Fiona Rayher

• Contributed to governance, strategic planning, and organizational development to enhance organizational effectiveness.
• Supported public art initiatives and developed community partnerships to secure funding and promote sector advocacy.
• Strengthened relationships between artists, community organizations, local government, and funders to foster collaboration and resource sharing.

• Build trusted relationships with Indigenous communities, residents, partner organizations, elected officials, and staff to ensure diverse perspectives shape public decisions.
• Lead complex community engagement initiatives that inform municipal policy, planning, and decision-making across housing, transportation, climate, parks, and infrastructure.
• Co-led engagement supporting District's Memorandum of Understanding with Squamish Nation, strengthening relationships and enhancing community understanding.
• Developed District's Public Engagement Framework, embedding equitable engagement practices across departments to improve collaboration and inclusivity.
• Designed engagement strategies, facilitated workshops, analyzed community feedback, and prepared actionable recommendations for senior leadership and Council.
• Advise cross-functional teams on engagement planning, risk management, accessibility, and inclusive participation.
• Translate qualitative and quantitative community feedback into actionable insights that improve programs, policies, and organizational learning.

• Supported organizational growth through internal HR/cultural innovation around self management and self organizing principles and practices.
• Coordinated cross-team efforts to enhance organizational impact and advance mission-driven initiatives.
• Provided strategic communications counsel to executive leadership during organizational transformation initiatives.
• Developed briefing materials, presentations, and communications products (e.g. an Operating System Guide) supporting organizational priorities.
• Facilitated workshops with staff and leadership teams.

• Built strategic partnerships across Canada's independent film sector, expanding access to cultural programming and community-led cinema for diverse audiences.
• Led organizational strategy, budgeting, operations, partnership development, and cross-functional teams.
• Secured investment funding and managed multi-partner initiatives, fueling platform growth and enhancing collaborative efforts.
• Built strategic partnerships across Canada's independent film sector to expand access to cultural programming and community-led cinema.
• Created access opportunities for underserved communities to independent film through innovative community screening models, fostering cultural engagement.

• Produced award-winning documentary Fractured Land, collaborating with Indigenous communities to share impactful stories of land, culture, and reconciliation.
• Coordinated production for National Film Board interactive documentary focused on community storytelling and public engagement.
• Led strategic planning sessions to define project objectives and align team goals.
• Managed production schedules, ensuring timely delivery of film projects within budget constraints.
• Oversaw talent acquisition, fostering relationships with industry professionals to enhance project quality.

• Led a province-wide initiative connecting nonprofit organizations with academic researchers to address complex social issues.

• Established partnerships with universities, nonprofits, government agencies, funders, and community organizations to foster collaboration.

• Facilitated collaborative problem-solving and translated research into actionable recommendations for stakeholders.

• Managed stakeholder relationships, led strategic planning, and conducted program evaluations to assess impact.

• Designed and facilitated participatory processes that empowered communities to influence policy, planning, and social innovation initiatives.
• Designed and facilitated participatory processes that enabled communities to shape policy and drive social innovation initiatives.
• Built long-term partnerships across municipal governments, Indigenous organizations, businesses, foundations, artists, and community leaders.
• Produced Connect Vancouver Festival, engaging over 800 participants to strengthen belonging, civic participation, and community connection through partnerships with the City of Vancouver and local organizations.
• Managed project budgets, contracts, and reporting while coordinating multi-stakeholder collaborations.
• Evaluated project outcomes and translated findings into recommendations for clients and partners.

This was a Graduate Diploma in Social Innovation and the first year of a Masters Program. I was selected through the McConnell Foundation as part of a cohort of social innovators from across Canada.

I focused on policy through my political science major, and focused on film and media as part of my communications minor.