Rachelle Richard-Collette

Pro­fes­sion­al Eco­nom­ic Devel­op­er and Busi­ness Con­sul­tant Rachelle’s exper­tise lies in strate­gic plan­ning, busi­ness coun­selling and com­mu­ni­ty eco­nom­ic devel­op­ment. Rachelle has acquired 25 years of prac­ti­cal expe­ri­ence and active involve­ment in many areas of busi­ness, eco­nom­ic, com­mu­ni­ty and tourism devel­op­ment, in which she applies strong lead­er­ship, plan­ning, orga­ni­za­tion­al, man­age­ment, mar­ket­ing and ana­lyt­ic skills. She has worked close­ly with a wide range of stake­hold­ers at all lev­els, includ­ing local, region­al, provin­cial and Atlantic; work­ing direct­ly or in close col­lab­o­ra­tion with var­i­ous region­al agen­cies, gov­ern­ment depart­ments, non-gov­ern­ment orga­ni­za­tions and entre­pre­neurs. PRO­FES­SION­AL REGISTRATION/ACCREDITATION Cer­tified Des­ig­na­tion of Pro­fes­sion­al Eco­nom­ic Devel­op­er Eco­nom­ic Devel­op­ers Asso­ci­a­tion of Cana­da (EDAC) and Learn­sphere Con­sor­tium of Asso­ciates (NB), affili­at­ed with NGO con­sult­ing and train­ing pro­gram. AREAS OF SPE­CIAL­TIES: • Strate­gic Plan­ning & Con­sult­ing for NGOs • Small Busi­ness Coun­selling (start-ups and expan­sions) • Busi­ness Plans, Mar­ket­ing Plans and Oppor­tu­ni­ties Analy­sis / Fea­si­bil­i­ty Reviews • Entre­pre­neur­ship & Social Enter­prise Devel­op­ment • Project Devel­op­ment & Man­age­ment • Gov­ern­ment Rela­tions & Strate­gic Fund­ing Pro­pos­als • Region­al Busi­ness Devel­op­ment and Growth Strate­gies • Com­mu­ni­ty Eco­nom­ic Devel­op­ment Plan­ning • Tourism Devel­op­ment Planning