Compass Rose - Government relations and public affairs experts united by common purpose
Our deep bench sets Compass Rose apart. With decades of experience in public affairs, our team can help you anticipate challenges, identify opportunities and deliver results that align your goals with the common good.
Meet your team
To find the common good, we need the right experts asking the right questions at the right time: now. Compass Rose has assembled a brilliant team of experts who are quietly going about finding the rare and uncommon solutions others miss.
Our Public Affairs Counsellors are trusted experts navigating your path through Canada’s political landscape. Public Affairs Counsellor is more than just a title, it’s an ethos, a commitment to Canadians, and a promise to our clients to work with them to find the common good in uncommon ways.
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Marci Surkes
Chief Strategy Officer & Managing Director
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Ross Lemieux
Chief Financial Officer
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Kristina Davis
Communications and Public Relations Practice Lead
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Michael Edwards
Campaigns & Creative Practice Lead and Creative Director
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Kelly Hutchinson
Digital Government and Procurement Practice Lead
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Jeffrey Brandys
Public Affairs Coordinator, Government Relations
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Melissa Cable
Public Affairs Counsellor, Digital Government
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Kai Eckford-Vea
Public Affairs Counsellor, Digital Government
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Jessica Eritou
Public Affairs Counsellor, Communications and Public Relations
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Louise Girouard
Public Affairs Counsellor, Digital Government
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Tajwar Mazhar
Lead Public Affairs Counsellor, Monitoring
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Ciaran McCullough
Public Affairs Counsellor, Monitoring
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Graham Milner
Lead Public Affairs Counsellor, Government Relations
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Julia Mills
Public Affairs Counsellor, Digital Government
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JC Raitt
Public Affairs Coordinator, Government Relations
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Tina Romito
Public Affairs Counsellor, Communications and Public Relations
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Andrea Sarkic
Lead Public Affairs Counsellor, Government Relations
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Trevor Stewart
Public Affairs Counsellor, Government Relations
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Samantha Thompson
Acting Lead Public Affairs Counsellor, Government Relations
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Kathleen Walsh
Lead Public Affairs Counsellor, Government Relations
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Bea Vongdouangchanh
Editor-in-Chief, Means & Ways
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Alexandra Potapova
Senior Accountant
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Heather Williams
Lead, Corporate Affairs
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Shirlee Engel
Strategic Advisor
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Ken Polk
Strategic Advisor
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Christian Roy
Strategic Advisor
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Lucy van Oldenbarneveld
Strategic Advisor
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Jacquie LaRocque
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
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James Patsula
Founder & Principal