Alberta – Edmonton – Edmonton
Corporation
Alberta
Edmonton
Edmonton
Corporation
active
Operating name: Mcg
MCG is a 100% Aboriginal owned and managed company, and has provided project management, facilitation, research and writing services since 2007.
Maggie Walsh, owner, is a member of the Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia. She has operated a consulting business since 2007 and brings over a decade of experience working with government, non-profit and Aboriginal organizations in the following areas: • Strategic planning: Business planning, evaluations, guide and manual development, briefings, reports.
• Project Management: Managing contracts (negotiating contracts, monitoring, evaluation), program management, event organization, working group secretariat support.
• Coordination / Facilitation: Working collaboratively with a broad range of people and organizations – to jointly realize a project/goals
• Quality and integrity: Meets deadlines, accountable, results-oriented, focused on quality.
Her work goals and passions are both values-based and results-based and include: • Contributing to community
• A collaborative approach – creating a process involving shared ownership, investment, responsibility and information.
• Outcomes focused – focusing on tangible results. Solid outcomes provide a sense of accomplishment, and are a key to collaboration.
• Building capacity – building knowledge and access to information.
Education and Training
• Master of Public Administration, Queen€™s University (2002)
• Graduate Certificate in Project Management, University of Alberta (2009) - Currently working towards certification as a Project Management Professional
• Evaluation Techniques, Canadian Evaluation Society (2009)
• Understanding and Interpreting Data and Survey Development and Design, Statistics Canada (2009)
Country of Ownership: Canada
Year Established: 2007
Exporting: No
Primary Industry (NAICS): 561410 - Document Preparation Services
Alternate Industries (NAICS): 541619 - Other Management Consulting Services
Primary Business Activity: Services
Total Sales ($CDN): $100,000 to $199,999
Number of Employees: 2
Aboriginal Firm: Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business Certified
Services:
Project management
Sector:
Distribution of Employees
100%
Key / Major Clients: Alberta Employment and Immigration, The Business Link, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Justice Canada
Success Stories: Program Manager and Co-Facilitator (2010 – Present)
• Aboriginal Women€™s LINC (Learning, Innovating and Networking Circles)
• After identifying a personal need to be supported in my business, I created and secured funding for this program for Aboriginal women in business.
• Wrote content for the website, found at www.lincprogram.ca
Working Group Coordinator (2009 – Present)
• Four separate joint federal/provincial/Aboriginal initiatives (currently managing one)
• All groups were mandated to find ways to collaborate in order to better deliver Aboriginal programs and services. This involves developing terms of reference, strategic plans, developing and managing project charters and work plans, success measures, facilitating planning sessions, developing briefings and literature reviews.
Writer (2009)
• Alberta Employment and Immigration
• Wrote in partnership with an expert in Aboriginal Awareness expert two guides for employers and employees. The €œFinding and Keeping€? series can be found at: http://www.canadabusiness.ab.ca/index.php/aboriginal
Policy and Manual development (2008 - 2009)
• First Nations / Métis Training to Employment Program, Alberta Employment - Immigration
• Manual and Guide Development: Developed a guide to assist community-based staff with limited project management experience to manage the project lifecycle of the program. Involved facilitating an advisory committee, developing the guide format and layout, compiling information, providing narratives and explanations, identifying gaps and developing the information/tools to address these gaps.
• Program information at http://employment.alberta.ca/AWonline/ETS/4374.html. Guide can be shared upon request
Event Organizer and Facilitator (2007 – 2009)
• The Business Link
• Youth Symposiums: Organize a series of one-day entrepreneur seminars for Aboriginal high school students across Alberta. This includes acting as chair of the working group, coordinating with schools and school boards, creating promotional materials, work plans and critical paths; managing budgets; arranging for speakers; and handling all logistics to hold the events
Consultations (2007-2008)
• The Business Link
• Developed and conducted several consultations to provide program recommendations on the following topics: improving program access in rural areas, pilot project validation and direction, and improving existing programming.
Project Evaluation (2007)
• Conducted an evaluation of an exporting program. This included a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the program€™s performance, surveys and interviews with stakeholders and clients, as well as developing recommendations and policy approaches for future direction. (March – April 2007)
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