Michaela Rutherford-Blouin is a Senior Consultant at Global Public Affairs. Throughout her career, she has provided leadership in stakeholder management, strategic planning, and policy research and has demonstrated deep parliamentary and political knowledge.
Before joining Global Public Affairs, Michaela spent five years as a political staffer on Parliament Hill. She worked in various roles, including positions in the Office of the Prime Minister in both the Chief of Staff’s Office and on the Special Projects team, the Office of the Minister of Labour as a Special Advisor for Ontario and Atlantic Canada, the Liberal Research Bureau, a Member of Parliament’s Constituency Office, and on a national re-election campaign. Most recently, Michaela demonstrated her passion for nature and biodiversity through her work as a Senior Organizer for Nature Canada, Canada’s oldest conservation organization.
Michaela graduated from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Studies with a minor in Global Development Studies.