References and Testimonials
“Angela has a unique skillset that allows her to be a creative strategist, and implementer at the same time. I have seen, firsthand, at how Angela brings well presented and carefully thought out ideas to the table. She will explain the opportunity, and show you how it's done. This was evident with her planning networking events for hundreds of students and her ever-growing and popular podcast, which she presented to me at its infancy. It would be a privilege to have Angela part of any project that needs creativity, passion, and most importantly, execution.”
— Hasnain Raza, Vice President Marketing, Market One Media Group
“Angela Vannatter was a highly valued member of the MPMG communications team. I was consistently impressed by Angela’s boundless creativity, high level client and media relations, and by the dedicated and reliable support she provided on any given project. Angela takes a thoughtful, results-driven approach to each task. She is personable, caring, easy to work with, and conducts herself with the utmost professionalism. It has been a sincere pleasure working with Angela. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her for any project she wishes to pursue.”
— Laura Murray, Principal and Founder, Murray Paterson Marketing Group
“Angela Vannatter is a remarkable individual with a big heart and extraordinary work ethic. She exudes confidence, charm, and intelligence — yet she is also a kind and humble person too. As a marketer, Angela tirelessly excavates numerous stones to turnover for the client. She isn’t afraid of kindly following up, or pushing to get a story placed or interview booked. I appreciated her phone skills, email etiquette, and great public speaking and presentation capabilities. Angela’s character is strong and she also looks out for her team members, never taking anyone for granted.”
— Ashley Daniel Foot, Director of Arts Marketing and Communications, Cowichan Valley District
“Angela is a consummate professional, a reliable team member who deeply understands an organization's vision and ethos and uses it as a jumping off point to examine, explore, and unpack contemporary life through digital communications. Angela delivers time and time again with open communication and ample space for feedback. She is self-motivated and hugely focused, and a deep asset to our team. In a time when there is so much digital content, and so much of it is talking at your, Angela continues to craft intricate ways of talking with our surrounding community, and inviting us all into a beautiful human conversation.”
— Dave Deveau, Associate Artistic Director, Zee Zee Theatre
“Angela stepped in at the last minute to help with a single project for a fixed period. Her intelligence and sensitivity around genuine, authentic, life-affirming content paired with her work ethic and organizational skills meant we had to keep her on long term. She is flexible with her vision and takes feedback well. She is collaborative but is also very capable of operating on her own if our plates are full. I feel so at ease knowing she is on the job. I cannot recommend her enough to everyone!”
— Cameron Mackenzie, Artistic & Executive Director, Zee Zee Theatre
“If I had one word to describe Angela Vannatter it would be: She's the bomb. Okay that's three words and here's why. Angela took PLEO's communications to a whole new level of engagement with our audiences. In the midst of a constantly evolving set of demands during the first wave of COVID-19 and beyond, Angela consistently demonstrated her adaptability, insight and professionalism. With PLEO's National Network project she demonstrated strong leadership skills developing a three person team to ensure the success of our first National Forum, conference event, welcoming and managing over 800 attendees virtually. I am sure she will be an asset to every project she participates in.”
— Martha Rans, Founder & Legal Director, Pacific Legal Education & Outreach Society
“Angela, as a podcast host has style and grace. Which coming from a fellow podcast host, is extremely hard to do, let alone do well. Her interpersonal skills are impressive for somebody so young yet she still sharpens them in both her everyday work as well as with each episode. Beyond this, she takes the time to do her research and drive meaningful conversations. As a creative, she continues to create what is authentic to her, her style, her perspective, and her narrative. Finding a person who is authentic in their expression yet yields the fundamental soft skills of digital creation is rare and I commend Angela for the effort she puts forward in the world.”
— Joss Biggins, Project Lead at Self Hired & Host of the thinkspace Podcast
“I have known Angela since our time at SFU, witnessing first hand the creative eye she has gained in building a brand and online identity from scratch for her podcast, ‘Twenty Something’. In creating relevant content for her audience every day, with a powerful mission in mind, Angela’s work is dedicated and forward-thinking. By always having her hand on the popular culture pulse, her social media marketing strategies garner incredible engagement, proving she is able to interpret the interests of her audience in order to grow her community in strength, and numbers. I would highly recommend Angela for any role!”
— Melody Lim, Founder of Mala the Brand
“Angela possesses a winning combination of astute professionalism and swift efficiency, bundled up with a glowing, can-do attitude. Her passion for art and music could not have been more apparent in our collaborations together, as she continuously jumped in with enthusiasm, insight, and creativity. I would not hesitate for a moment in endorsing or recommending her!”
— Brian Paterson, Head of Digital / Marketing + Partner, Murray Paterson Marketing Group
“I had the pleasure of teaching Angela two semesters in a row, and over this period of time, I observed her writing and comprehension skills evolve and flourish. I was especially impressed with Angela’s work ethic; she sought out extensive feedback on her final course paper, and was open to suggestions on how to improve the writing. Her hard work paid off with a unique and critically sophisticated analysis of gender and podcasting. Without question, Angela is conscientious, detail-oriented, an excellent communicator, and a team player!”
— Dr. Natasha Patterson, Lecturer, Simon Fraser University
“I was really impressed with the initiative, creativity, and professionalism of Angela’s participation in CMNS 349, a lecture class in which students were given the option of participating in collaborative projects working with the City of Vancouver. Angela played a leading role in one of the most interesting projects, envisioning updates to school curriculum to stimulate greater awareness and engagement with the politics of the climate crisis. She is a smart, motivated and very capable team player who clearly works well with others, has a real talent for project management, and excellent verbal and written communication skills. ”
— Shane Gunster, Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University
Angela is a very strong critical thinker and engaging writer, plus made numerous valuable contributions to each seminar discussion. She also demonstrated tremendous leadership skills when her and her fellow group members had to quickly transition their in person seminar presentation and class activity online as a result of COVID-19. It was a real pleasure to have her in my course!”