Tamara Staranchuk is an experienced professional in policy, planning, project management, and communications, with a career that includes roles such as Policy, Planning & Project Consultant at the City of Toronto and Acting Program Manager for Strategic Initiatives. Previous positions include Senior Communications Coordinator in Strategic Communications, Communications Manager for Payments and Cash Management at HSBC Bank Canada, and Sales Communications Advisor at RBC Royal Bank. Tamara's early career involved roles as Account Coordinator at Epicus Group Ltd. and Marketing & Communications Coordinator as well as Special Events Coordinator at Arts Umbrella. Tamara holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from Ryerson University, obtained between 1999 and 2003.