Also known as: david_hall
As a consultant in the Cooperative Education office, David focuses the majority of his time on business development and relationship building with internal and external stakeholders. Working closely with a number of industries (high tech, construction, hospitality, business, design, etc.) he consults with employers on a regular basis to assess staffing needs and develop new opportunities for co-op students, applied research, and college partnerships. Prior to working in the Cooperative Education office, As Communications Officer for Algonquin College, David's responsibilities included the planning, management, and execution of internal and external communications, media relations, stakeholder relations, community engagement, government relations, event management, various college websites, and the colleges social media presence. In this role, David drafted and implemented Algonquins first college-wide social media strategy (updated annually). As a result, the College was ranked as the most influential Canadian College by Klout.com two years running. David works as a part-time professor in Algonquins School of Media and Design. While teaching in the Public Relations program, his focus was primarily on Media Relations. The Radio Broadcasting program hired David in to teach a course focused exclusively on social media. This course included discussions on reputation management, personal branding, social media use in a business environment, and more. David is also an active social media blogger, www.davidhallsocialmedia.com, and is a weekly contributor on Talknowledgy, an Ottawa-based radio show and podcast aired on CFRA that focuses on the latest in social media and technology. Davids volunteer work includes working on various political campaigns. He was an Algonquin College United Way Team leader for the campaign (which raised over , at the college) and he served on the City of Ottawa Roads and Cycling Advisory Committee from -. Specialties Social Media, Public Relations, Communications, Business Development, Management, Event Management, Stakeholder Relations, Marketing, Community Engagement, Writing, Media Relations, Blogging, Team Building, Teaching, Leadership
