Keelan Green

Keelan Green joined Thornley Fallis & 76design in 2002 after several years in the federal government.  He now leads the firm’s Ottawa office and shares responsibility for the overall performance and strategic direction of the agency.

In 2008, he led the firm’s Ottawa office to the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Business Achievement Award for Professional Services Firm of the Year and was selected as one of Ottawa’s “Top 40 Under 40” by the Ottawa Business Journal.

Keelan draws on more than a decade of experience to plan and deliver innovative communications programs aimed at achieving clients’ business and organizational objectives.  He develops and implements communications and marketing plans; provides strategic advice and counsel to senior executives; manages print, web and multimedia design projects; executes public and media relations and marketing activities; and develops a variety of communications products.  Actively engaged in social media since 2005, he has advised a variety of public and private sector clients on how to incorporate online tools and applications into their internal and external communications programs and activities.

Clients that have benefited from his expertise include Lockheed Martin, Enstream, Dell, Waste Management, Cognos, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Alenia Aeronautica, Enablence, L-3 Communications Canada, Visa Canada, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority, the City of Ottawa and a broad range of Government of Canada departments and agencies such as CMHC, CATSA, Environment Canada, HRSDC, Industry Canada, Infrastructure Canada, NRC, NRCan, PWGSC and Treasury Board.

Heavily involved in the community, Keelan serves on several volunteer boards and committees, including the Canadian Public Relations Society Ottawa Chapter, the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom, the National Arts Centre Opera Lyra Black & White Soiree Committee and the Salvation Army Ottawa Advisory Board.  He is a member of the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS), the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries, the Canadian Club of Ottawa, the Economic Club of Canada and Rivermead Golf Club.

Born and raised in Ottawa, Keelan attended Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia where he received a Bachelors’ degree in Business Administration. Throughout his career he has participated in numerous training programs, conferences and seminars.  He regularly attends CPRS and IABC professional development sessions and networking events as well as Third Tuesday Social Media Meet-ups.

Keelan is an avid golfer at Rivermead Golf Club and plays on two rec league hockey teams.  He lives in downtown Ottawa with wife Laura and son Peyton.  

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