Judy Kirk

Judy Kirk, President of Kirk & Co., is recognized as one of British Columbia’s leading strategic communications, public consultation and engagement specialists. For more than two decades, Judy has provided executive advisor services to some of the province’s largest policy, planning and infrastructure initiatives. She has extensive experience in issues management, media relations, community relations, facilitation, government relations and overall project management. Judy and the Kirk & Co. team have designed and implemented comprehensive programs that have supported client projects from initial planning through regulatory and environmental reviews to full operations, meeting or exceeding best practices. Demonstrating leadership in capacity building, Judy has also developed creative, effective workshops to support organizations in building their consultation and engagement capacity. Judy is regarded as one of the province’s top senior facilitators, having managed hundreds of high-profile events and consultation meetings.

Under Judy’s leadership, Kirk & Co. has evolved in leading the development and utilization of online consultation methods. Our eConsultation microsite is an example of how we are helping clients appropriately balance the use of new technologies with more traditional consultation and engagement methods.

Starting out as a journalist, Judy’s communications career quickly evolved to directing the communications divisions of large and complex organizations including Crown corporations, hospitals, regional government and the official Opposition of British Columbia. Judy has been recognized for her leadership in public consultation and engagement by many provincial and national organizations and by BC Business magazine.

Judy lives in Vancouver and has a Bachelor of Arts (Economics and English) from Simon Fraser University.