Aileen Murray leads Mellor Murray Consulting, helping businesses and communities establish and achieve their goals.
Aileen has assisted municipalities, non-profit organizations and businesses, combining experience in economic development, strategic planning, governance and community engagement to provide thorough analysis, practical solutions and achievable strategies and programs.
Mellor Murray Consulting brings together industry leaders in strategy, economic analysis, planning, tourism, signage, marketing, governance and project management to provide the skills and expertise needed for each project. Collaboration and consultation are important elements of every project.
KIND WORDS from HAPPY CLIENTS
The Town of Halton Hills Economic Development Strategy is a “Made in Halton Hills” solution with affordable, realistic and do-able action items.
Doug Penrice, Economic Development Manager, Town of Halton Hills
“Aileen was excellent to work with right from the initial consultation and was a wonderful addition to my organization’s speaker series. She asked all the pertinent questions in advance to ensure the information she presented was tailored specifically to our workshop attendees and their needs.”
Melissa Bangay, Eastern Ontario Development Program Officer, South Lake Community Futures Development Corp.
“Mellor Murray far exceeded our expectations. Aileen’s professionalism, knowledge of our business and community, was so needed and appreciated. She dealt with nearly impossible timelines and came through providing a product that we were proud to launch to the community. ”
Polly Smith Co-Chair, Chatham Kent Workforce Development Council
Thank you for the excellent work that you did for the Downtown Simcoe BIA. The report is going to move us in the right direction to make what we have even better. It was a pleasure working with you. Your professionalism shone through at the presentation last evening at Committee of Council.
Larry Dawson Executive Director, Downtown Simcoe Business Improvement Area (BIA)
“The Strategic Plan provides Georgian Bay Township with a clear and concise action plan to ensure we are investment ready and can maximize the economic impact of seasonal visitors without compromising our natural assets.”
Jennifer Schnier, Ec.D.(F), Communications & Economic Development Officer, Georgian Bay Township
Mellor Murray Consulting helped PAWR develop a proposal to secure a municipal contract. We had no experience producing this type of document. Aileen helped us develop a detailed, polished and organized proposal that addressed all the Municipality’s requirements and we were awarded the contract. We couldn’t have done it without Aileen’s help.
Myriam Armstrong, President, Pet and Wildlife Rescue (PAWR), Chatham-Kent
Thank you for your vision, guidance and exemplary work on the economic development plan for West Lincoln. Council, staff and participation members of the public both benefited and enjoyed the experience of the economic development plan process. Thank you for the excellent service you and your team provided in the creation of our economic development plan.
Brian Treble, Director of Planning and Building
Thank you very much for everything you have done. You have gone above and beyond with the governance education to make the Dresden Agricultural Society so much better in many ways. It’s been a pleasure and an honour to work with you.
Lucille Laprise, President, Dresden Agricultural Society
Aileen worked closely with stakeholders to establish the Middlesex County economic development strategy, agriculture sector strategy, investment attraction and marketing programs, employment land needs analysis, foreign direct investment strategy and tourism signage program. I can speak to her strong leadership, strategic planning, group facilitation, marketing and presentation skills.
Durk Vanderwerff, MCIP, RPP, Director of Planning, Middlesex County
