Millie Parent

Assistant Returning Officer (01/01/1997 – 07/10/2000)

Organizing and staffing an office to conduct enumeration and election process for the riding of Windsor West.

Last Employer: Elections Canada

Responsibilities: Hiring, training and managing approximately 200 varied positions Mapping

Accomplishments: Worked to establish the first permanent electoral registry

Senior Interviewer (02/01/1974 – Present)

Managing a staff of interviewers responsible for the collection of data on many surveys including Labour Force, Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics, Literacy, Family Expenditures, National Survey of Child and Youth, Farm, Survey of Household Spending - both original and revised, Canadian Community Health Survey among others. Hiring and Training of Interviewers Maintaining files and reports to monitor cost and progress. Provided guidance and motivation to staff. Maintained and organized assignments in the Windsor, Essex, Kent and Lambton county areas. Worked in the Toronto Regional Office on a Literacy Survey and was responsible for the area of North York including the Jane/Finch corridor. Took computer courses offered by the employer to become familiar with Word and Excel programmes.

Last Employer: Statistics Canada

Contact Person: Gary Arnold 416-952-4026

Responsibilities: Hiring and Training of Interviewers Maintaining files and reports to monitor cost and progress. Provided guidance and motivation to staff. Maintained and organized assignments in the Windsor, Essex, Kent and Lambton county areas. Worked in the Toronto Regional Office on a Literacy Survey and was responsible for the area of North York including the Jane/Finch corridor.

Accomplishments: To summarize, I have many years of hiring, training and supervision of staff that has resulted in excellent response in the areas of my responsibility.

Census Area Manager (11/14/2000 – 07/01/2001)

Hired, trained and managed the Urban Canvassing initiative in the 2001 Census.

Last Employer: Statistics Canada

Contact Person: Dave Beeching

Responsibilities: My position required a knowledge of Census collection as well as the economic, social and political environment within Southwestern Ontario. Management evaluation and analysis of Census collection operations and activities. An ability to handle stressful situations was paramount.

Accomplishments: During my experience with the 2001 Census I developed further skills in the areas of leadership, dependability, flexibility and effective interpersonal relationships. The Urban Canvassing initiative was extremely successful in my area finishing a month early.

Establishment: St. Clair College

Degree: 2 year course in General Marketing

Education Period: 09/15/1969 - 04/30/1971

Details: Successful completion of a course titled Personnel, the Human Problems of Management