Lesli Boldt
President
About Lesli's work
Lesli cares deeply about the work she does, and the kinds of organizations and clients she works for. She is a seasoned marketing communications and public affairs professional with over 17 years of experience in the industry and a decade of experience in consulting with clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
Lesli specializes in strategic communications planning and project management. She has extensive experience in crisis and issues management, public affairs and corporate communications, corporate and marketing copywriting, promotions and information campaigns, and media relations.
Lesli founded Boldt Communications in 2001. Over the past ten years, she's also accepted in-house roles to manage the City of Vancouver's 2010 Winter Games-related communications and to direct marketing and communications for Vancouver Public Library. Before founding Boldt, Lesli worked in public affairs at Vancity Credit Union, and held several progressive communications positions with the B.C. government in Victoria and Vancouver between 1992 and 2001.
Boldt in the News
Tune in to CKNW 980 AM every Tuesday morning at 9 am as Lesli joins Frances Bula, Michael Geller and of course, Bill Good to talk about local issues on Bill Good Show’s civic affairs panel.
Check out Darah Hansen's profile in the Vancouver Sun of Lesli and her office mates from Octopus Strategies and ideaLEVER, on the merits of sharing downtown office space with like-minded entrepreneurs.
About Lesli
Lesli was born and raised in North Vancouver, B.C. A true West Coaster, she grew up in Lynn Valley, playing in the forest and drinking from Lynn Creek, falling asleep to the sound of rain on the roof, and waking up to the rush of the creek behind her childhood home. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (1991) from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C. and was a B.C. Legislative Intern in 1992. After eight years in Victoria, B.C., Lesli returned to Vancouver in 2000 and lives in South Granville.
When she's not working, you can find her running on the trails with friends at Pacific Spirit Park or with her running club, riding her bike around town, taking French lessons, and sipping on wine and talking politics. She also dreams of one day fronting her own band.
Lesli is a member of the Canadian Public Relations Society.
Inset photos by Joshua Berson