Dernière mise à jour : 2012-03-20

MCG

Information sur l'entreprise

Dénomination sociale :   Mary Margaret Walsh
Nom commercial :   MCG
Autre nom :   MCG
Autre nom :   Maggie Walsh
Adresse postale 208-11215 Jasper Ave NW EDMONTON, Alberta T5K 0L5	Adresse civique 905 - 9717 - 111 St EDMONTON, Alberta T5K 2M6
Téléphone : (780) 945-7699
Courrier électronique : maggie@magzillagroup.com

Information sur les personnes-ressources

Maggie Walsh
	Titre :   Propriétaire
	Domaine de responsabilité :   Gestion
	Téléphone :   (780) 945-7699
	Courrier électronique :   maggie@magzillagroup.com

Description de l'entreprise

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)
Pays propriétaire :	Canada
Année d'établissement :	2007
Exportation :	Non
Industrie primaire (SCIAN) :	561410 - Services de préparation de documents
Autres industries (SCIAN) :	541619 - Autres services de conseils en gestion
Activité principale de l'entreprise :	Services
Total des ventes ($CAN) :	100 000 $ à 199 999 $
Nombre d'employés :	2
Entreprise autochtone :	Entreprises Autochtones Enregistrées sous la Stratégie d'approvisionnement auprès des entreprises autochtones (SAEA)

Produit / Service / Licence

Nom du service :	Project Management
Specializations include project mangagement: Evaluation, strategic planning, research, writing, facilitation
Code CFA :	R000-Services professionnels, administratifs et de soutien à la gestion R120-Services d'examen et d'élaboration des politiques R121-Études d'évaluation de programmes R122-Services de soutien/gestion de programmes

Renseignements sectoriels

Répartition des employés

100%

Clients clés / principaux clients :

Alberta Employment and Immigration, The Business Link, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Justice Canada

Réussite :

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 “Finding 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)