Darwin Kealey’s track record in Government, politics, communications/government relations and the voluntary sector spans more than 30 years in Ontario. In that time, he has gained an unparalleled understanding of all aspects of the workings of government, and of government’s relationships across the society.
Kealey has worked as personal staff for Ministers and other political leaders. He’s been a senior member of the bureaucracy – serving as Assistant Deputy Minister in both the Ontario and Federal Governments. He has served as President and CEO of a major national strategic communications firm. And he has a deep and personal understanding of the situation of those who work to influence government decisions from his years in the leadership of the Cancer Advocacy Coalition of Canada and the Business and Economic Roundtable on Mental Health and Addictions.
Kealey brings detailed understanding of the workings of the Provincial Legislature, hard-won experience in political campaigns, policy development and organization, a seasoned familiarity with the way bureaucracies really work – and a sense of how hard and how important it is to communicate effectively with governments.
A partial list of Darwin’s previous experience would include:
Darwin Kealey has always believed that governments can be most effective when they are able to build open and positive relationships across the community and that’s a belief he shares with Leonard Domino. Their collaboration in efforts to help organizations develop effective strategies to deal with the reality of a Minority Government Ontario is a natural extension of shared values and a working relationship that goes back 20 years and more.
It’s a collaboration marked by respect for the processes and the people who make up government in Ontario and Canada, and a deep confidence that – by communicating clearly and honestly – organizations can help government do a better job of serving the community.
