Director, Stakeholder Engagement
Renée is an experienced and award-winning stakeholder engagement and government relations professional with more than twenty years in the communications industry.
A consultant with Cannings Purple for 13 years, Renee has experience developing and implementing effective strategies in the resources, infrastructure, agriculture, health and education sectors.
She works with clients from early project stages through to official opening (and beyond) to ensure stakeholders at the corporate, government and community levels are engaged suitably to help clients reach project goals.
Prior to joining Cannings Purple, Renee worked in communications roles in the state Government, including time with the WA Health Minister.
Her stakeholder engagement work with the development of an inner-city women’s prison was recognised nationally by the Public Relations Institute of Australia’s Golden Target Awards. Renee holds a Bachelor of Commerce and is a qualified IAP2 Practitioner.
Engagement
How to get the best from stakeholder research
At Cannings Purple, we have the privilege of working on...
Three reasons why you need to engage communities as well as politicians
Navigating your path through government engagement on any project can...
On RUOK day, check on your Stakeholder Engagement team
I’ve worked in retail and raised toddlers (and teenagers) so I...
Why I owe my career to flexible working arrangements
Renee Wilkinson says flexible work arrangements have been in place...
News
COVID-19: planning to engage as part of the recovery
Negotiating the COVID-19 pandemic is currently a major focus for...
Politics
Ten reasons people get annoyed about ministerial meetings (and why they shouldn’t)
Meeting a minister is difficult. Leaving a meeting fully satisfied...
Why would anyone want to be a government minister?
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Are you talking to me? Getting community consultation right the first time
Associate director Renee Wilkinson looks at how best to consult...
How do you engage with government during caretaker period?
For organisations wanting to meet and engage with Government, the...
What the shake-up of the WA public sector means for you
Significant plans to reshape the WA public sector may be...
