Dennis is a "creative" type with a gift for problem solving. Wrapping his head around a strategic issue, marketing campaign, or business development concept usually results in a burst of new ideas.
Dennis comes to the Cube with over 12 years of professional experience in the North. His Master's Degree research with a focus on community tourism planning brought him to the Western Arctic. He became an Economic Development Officer, ran a tour company and developed tourism plans for all the remote communities in the region.
After moving south to Whitehorse, he established the Yukon Wild Marketing Program with the Wilderness Tourism Association and became the first Product Development Officer at the Department of Tourism and Culture.
After some time in the private sector as Vice-President of Client Services with a local marketing company, he returned to the Government of Yukon, to lead the marketing and investment promotion program at the Department of Economic Development.
Some of his accomplishments were to project manage the Government of Yukon's investment promotion work in China, develop miningyukon.com and to have won a Premier's Award of Excellence for Yukon's participation in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Careful not to let him weave a fishing tale into the mix. How much time have you got? Dennis is borderline obsessed about fish and fishing with his blog (fishonyukon.com), twitter handle (@fishonyukon), and fishing column he writes in the local paper. Dennis, his wife, two boys and "bird dog" are often out camping, fishing and hunting the spectacular Yukon.