Testimonials

“Ben played a pivotal role in transforming how we communicate about palliative care, advance care planning, and related topics to diverse audiences. His strategic approach to content development—combined with his ability to convey sensitive subjects with clarity and compassion—helped us significantly enhance engagement across our digital platforms. Through his leadership on the Compassionate Alberta website, Ben doubled user engagement within six months, ensuring that critical information about palliative care and advance care planning was accessible and impactful. His collaborative spirit and expertise in creating plain-language content have left a lasting mark on our organization and the communities we serve.”

– Louise Kashuba, Executive Director, Covenant Health Palliative Institute

“Ben is a superb writer and content strategist who helped us deliver engaging, SEO-optimized content that resonated with our clients’ audiences during his time with CIPR. He produced content frameworks for numerous clients and helped ensure that written outputs were of a top-notch quality. He also successfully leveraged the power of custom GPTs to speed up content delivery, and also contributed to establishing standard operating procedures for building and training custom GPTs.” 

– Peter Pilarski, President, CIPR Communications

“I had the pleasure of working with Ben during the busy Fall 2024 Welcome period at NorQuest College, where he provided exceptional support as a writing contractor for our Student Communications unit. Ben consistently delivered high-quality strategic communication materials, producing enrollment materials, communication plans and various stories within tight timelines. His eagerness to help and proactive approach meant he often provided valuable insights and recommendations that enhanced our delivery.

Ben's attention to detail was evident in his proofreading and editing work, and his thoughtful questions ensured we communicated effectively with our student audience, which is quite diverse. He demonstrated a solid understanding of FOIP and the handling of confidential material, making him a trustworthy asset in our post-secondary environment. I highly recommend Ben for any writing or communications projects; his support and expertise truly made a difference for our team!”

— Emelda Gwitimah, Communications Specialist, NorQuest College

“Ben has been our go-to wordsmith for over a year now and he continues to impress us with his knack for quickly grasping highly technical subject matter and translating it into clean, easy-to-read prose. We’ve come to know we can count on him to deliver quickly on whatever writing assignment we throw his way — with superb results. He would be a valuable asset to any team, be it in a freelance or full-time capacity.”

— Stephanie Canon, Managing Partner, Chapter Three

“I originally hired Ben as a blogger for our website and was sufficiently impressed by his work that I entrusted him with creating written content for one of our biggest clients, the National Archives and Records Administration. Ben is an excellent writer and a great listener who has an uncanny ability to dive into complex subject matter and turn it into highly readable and engaging content with very fast turnaround. His blog output on all things Drupal manages to be “techie” enough to satisfy our developer audience but still plain language enough for readers without this sort of background to understand. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him for all your copywriting needs.”

— Blake Newman, Growth Manager, Agileana

“Ben is not only a superb writer, but he has a skill for making complex topics understandable to the reader. He is a journalist when it comes to asking questions and he investigates until he gets the full scope. This comes through in his technical writing — Ben has worked on some content that made great impact in the Drupal and open-source community — but his abilities are far and wide outside tech. In our time working together, I not only learned a lot about writing and editing by proxy but was inspired by his ability to handle anything our marketing team threw at him at a moment’s notice with ease and precision.”

— Leanna Parekh, Content Strategist, Evolving Web

“My very first impression of Ben was that he asks GREAT questions and knows how to drill down to the most interesting and relevant aspect of any topic. I also found his demeanour to be welcoming, congenial, and professional as well. We collaborated on several pieces of written content and I was impressed with his ability to express complex processes and technical explanations into concrete, succinct, and easy-to-digest material. The more I learned about his background in journalism and teaching, the more I was impressed by his interdisciplinary flexibility and curiosity across a wide range of topics. Ben is sure to be an asset wherever he is, and I'm proud to have had the chance to work with him!”

— Kate Bundy, Digital Analyst, Evolving Web

“Ben was hired to help improve the overall communications for our online school and he was incredibly innovative and proactive in identifying strategies to address our wide range of audiences (students, parents, adult clients etc.). He was then instrumental in helping to develop the processes and vehicles for getting those messages out to our stakeholders. We found his skill and professionalism incredibly helpful in reviewing our communications strategy and providing feedback to improve our overall communications systems, a contribution which is still used to this day.”

— Frank McCallum, Associate Principal, Vista Virtual School

“Ben is a fantastically talented and reliable writer and indeed one of the most professional freelancers that I have dealt with. He contributed often to Weekender and it was thanks to his understanding of the magazine's readers and his thorough and lively writing style that his pitches would were regularly commissioned. Ben was wonderfully easy to communicate with, he would stay in touch throughout a commission and I trusted him to represent the magazine with any client that may have been involved with a piece. His enthusiasm for writing saw him try his hand for all sections of the magazine—always turning out compelling and perfectly suitable copy along the way. I would love for the opportunity to work with Ben again and recommend him as a great asset to any editorial team.”

— Marie Teather, Editor-in-Chief, Tokyo Weekender Magazine

“Ben is a talented communicator who has a real flair for writing and takes the art of writing seriously. We were most pleased with his writing and editing work while at Merit and look forward to following his contributions in different mediums!”

— Stephen Kushner, President, Merit Contractors Association (now Open Circle)

“I connected with Ben through the IABC mentorship program. As a total newcomer to communications, I was in need of a mentor who could help me navigate all aspects of breaking into the field. Ben kindly supported me through the entire process, from job searching to resume coaching to interview prep to overall giving me very meaningful career advice. Through his invaluable mentorship, I was hired into a communications role right away. Ben is generous, deeply knowledgeable, and remarkably genuine. He will meet you where you're at and support you in achieving your goals with care and enthusiasm. I am so thankful to have a mentor as solid as Ben who has been a pillar in my success breaking into the field. I cannot recommend him enough.”

— Bridget Lyne, member, IABC Edmonton