No team introductions would be complete (and really there is still one more to go after this ;P) without the introduction to the very important, but perhaps somewhat unsung role of the S&I Assistant!
Our assistant Gill is fabulous! Working on a part-time basis (2 days a week – Mondays and Wednesdays), she keeps on top of all those administrative things that make life run that much more smoothly! As part of her role, Gill takes care of all of us, all across the country, running the budgets and keeping track of all our numbers, keeping tabs on travel arrangements (where needed), helping to organise and smoothly execute events (without her help, the Science Quiz wouldn’t have been quite so successful as it was!)…all of that and more!
Although Gill is the “team” assistant, she works in Ottawa with me, so I get the benefit of her quiet, calm and friendly manner on a more regular basis. On her days in the office, Gill is not only busy with SIN team business, but she is also keeping me company and providing me with her thoughts and opinions on all of my harebrained ideas ;P (for which I am always grateful)!
Photo by Frank Wimart
Gill Wallace
I started work as the part-time, assistant to the Science and Innovation Network in Canada on 12 July 2010. I am based at the British High Commission in Ottawa. My role is to support the Science and Innovation Officers in their interesting and important work.
About me: I was born in Liverpool (UK) – home of the Beatles and Liverpool Football Club. I have lived and worked in London, Paris, Moscow, New York and Brussels and I have enjoyed living here in Ottawa for the last two years.
When I’m not at work I enjoy traveling, reading, music and photography.