Desmond M. Connor
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Desmond M. Connor
Resumé
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Functional Specialities:
Within the fields of Public Participation, Social Impact Assessment and Community and Organizational Development:
Program Design:
Identifying an appropriate set of objectives, a program of work, schedule, staffing requirements and budget estimate, based on an appreciation of the client agency, the community concerned, the issues involved and the key actors.
Project Management:
Recruiting and selecting suitable staff and managing a program on schedule and within budget, subject to revisions with the client as needed. (See Representative Projects)
Research:
Carrying out applied research combining several qualitative, low-profile methods to produce relevant data for managers rapidly. This includes the evaluation of ongoing programs based on use-tested criteria, and reports designed for implementation by line management.
Training:
Designing and leading training programs, including the development of training materials, to suit the needs of specific situations combining information and skills from a broad range of applied social science and management training with two decades of professional experience.
Employment History:
| 1983-1986 | Adjunct Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.
| | 1982- | Adjunct Professor, Graduate Program in Natural Resource Management, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia.
| | 1970-1975 | Sessional Lecturer, School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario.
| | 1968-1970 | Sessional Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario.
| | 1968- | Consulting Sociologist and President, Connor Development Services Limited, Victoria, British Columbia. Consultant to corporations, federal, provincial and municipal governments, in the design, management, evaluation and training of staff for a wide range of programs and projects in the fields of public participation, social impact assessment, and community and organizational development. Contractor and manager of over 250 such programs on fixed budgets using Company staff.
| | 1963-1967 | Associate Professor, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS. Introductory Sociology, Research Methods, Community Development, Social Anthropology, (Concurrent with socio-economic research studies.)
| | 1962-1966 | Trainer, Peace Corps, Washington, DC; CUSO, Ottawa. Co-ordinated Community Development & Co-operative training for 22 volunteer Peace Corps groups destined for Asia, Africa, South America, West Indies. (Concurrent with Education & University work.)
| | 1960-1963 | See under "Education".
| | 1957-1960 | Fieldworker, Extension Department, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Fostered social and economic development among low-income people in eastern Nova Scotia.
| | 1954-1957 | See under "Education".
| | 1951-1956 | Earlier employment in New Zealand, Britain and Canada in agriculture research and practice, and soil and water conservation.
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Education:
| 1986 | Managing Corporate Culture workshop.
| | 1981 | Conflict Resolution workshop.
| | 1974 | Gestalt Workshop.
| | 1972 | Advanced Seminars in Consultation Process, Organization Development and Group Leadership.
| | 1970 | Intern in Group Leadership, National Institute for Applied Behavioural Science, Washington, D.C.; 6 weeks.
| | 1969 | Boston University Human Relations Centre. Human Relations Laboratory (group dynamics seminar); 2 weeks.
| | 1966 | Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland OH. Human Relations Lab.; 2 wks.
| | 1963 | Ph.D. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY: Rural Sociology, Cultural Anthropology, General Sociology. Thesis: "Toward a Theory of Selective Migration and Residence".
| | 1962 | M.Sc. Cornell University: Sociology, Anthropology. Thesis: "The Cross-Cultural Diffusion of a Social Movement".
| | 1957 | B.Sc. University of Toronto (O.A.C.): Agricultural Economics.
| | 1954 | Essex Institute of Agriculture, United Kingdom: National Diploma in Agricultural Engineering.
| | 1951 | Massey Agricultural College, Univ. of New Zealand: Agriculture Diploma.
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References:(Available on request)
Publications:
A list of more than 50 Journal Articles and Monographs available on request.
You can send me comments, questions, suggestions, etc. on the field on Public Participation to connor@connor.bc.ca or fill out our Information Request form.
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DESMOND M. CONNOR
"Improving the Practice of Public Consultation"
407-5332 Sayward Hill Crescent, Victoria, BC, V8Y 2H8
Voice: 250-658-1323 Fax: 250-658-8110
connor@connor.bc.ca www.connor.bc.ca |
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