David Brodie (political strategist)

David Brodie (born June 10, 1974) is a political strategist, and communications consultant with Optimum Public Relations in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta.

From 2003 to 2004, David served in the Office of the Rt. Hon. Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada as the Senior Special Assistant for Northern and Western Canada. He was responsible for policy and issues management and the operational aspects of leading prime ministerial tours and events throughout the region. Prior to this, David held the position of National Director of Operations on the Paul Martin Federal Liberal leadership campaign in 2002, and served from 1998-2002 as a senior political advisor in the Office of the Minister of Finance. In this role he coordinated Ministerial events in every province and territory of Canada, and served on the task forces responsible for coordinating meetings of the Commonwealth, G-8, APEC and G-20.

His political involvement also includes time working for Judy Bethel (Liberal MP- Edmonton East), Nicholas Taylor (former leader of the Alberta Liberal Party and Senator)and serving as the president of the Alberta Young Liberals.

In the 2011 B.C. Liberal leadership contest Brodie supported the candidacy of Premier Christy Clark.

Apart from his political involvement, David Brodie is also recognized as a leading authority on crisis communications. He has led large scale emergency exercise projects for both the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo and the British Embassy in Tokyo. He also worked as a volunteer on Tsunami relief efforts in Thailand in 2005.

David has traveled extensively in the Asia Pacific region and created and hosted a popular podcast Travel in 10 focusing on international travel. He is also a member of the Canadian Ship for World Youth Alumni Association, an international exchange program focused of promoting international cooperation, sponsored through the Government of Japan.

References

• The National Post: Top Martin advisers likely to wield power from the outside - Anne Dawson, Wednesday, November 12, 2003
• Paul Martin's Shadow PMO
• All the King's Men
• The Federal Liberal Contenders
• There's big fish in the west coast Liberal pond
• Martin coronation assured by Campbell Clark and Jane Taber
• Communication and Japan
• Tsunami advisory in place for B.C. after Japanese quake
• Social media use kicks into high gear for disaster coverage
• Travel Talk: Journey Around the World in 10 Minutes or Less

External links

• Travel in 10 website
• http://lonelyplanet.mytripjournal.com/davidandnatalya
• http://www.swycanada.org/
• David Brodie LinkedIn Profile
• Optimum Public Relations Vancouver

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