PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
2006 –2026:
International development, public affairs & communications consultant.
1998 –2006:
Political & communications advisor to federal Canadian cabinet ministers.
2006 –2026:
International development, public affairs & communications consultant.
1998 –2006:
Political & communications advisor to federal Canadian cabinet ministers.
Advocacy & Development
Imagine1day International
Vancouver-based international development organization providing access to education in rural Ethiopia. https://imagine1day.org/
- Public affairs, stakeholder engagement.
- Developed government relations program, liaised with Global Affairs Canada.
- Collaborated on corporate communications, edited Annual Report.
- Advised on fundraising and development initiatives.
Imagine1day International
Vancouver-based international development organization providing access to education in rural Ethiopia. https://imagine1day.org/
- Public affairs, stakeholder engagement.
- Developed government relations program, liaised with Global Affairs Canada.
- Collaborated on corporate communications, edited Annual Report.
- Advised on fundraising and development initiatives.
Chief Parliamentary Liaison (Hanoi, Vietnam)
Policy Implementation Assistance Project (PIAP - Parliamentary development project with the Canadian International Development Agency). Please see - https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/a032700001
Policy Implementation Assistance Project (PIAP - Parliamentary development project with the Canadian International Development Agency). Please see - https://w05.international.gc.ca/projectbrowser-banqueprojets/project-projet/details/a032700001
- Provided high-level technical assistance to support the formulation of new laws and policies to build knowledge and skills (policy analysis, gender mainstreaming) for the Law and Judicial Committees of the National Assembly and staff, enabling better legislative review and oversight.
- Planned, produced, oversaw high-level capacity-building workshops and training sessions for Vietnamese Members of Parliament and senior officials of the Vietnamese government.
- Planned, produced, oversaw high-level capacity-building workshops and training sessions for Vietnamese Members of Parliament and senior officials of the Vietnamese government.
- Developed work plans in co-operation with senior government officials, used results-based management tools to report on results of workshops, used feedback to plan and improve.
Communications and public affairs advisor
- Panama City, Panamá
CASCADE CONSULTANTS S.A.
Directed public affairs and communications related to 3 large civil engineering and public infrastructure projects - a new Water Management System to manage water resources and mitigate the effects of climate change affecting the Panama Canal; the design of a tunnel for Metro Panama; the design and construction of a large hydro project near the Costa Rican border).
- Panama City, Panamá
CASCADE CONSULTANTS S.A.
Directed public affairs and communications related to 3 large civil engineering and public infrastructure projects - a new Water Management System to manage water resources and mitigate the effects of climate change affecting the Panama Canal; the design of a tunnel for Metro Panama; the design and construction of a large hydro project near the Costa Rican border).
Advocacy Advisor,
United Nations Association of Canada - www.unac.org
(Two separate 1-year contracts)
- Served as spokesperson, managed communications, media for select projects. (Click for video clip).
- Organized and produced large-scale events, capacity-development seminars, government conferences, round-tables.
- Secured government and private funding, handled donour relations.
United Nations Association of Canada - www.unac.org
(Two separate 1-year contracts)
- Served as spokesperson, managed communications, media for select projects. (Click for video clip).
- Organized and produced large-scale events, capacity-development seminars, government conferences, round-tables.
- Secured government and private funding, handled donour relations.
curriculum vitae
SEAN PATRICK MURDOCK
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1998 – 2006:
Political & Parliamentary communications advisor to federal Canadian cabinet ministers
Parliamentary Affairs Advisor - Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada - The Hon. Irwin Cotler and
Office of the Parliamentary Secretary
- The Hon. Paul Macklin
-Served as liaison to Minister's office for members of the House of Commons and Senate Standing Committees on Justice, Human Rights and National Security.
- Worked closely with Opposition MPs and the Prime Minister’s Office, to help advance the Minister’s (and Justice Canada’s) parliamentary agenda.
- Helped to introduce, debate, negotiate, and pass legislative initiatives, including new laws to protect children and those most vulnerable in Canadian society.
Please see:
- Bill C-2, an Act to better protect children and other vulnerable persons
- Bill C-6: Established the Department of Public Safetyand Emergency Preparedness
- Bill C-49: Combat human-smuggling and the trafficking in persons
- Civil Marriage Act
Political & Parliamentary communications advisor to federal Canadian cabinet ministers
Parliamentary Affairs Advisor - Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada - The Hon. Irwin Cotler and
Office of the Parliamentary Secretary
- The Hon. Paul Macklin
-Served as liaison to Minister's office for members of the House of Commons and Senate Standing Committees on Justice, Human Rights and National Security.
- Worked closely with Opposition MPs and the Prime Minister’s Office, to help advance the Minister’s (and Justice Canada’s) parliamentary agenda.
- Helped to introduce, debate, negotiate, and pass legislative initiatives, including new laws to protect children and those most vulnerable in Canadian society.
Please see:
- Bill C-2, an Act to better protect children and other vulnerable persons
- Bill C-6: Established the Department of Public Safetyand Emergency Preparedness
- Bill C-49: Combat human-smuggling and the trafficking in persons
- Civil Marriage Act
Chief of Staff
Office of the Secretary of State for Sport and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
- The Hon. Paul deVillers
- Managed a team of political advisors and oversaw the work of a federal department. Assigned work loads, authorized all activities and expenses for ministerial staff and departmental operations.
- Joined Canada's official delegation to the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games.
