{"id":94992,"date":"2022-05-12T11:49:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=94992"},"modified":"2022-05-12T11:49:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:49:50","slug":"cyndy-phillips-discusses-her-departure-from-economic-development-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/cyndy-phillips-discusses-her-departure-from-economic-development-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyndy Phillips discusses her departure from economic development department"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday last week, MRC Pontiac announced that their economic development director Cyndy Phillips would be stepping down from her role, effective May 27. Phillips was\u00a0<a class=\"spip_site\" href=\"http:\/\/chipfm.com\/MRC-Pontiac-appoints-Cyndy-Phillips-as-the-new-Director-of-Economic-Development\">hired<\/a>\u00a0on as the head of the department in February 2020, taking over from Danielle Newman, who herself\u00a0<a class=\"spip_site\" href=\"http:\/\/chipfm.com\/Danielle-Newman-Director-of-Economic-Development-is-leaving-the-MRC-Pontiac\">left the MRC<\/a>\u00a0in January 2020. She is the third economic development director at the MRC in the last four years, as Emilie Chazelas, who held the position before Newman,\u00a0<a class=\"spip_site\" href=\"http:\/\/chipfm.com\/Director-of-Economic-Development-leaves-office\">resigned from the post<\/a>\u00a0in May 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips spoke with CHIP 101.9 today to discuss her departure, a decision she said was made for personal reasons.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-94992-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Clip-Cyndy-Phillips-decision-to-leave.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Clip-Cyndy-Phillips-decision-to-leave.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Clip-Cyndy-Phillips-decision-to-leave.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Phillips said that taking over just before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic was a difficult challenge to overcome.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-94992-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Clip-Cyndy-Phillips-covid.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Clip-Cyndy-Phillips-covid.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Clip-Cyndy-Phillips-covid.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>She explained that she was in the process of putting together a transition document to help her successor step into the role seamlessly.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-94992-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Clip-Cyndy-Phillips-hand-off.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Clip-Cyndy-Phillips-hand-off.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Clip-Cyndy-Phillips-hand-off.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>The full interview with Phillips is available below:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday last week, MRC Pontiac announced that their economic development director Cyndy Phillips would be stepping down from her role, effective May 27. Phillips was\u00a0hired\u00a0on as the head of the department in February 2020, taking over from Danielle Newman, who herself\u00a0left the MRC\u00a0in January 2020. 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