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Maria Pontikis
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Cabinet Office, Government of Ontario
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About Me

I work as a Senior Communications Advisor with the Ontario Government's Cabinet Office, overseeing the economic and social portfolio. Previously, I ran Ontario's Online Newsroom and worked within its new media unit.

I graduated with distinction from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada where I studied political science.

In my work, I strive to help create transparent government processes, plain-language communications, governance across jurisdictions and government services that help people.

As a public servant, I'm deeply interested in the connections between technology, policy and communications. I dive into projects that pull these worlds together with a strategic mind to use tax dollars smartly.

I also keep an online home at http://anthimeria.com, a little place where I share stories about food and life.

You can contact me by email. Find me at Google, on Twitter or at Facebook.

Work History

  • Cabinet Office, Government of Ontario
  • Senior Advisor, Communications
  • October 2010 to Present
  • Cabinet Office, Government of Ontario: Communications Services
  • Communications Planner
  • December 2009 to October 2010
  • Cabinet Office, Government of Ontario: Newsroom
  • Editorial Coordinator
  • Febuary 2009 to December 2009
  • Cabinet Office, Government of Ontario: Creative Services & New Media
  • New Media Communications Intern
  • June 2008 to January 2009

Education

  • Queen's University at Kingston
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours with Distinction), Political Studies
  • 2004 - 2008
Interests
Politics, sustainable agriculture, design, technology, cooking, eating, words, cities, libraries, people-watching, tea, hot-air balloons.
Specialties
Blogging, writing, online news, government communications and new media, metadata, acccessibility standards, domesticity.

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Fans (21)

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Following (13)

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