Office of the Secretary of State for Sport and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
- The Hon. Paul deVillers
- Managed a team of political advisors and oversaw the work of a federal department. Assigned work loads, authorized all activities and expenses for ministerial staff and departmental operations.
- Joined Canada's official delegation to the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games.
Parliamentary Communications Advisor
Office of the Minister of National Revenue;
Office of the Minister of Fisheries & Oceans
- The Hon. Herb Dhaliwal
- Designed and directed Minister's parliamentary communications program, talking points, media prep, liaised with other government officials and staff to ensure consistent and reliable messaging.
- Developed Minister's political communications strategy.
- Produced and disseminated communications materials for external audiences (news releases, press kits, fact sheets, newsletters and political messaging to constituency).
- Created and maintained Minister's website - formerly www.herbdhaliwal.com
Office of the Minister of National Revenue;
Office of the Minister of Fisheries & Oceans
- The Hon. Herb Dhaliwal
- Designed and directed Minister's parliamentary communications program, talking points, media prep, liaised with other government officials and staff to ensure consistent and reliable messaging.
- Developed Minister's political communications strategy.
- Produced and disseminated communications materials for external audiences (news releases, press kits, fact sheets, newsletters and political messaging to constituency).
- Created and maintained Minister's website - formerly www.herbdhaliwal.com
• Represented Elections Canada in multiple federal elections, (Poll Supervisor, DRO).
• Elections Ontario’s Community Liaison for Ottawa West Nepean, 2025 (6-week contract)
• Elections Montreal, (2025), poll supervisor for borough of Notre-Dame-de-Grace
• Worked on behalf of candidates in over twenty federal, provincial, municipal campaigns since 1984
• Communications, Campaign Chair – 2004 federal election nomination campaign, Ottawa, ON
• Communications Chair, 2003 Ontario provincial election, Orleans, ON
• Media & Communications Director - 2000 federal election campaign, Vancouver, BC
• Member of ‘Communications and Co-ordination Council’ for Vancouver-area Liberal candidates, 2000
• Campaign Co-Chair - 1997 federal election campaign, Okanagan Coquihalla, BC.
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• 20+ years developing, managing and delivering advocacy, media and public affairs campaigns:
• 3 years as a public affairs and communications consultant for large-scale public-works projects (Panamá).
• 8 years as political and communications advisor to federal ministers and Members of Parliament. (Canada)
• 7 years with international development (ODA) projects, (Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Central America).
• 2 years as advocacy consultant to the United Nations Association of Canada.
• Represented national NGOs and non-profit associations as spokesperson, media officer and government relations consultant.
• Refined public speaking skills. Native fluency in English and French. High proficiency in Spanish.
Chief Liaison to the Chair of National Liberal Caucus
-Served as the main contact point for over 250 Members of Parliament and Senators with the National Caucus Chair and the Prime Minister's Office.
-Helped to brief parliamentarians on government-sponsored legislation, including post-9/11 Anti-Terrorism laws, and initiatives to safeguard human rights and civil liberties.
- Liaised with communications and policy personnel with National Research Bureau to help craft political messaging for MPs and their staff.
-Served as the main contact point for over 250 Members of Parliament and Senators with the National Caucus Chair and the Prime Minister's Office.
-Helped to brief parliamentarians on government-sponsored legislation, including post-9/11 Anti-Terrorism laws, and initiatives to safeguard human rights and civil liberties.
- Liaised with communications and policy personnel with National Research Bureau to help craft political messaging for MPs and their staff.
Long-Term Observation mission (Parliamentary elections) – Lviv, Ukraine
(Contract with Government of Canada through canadem.ca)
- Monitored, evaluated and reported on democratic conditions, political climate, registered political parties, electoral infrastructure, integrity of the vote.
- Monitored, evaluated and reported on democratic conditions, political climate, registered political parties, electoral infrastructure, integrity of the vote.
- Press relations, media monitoring, served as team leader, spokesperson (click for video)
- Wrote field reports.
Election Observation mission (Presidential elections), Kharkiv, Ukraine
- Monitored, evaluated election infrastructure, technical processes and procedures.
Election Observation mission (Presidential elections), Kharkiv, Ukraine
- Monitored, evaluated election infrastructure, technical processes and procedures.
Media & Communications Specialist - United Nations Development Program, Tbilisi, Georgia
(2 separate SSA contracts)
(2 separate SSA contracts)
- Advised the Georgian President’s Press Office on modernizing and refining political communications and media relations, prior to a national election. (First contract was to evaluate and devise a plan for reform, second mission was to implement my recommendations).
- Consulted with major national (Georgian) press organizations to evaluate needs, implement capacity-building plans, adopt new techniques to refine operations and improve media relations.
- Organized capacity-building workshops for Press Office staff focused on media transparency, transforming their overall approach to media relations.
- Authored two UNDP media and communications mission reports:
- “Reporting Progress: Maximizing Opportunities in the President’s Press Office”,
- “Implementing Progress: Clarity, Order and Structure in the President’s Press Office”
- Organized capacity-building workshops for Press Office staff focused on media transparency, transforming their overall approach to media relations.
- Authored two UNDP media and communications mission reports:
- “Reporting Progress: Maximizing Opportunities in the President’s Press Office”,
- “Implementing Progress: Clarity, Order and Structure in the President’s Press Office”
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
and ELECTORAL COMISSION WORK within CANADA
and ELECTORAL COMISSION WORK within CANADA
