About Us

D. Davey Communications (DDC Inc.) is the independent corporate communications practice owned and operated by Deirdre Davey, a seasoned communicator with experience on both corporate and agency sides.

  • 10 years in communications for a major financial institution, the last five managing a talented team of professionals responsible for corporate-wide communication policy and practices.
  • 15+ years running an independent practice
  • Gold Quill winner, International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
  • Thousands of assignments successfully completed for satisfied clients
  • Former president, IABC/Toronto; director, Canada District 2; and member of the executive board, IABC
  • BA English (hon), York University; magazine journalism program, Ryerson University; creative writing courses, School of Continuing Education, University of Toronto

Lessons learned

When I worked in the corporate sector and wanted to engage an external resource, I looked for someone who could understand the idiosyncrasies of the corporate environment, demonstrate good judgement and insight, think creatively, work independently, pay attention to detail, and deliver clean copy (on time) that didn’t chew up hours of my time in rewrites. Was that too much to ask?

I didn’t think so.

That’s why I started my business... and that’s what you can expect from my service.

– Deirdre Davey