This document summarizes information about four knowledge mobilization professionals: Anne Bergen is a principal consultant who uses facilitation, data visualization, and plain language reports. Her career path involved moving from research to community engagement to knowledge mobilization consulting. Michael Johnny is a manager at York University who organizes events, workshops and collaborations. He has 15 years experience in Aboriginal adult education. He advises knowledge brokers to consider organizational assets and challenges. Shawna Reibling is an officer at Wilfrid Laurier University who uses social media and clear language summaries. Her career involved working on large research projects and connecting groups. She advises understanding audience needs and measuring impacts. Elizabeth Shantz is

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Knowledge Mobilization: Perspectives from a Variety of Career Paths
Anne Bergen
Principal Consultant
Sector: Knowledge to Action Consulting Inc. (private consultant)
Primary tools: Facilitation, Data visualization, Plain language reports,
Logic Models
Education: Undergrad. (pharmacology, then psychology), Masters &
PhD (applied social psychology); Postdoc (community
engaged research)
Career path: Statistics and research design to community engaged
research and facilitation to knowledge mobilization.
Contract work during grad school turned into a career.
Experience with community engaged research and
program evaluation. Moved from academic staff position
to found consulting firm so I could apply my research &
KMb skills.
Tips: Keep asking: Who is your audience?
What do you want them to do with the information?
Use interdisciplinarity, mixed methods, and partnerships.
Contact: @anne_bergen
anne@knowledgetoaction.ca
www.knowledgetoaction.ca
Michael Johnny
Manager, Knowledge
Mobilization
Sector: York University, Office of Research Services (centralized)
Primary tools: Events, Training/Workshops, Clear Language
Summaries, Brokering Collaborative Projects
Education: Undergrad. (History / Native Studies); Masters (Canadian
and Native Studies – Adult Education)
Career path: 15 years in Aboriginal Adult Literacy (community based
program delivery; provincial training/policy
implementation)
Tips: 1. Working with integrity (What does that mean for knowledge
brokers?)
2. Asset mapping within your organization. (Who are the
champions? Where is your support? Who is the ‘cranky fish’?)
Contact:
@mobilizemichael
@KMbYork
mjohnny@yorku.ca

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Shawna Reibling
Knowledge mobilization
officer
Sector/: Wilfrid Laurier University, Office of Research Services
(centralized)
Primary tools: Social media, clear language summaries,
communication liaison, silo connecting
Education: Undergrad. (communications, education), Masters
(communications), project management, web skills.
Career path: Masters embedded in national research project;
Working with CRC; Grant facilitation; Working with
larger groups of researchers
Tips: Understand what style is required – deep or broad?
Measure what you want to be counted.
Ensure you are counting the ‘right’ things.
Ensure you’ve connected the right silos.
Contact:
@MobilizeShawna or
@LaurierResearch
mobilizing.research@gmail.com
Elizabeth Shantz
Vanleeuwen
Knowledge Mobilization
Manager
Sector: Canadian Water Network, (NCE network and funder)
Primary tools: Interviews and surveys, case studies, research spotlight
reports, webinars, workshops
Education: Undergrad (english and psychology), Masters
(industrial/organizational psychology)
Career path: Organizational development internship on the structure
and activities of KMb organizations during MASc led to
community engaged research, subsequent internship and
KMb positions.
Tips: Understand what your audience needs and work in partnership to
frame the right questions – the earlier the better.
Cultivate mentors and networks.
Facilitate recognition of the value of KMb.
Contact:
@ElizabethShantz
eshantz@cwn-rce.ca
www.cwn-rce.ca