Lead communications for hospitality launches and initiatives

Boutique lifestyle agency with a focus on brand development, communications strategies and storytelling.Current clients include Accor (Fairmont Hotels), Fairmont Store, MLA Canada

Strategic oversight and planning with Indigenous Tourism British Columbia

Leader on the North American Communications team providing strategic media relations oversight for editorial calendar and media relations, crisis communications advisement, large-scale event planning and execution.

- Key strategist in the repositioning and relaunch of Fairmont Empress after 60 million dollars in renovations- Created, developed and managed a Cultural Tourism Symposium to launch hotel with over 85 media and industry in attendance including: travel writers and editors from New York Times, National Geographic, Forbes, Robb Report and Travel and Leisure

Avenue is a boutique PR agency offering tailored programs to suit our clients needs. No matter what the goal is, we take the right approach to get you there. http://avenuepr.ca

Responsible for the travel media program for Tourism Whistler, specializing in television broadcast, events and projects. This role involved conducting in-resort and in-market media relations representing Whistler; developing media communications tools; and developing and maintaining media, Tourism Whistler member, and industry partner relationships, in relation to broadcast and events.

- Developed creative concepts and scripts for crew- Provided direction to Sport Production venue team, including announcers, music directors, video, audio, camera, ceremonies and technical crews- Assisted in producing live seamless show incl. music, video, live entertainment, scoreboard and big screen elements- Directed live shows from inception to completion

“Is It Possible?” (Discovery Channel - USA) Researcher/Field Director- Researched and developed stories- Field directed camera operators, interviewed subjectsNew Series for Discovery Channel in US“Industrious” (Discovery Civilization – Canada)Supervising Producer/ Production Manager- Researched and developed storylines and personalities- Coordinated crews, field produced segmentsDocumentary 1 HR. 2008 – The Port of Vancouver “Big Blue” (Discovery… Show more “Is It Possible?” (Discovery Channel - USA) Researcher/Field Director- Researched and developed stories- Field directed camera operators, interviewed subjectsNew Series for Discovery Channel in US“Industrious” (Discovery Civilization – Canada)Supervising Producer/ Production Manager- Researched and developed storylines and personalities- Coordinated crews, field produced segmentsDocumentary 1 HR. 2008 – The Port of Vancouver “Big Blue” (Discovery Channel – Canada)Senior Producer / Production Manager- Booked and hired crew, coordinated travel- Researched Blue Whale behaviour, conducted pre interviews, field produced segmentsDocumentary 1 HR. 2008/2009 “Peak to Peak” (Discovery Channel – Canada)Field Director/ Production Manager- Researched storylines and personalities- Field produced segmentsDocumentary 1 HR 2008“Air Dogs” (Discovery Civilization – Canada)Senior Producer/ Production Manager- Researched and compiled information packs on vintage aircraft and aviation history.- Researched and sourced archival footage 8 x 30 series 2008Miss Landmine (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation – Canada)Production Manager/Researcher- Researched landmine activity and sourced footage from US, Cambodia, France etc.- Procured funding, secured insurance and booked travelDocumentary 1 HR 2009 Show less

Responsible for researching, field directing and producing west-coast content Fashion TelevisionProduced designer profiles, architectural profiles, fashion shows and news items. Star! The Entertainment and Information SuperstationProduced and conducted celebrity interviews, profiles, behind-the-scenes specials CityLine Field produced and directed home décor segments including home tours and makeovers.Bravo! New Style Arts Channel Field… Show more Responsible for researching, field directing and producing west-coast content Fashion TelevisionProduced designer profiles, architectural profiles, fashion shows and news items. Star! The Entertainment and Information SuperstationProduced and conducted celebrity interviews, profiles, behind-the-scenes specials CityLine Field produced and directed home décor segments including home tours and makeovers.Bravo! New Style Arts Channel Field produced news pieces on gallery openings, book launches & galas.Space - The Imagination Station Produced news stories on space and behind –the- scene specials on space films and series. Show less

- Creation and managing of budgets, hiring and supervising of crews, research, writing and editing of one hour high definition special featuring the mythology of Stargate. - The special garnered a million viewers on the Sci Fi network in the USA.

- Wrote and liaised with media following distribution of press releases.- Wrote feature-length articles for AIMS website, newspapers and magazines.