Maryanne Sheehy is the Director of the Ottawa office. She has extensive experience working for federal and provincial governments and worked in the Prime Minister’s Office for over five years.

Maryanne Sheehy joined PAA in 2017 and is now one of the firm’s leads with the Ontario government. Based in Ottawa, Maryanne lends her expertise to clients requiring deep knowledge in financial services and digital government. She has a deep understanding of government, having worked in a variety of roles including as an advisor for stakeholder relations and outreach. She brings expertise in developing and implementing communications, stakeholder, and issues management strategies for key business and political decision makers. During her time on Parliament Hill, Maryanne also worked as an advisor to the Prime Minister’s chief of staff and was part of two national campaign teams for the Conservative Party of Canada. Prior to joining PAA she worked as a policy and government relations advisor for a post-secondary institution.

Maryanne achieved a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Political Studies from Queen’s University.