialist and lead campaign writer, University of Toronto’s
  $1 billion campaign for research, student aid and student-access programs
• Director, Communications, UofT Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
   
• B.A. (French Language and Literature), University of Ottawa
• Journalism Certificate, Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology
• M.Ed. (Developmental Psychology and Education), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT)

Clientele

Ms. Boyes works with such Ontario clients as the University of Waterloo, McMaster University (Hamilton), the University of Toronto, Sheridan College (Oakville), Centennial College (Toronto); with clients in Nova Scotia: Dalhousie University (Halifax), Genome Atlantic (Halifax) and Nova Scotia Community College (Dartmouth); and in Alberta: MacEwan University (Edmonton)