brent@brentmoore.com

Brent has planned and managed hundreds of conferences, consultations and events nationally and abroad.   As a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) with over twenty five years of experience, he has been internationally recognized with the CMM (Certified Meeting Manager) designation awarded by Meeting Professionals International and l’École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales, one of France's Grandes Écoles. Brent is bilingual (rated as B-B-E) and holds a Secret security clearance.

"Continual professional growth is found helping clients reach their goals through “meetings” whether these take the form of conferences, events or exhibits.  Meetings are true multi-disciplinary and multi-dimensional exercises and we bring creativity, sound strategic and superb tactical expertise to the table.”

donald@brentmoore.com

Donald served as the Director, Visits, Conferences, and Protocol for the Department of Finance Canada; Executive Head of several Canadian international conference task forces; Secretary Ex-Officio and Co-Chair to federal-provincial Steering Committees and, since 1992, as a private-sector events management consultant.

Throughout his career, he has organized and directed operations and logistics for innumerable national and international events, official visits and ceremonies for Federal, Provincial and foreign governments. In addition to managing the logistics elements he directed core teams (in excess of 900 staff members for the Annual Meetings of the World Bank, IMF, Inter-American and Asian Development Banks); controlled multi-million dollar conference budgets; and provided procedural and protocol advice and services to Heads of State, Canadian and foreign Prime Ministers and Ministers, and senior officials.

Donald was awarded Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, the Public Service Commission of Canada’s Award of Excellence, and the Canadian International Development Agency’s President’s Award of Excellence for Exemplary Professionalism.

maya@brentmoore.com

Maya has a diploma in Business Accounting from Algonquin College. During her former job experiences including a major hotel in Canada’s National Capital Area, she honed her strong people, organizational and computer skills. A friendly and lively person, she will satisfy your information and registration needs. Maya is multilingual and holds a Secret security clearance. 

“I enjoy working as a team, because I believe that through teamwork we can achieve anything.”

claire@brentmoore.com

From Conference Chairs who know what they want to those who don’t know where to start, clients have appreciated Claire’s skills in producing first-class events.  Her attention to detail and commitment to clients, participants, suppliers and speakers alike results in an orchestrated team effort with high return on investment.

For more than six years Claire has applied her flair and the knowledge gained from earning her Certified Meeting Professional designation to Government, Association and University events.  Her specialization has been Academic, Financial and Humanitarian events.  Claire’s previous fourteen year’s experience in Capital Program Management in the Government of Canada was excellent training allowing her to know the importance of and how to adhere to Government policies and procedures in implementing all assignments. Claire holds a Secret security clearance.

“The satisfaction of bringing together a set of ideas along with the client’s vision for the event that culminates in remarks such as - This is exactly what I wanted -  gives me one of the greatest senses of accomplishments.”

tom@brentmoore.com

Tom has managed airport logistics in Canada and abroad since 1996 for a number of Prime Ministerial, and Ministerial visits, as well as numerous international conferences hosted by Canadian Ministers.  His background in the British military brings a strong sense of order and discipline to the preparations for arrivals and departures.  Tom holds a Secret security clearance. 

“Each conference offers an opportunity to expand my knowledge and skills.  I enjoy developing new contacts with government and airport officials to contribute to the facilitation of arrivals and departures.”

janice@brentmoore.com

Janice has managed both events and exhibits and also functioned in a creative capacity. She has produced successful product launches and sales meetings, written and coached speeches, and produced speaker support multimedia elements.  In the exhibits field, Janice has project managed or theme coordinated national and international exhibits for trade and consumer shows, and World's Fairs.  Janice holds a Secret security clearance.

"One of the things I enjoy most is working with the client to formulate measurable objectives and then trying to exceed those expectations”.

bonnie@brentmoore.com

For over sixteen years, Bonnie played an active coordination role for national and international events and workshops hosted by the Government and private sector. From 1996 to 2001, she operated a sole proprietorship that provided project management, writing services and turn-key contracting for event logistics. Experienced in planning; resource deployment; procedure and critical path development; budget, contracting and cost control; documentation; and database design, she holds certificates in human resources, management, accounting, and merchandising. Bonnie is bilingual (C-E-E) and holds a Secret security clearance.

“I enjoy the united teamwork; the meticulous, detailed planning; disciplined, purposeful efforts; and systematic progression required to ensure all elements are addressed, contingencies covered and needless expenditures of funds and energy minimized.”

lindsay@brentmoore.com

Lindsay’s formal education includes a degree in Psychology and Leisure Studies from the University of Ottawa, and a certificate in Event Management from Algonquin College.

Her work experience includes event coordination for various fundraising events ranging from dinner auctions to golf tournaments, as well as children’s activities and community business meetings.  Recently, Lindsay volunteered in Costa Rica doing community work, which also included preparations for a local festival.

At BMA, working in the registration and travel sectors, Lindsay coordinates and executes detailed operational plans, implements policies and procedures, trains and motivates volunteers, and continuously demonstrates sound organizational and time-management skills.  Lindsay also holds a Secret security clearance.

“My main focus is on people, because without people, there is no event!”

patricia@brentmoore.com

With over 12 years as an executive in the hospitality industry, Patricia is the consummate client service professional. She has a keen eye for detail, thriving on the fast paced, deadline driven environment.

Patricia possesses tremendous business savvy, demonstrating a thorough understanding of event planning and project management. Patricia is fluently bilingual and holds a Secret security clearance.

“My credo and main guiding principle has always been; common sense is not so common”.

trudy@brentmoore.com

With more than fifteen years experience, Trudy has managed communications for federal government departments, agencies, and industry associations on issues with both domestic and international importance. She’s won departmental Awards of Merit from Natural Resources Canada for her work on the 2003 Canada-US Power System Outage Task Force. With a background in journalism, she provides strategic communications advice to clients, placing an issue or policy in the best possible light and offsetting communications risk. Trudy also brings facilitation skills to the BMA team and has a Secret security clearance.

“My strategic advice relies on research and an understanding of the public environment. With this I can provide strategic advice that successfully meets our client’s communications goals.”

heather@brentmoore.com

It was during a 20-year career in the Broadcasting, Radio and Television arena while delivering literally hundreds of audio-visual productions to a wide variety of clients that Heather honed her planning and project management skills.
 
Fast forward to the present, the multidisciplinary BMA team has welcomed Heather into the fold as a dedicated and creative team player. Solid planning techniques made the transition from the production industry into the event management industry seamless. Heather brings valued experience and expertise to all of the projects she manages.
 
Heather has obtained a diploma in Broadcasting, Radio and Television, and a certificate in Conventions and Meeting Management through Algonquin College in Ottawa.

Heather also holds a Secret security clearance.

“Every project is different and brings new and exciting experiences.”