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...be in the web
Delivering content, connections, community
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An award-winning leader in the digital media industry, Leigh builds
community/socialmedia strategies, online brands and content packages that work.
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About: A leader in the Canadian digital media industry since 2000, with a track record of building strong
brands, content that performs and best-in-class journalism. Excellent team building skills and an ability
to work across product teams.
NEW! Leigh is now the General Manager of the NEW iVillage.ca. Follow us on facebook.
com/iVillageCanada for all the news about the launch of this new site for Canadian women to launch in
spring.
She is also the Owner and Consultant of Leighfelesky.com Interactive where she works with companies
to help them grow and improve their digital offerings, outreach and businesses. Past projects and
clients: Member of branding and concept team for Ideon Media. Consultant and content developer for U.
S.-based Family Education Network (Pearson). Completed site concept and content development for
Vancouver-based company, CCR Health.
Previously, she was the General Manager for Women's sites (Chatelaine.com, Flare.com and
Hellomagazine.ca) at Rogers Digital Media. Prior to that she was a Sr. Producer for CBC News working on
the tri-media Assignment desk (online, television and radio). She also focused on User Generated
Content and Web 2.0 while creating Your Voice on CBCNews.ca.
Leigh was the Editorial Director/Managing Editor of Kaboose.com, the third largest US-focused parenting
site, now owned by Disney. She built and managed the first-ever Kaboose.com editorial team creating
content for five new Kaboose channels, including Health. Leigh has made media appearances on Martha
Stewart Living radio, Kaboose TV and The Mom Show. She also lead the new Kaboose community, video,
photo and blogging channels.
As an instructor for Ryerson University’s online department, Leigh acts as a mentor to students through
internship placement and the second-year course Introduction to Online Journalism (JRN112).
Previous, from 2000-2005, Leigh was the Sr. Editor/Producer for Rogers Media (Chatelaine.com,
Todaysparent.com, Macleans.ca, Canadianbusiness.ca and Flare.com), where she received three Rogers
Media awards.
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