Meritorious Service Medal
- Awarded on: March 3, 2022
- Invested on: November 09, 2023
Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel
As acting director of Plans North America, in Ottawa, Ontario, from June 2020 to July 2021, Lieutenant-Colonel Connerty demonstrated outstanding performance while balancing and executing strategic, national-level support to concurrent challenges. Her impressive leadership facilitated the coordination of the Government of Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Quebec long-term care inquiry, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) vaccine roll-out, and the review of strategic documents for NORAD modernization. Despite the difficult circumstances, she excelled in a range of various roles, which had a significant positive impact on CAF strategic guidance.
