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Ms. Chatigny is currently Director General of Communications at the Public Health Agency of Canada. Her previous position with the Government of Canada was Director of Public Affairs with the Communications, Marketing and Consultation Directorate at Health Canada. Since joining the government 4½ years ago, Ms. Chatigny has managed teams in media relations, crisis and emergency communications, and speech writing and event planning. Two years ago she was tasked with the development of a risk communications framework for the department—the first of its kind for the Governnment of Canada. On a parallel track, Ms. Chatigny is contributing to the development of risk communications guidelines for the government’s communications policy. She is also an external advisor to the Communicable Diseases Division of the World Health Organization, an active member of an international working group on pandemic communications, and a co-chair of a Canadian communications working group on pandemic influenza. Prior to joining the federal government, Ms. Chatigny spent 14 years with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a journalist and manager. |
