think. do. lead.
ventres.ca provides business owners with access to experienced communications and stakeholder support that’s uniquely agile and ambitious.
principal & founder
samantha ventresca is the principal and founder of ventres.ca, a public relations practice for big thinkers, doers, and leaders.
as a creative and connector, samantha works with organizations and individuals to shape their unique stories, build relationships with stakeholders, and shine a spotlight on new ideas and ventures.
as a creative and connector, samantha works with organizations and individuals to shape their unique stories, build relationships with stakeholders, and shine a spotlight on new ideas and ventures.
professional experience
- 15+ years of experience working in journalism, communications, and stakeholder relations
- business-to-business, professional services, consumer products, not-for-profit, public service
- strategic advisor on stakeholder relations, messaging, and issues management
- recognized for high-impact storytelling and public engagement opportunities
- see work for specifics
community participation
- founded proactive citizen to advance media literacy and civic action
- served on the urban land institute’s special and communications committees
- taught literacy at west neighbourhood house tutoring program
- served as judge for the made in blog (mib) awards *francais*
- current member of the canadian startup network techto
corporate governance
- served on the board of directors at canadian internet registration authority
- served on the governance and finance, accounting, investment, and risk committees
- appointed 2x to co-chair the community investment committee
- obtained the icd-gep (governance essentials program) certification
- continues education through the institute of corporate directors