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| Name | Lesley MacDonald |
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| Business Name | Global Woman of Vision |
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| Location | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Biography | Lesley MacDonald is the founder, producer and host of the Global Woman of Vision Television program, a 25-year 3-time national award-winning series that celebrates the accomplishments of inspirational women in the Edmonton area. Lesley is a familiar face to Edmonton viewers, voted the cityês favourite female news anchor in several surveys. She began her career as a copy clerk at Global Television in Toronto, rising quickly through the ranks as Associate Producer, entertainment reporter/anchor and replacement news anchor. She moved to Edmonton in 1987 to anchor and produce the 6pm and 10pm newscasts at ITV. After a two-year hiatus, she returned to Global TV to anchor the Live at 5:30 newscast, attracting the largest audience in its timeslot in Canada for ten years. Lesley has a strong entrepreneurial spirit. She founded New ViewPoint Communications Ltd. in 1995 to manage a wide range of television, communications and business ventures. She has hosted three national television series, produced and hosted corporate videos, provided media coaching and business consulting services to business and government organizations, and for many years, was the female voice of the national specialty television network, Family Channel. She is also a public speaker as well as a host, moderator and emcee for many local and national programs and events. Lesley is a recipient of two Paul Harris Fellowships, an Honourary Rotary Integrity Award, a Womanition Superlative Media Award and the Woman of Style award for excellence in the media, She is Chair of the Woman of Vision Advisory Board and has served on the Board of Governors of MacEwan University, the Downtown Rotary Club and on the United Way Cabinet. |
| Publications | 10-year column for the Edmonton Journal 5-year blog for Avenue Magazine |
| Awards | 2 Paul Harris Fellowships Honourary Rotary Integrity Award Womanition Superlative Media Award Woman of Style award for excellence in the media |
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| Other Contact | (w) 780-481-5920 |