Rick Sgabellone has more than 20 years of experience as a reporter, editor and photographer for a variety of small publications in the Ottawa area and trade magazines. He has covered natural disasters, high-profile criminal investigations, elections and politically sensitive issues at all levels of government, not to mention the day-to-day police, council and crime beats. He still works today as a freelance writer.

Since joining Stanton Associates in 1999, Rick has assisted small municipalities with strategic communications challenges and has run workshops and training exercises for Emergency Preparedness Canada, Emergency Measures Ontario, New Brunswick Power and several Ontario municipalities. He has designed and executed emergency preparedness exercises for Perth County and the City of Toronto and provided the media relations function for special events such as the 2007 World Target Rifle Championships and the Canadian Firefighters Memorial Service on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Rick also has more than a dozen years experience as a meeting facilitator and motivational speaker with Weight Watchers of Ottawa and Eastern Ontario and a modest career as a film and television writer and producer, which includes credits on the award-winning Red Green Show. He also teaches introductory courses in screenwriting.

E-mail Rick at RLSgab@aol.com.

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