Julie Rogers and Daphne Thomson

Julie Rogers, APR - julie@julierogersconsulting.ca

Trainer | Speaker | Strategic Communications

Julie Rogers is Principal of Julie Rogers Consulting, with over 20 years of award-winning experience in public sector communications. She has led communications in four BC municipalities where she established strategies, policies, and engagement practices that increased transparency, supported council decision-making, and strengthened community trust. Now she works as a consultant with municipal governments and school boards across Western Canada delivering practical strategies in public engagement, crisis communications, media relations, and digital outreach, along with workshops and training that build staff and leadership capacity. She teaches with the MATI Advanced Communications Program and is an Accredited Public Relations professional and active member of the Canadian Public Relations Society.

Daphne Thomson - daphne@catchthebeat.ca

Daphne Thomson works at the intersection of local government, technology, and people who are trying to do more with less. She is a former Director of Legislative Services and an MBA candidate with a focus on AI leadership, supporting councils and staff with practical, governance-first use of emerging technology. Equal parts AI Geek and quiet optimist, she believes good systems should make work calmer, not louder.