Founded in March 2022, SWON Public Affairs is a boutique, non-partisan government relations firm serving corporate and non-profit clients in Southwestern Ontario, and beyond.
We offer a wide range of strategic advice and communications support, including Government Relations, Issues Management, Crisis Communication, Public Affairs, and Media Communications.
As a boutique and non-partisan Public Affairs firm, we take a personalized approach to deliver real results for our clients – big and small.
Our President and Founder, Kirsten Krose, has been involved in politics and communications work since 2008.
With a degree in Political Science and Economics from the University of New Brunswick, Kirsten has worked as a political staffer, campaign volunteer, bureaucrat, and most recently as a lobbyist and government relations consultant for a Toronto-based GR firm.
Kirsten has extensive first-hand experience of how government works. She has held positions in the Office of the Prime Minister, the federal Office of the Minister of International Cooperation, and was a special assistant to a federal Member of Parliament.
Provincially, Kirsten has held positions with the Department of Social Development in New Brunswick and in the Ministry of Forest, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development in British Columbia.
In addition to having a passion for public affairs, Kirsten has hands-on experience as a small business owner, having run a successful real estate business in Ottawa.
Kirsten moved back to her home town of London, Ontario in 2018, and is excited to use her combined experience in government, public affairs, and the private sector to help clients successfully navigate their most challenging issues.
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