MEDIA RELATIONS EXPERIENCE
Yvonne Chiang has owned and operated CHIANG PR since 2009. Prior to that, she worked as a publicist for Global Television’s nationwide news division. At Global, she managed the publicity for Global National and former national news anchor Kevin Newman, as well as local Global News affiliates and anchors across the network, including Global BC's Tony Parsons and Chris Gailus.
She developed and implemented proactive community outreach and publicity campaigns for various projects like Kevin Newman’s cross-country road trip, broadcasting live in several cities during the 2008 Federal Elections. She also played crucial roles on numerous current affairs projects such as the Global Currents documentary series and Kevin Newman’s Revealed documentaries.
She’s also been involved with television projects like the Gemini Awards, Global’s Fall season Upfronts, Global’s Vancouver auditions for Rockstar, Deal or No Deal Canada, and Are You Smarter Than A Canadian Fifth Grader.
Prior to joining Global Television, Yvonne was the Director of Media Relations at Wilcox Group, one of Vancouver’s leading public relations agencies at the time. Yvonne was instrumental in developing public relations campaigns for various clients including TELUS, Electronic Arts Canada, XM Canada/Canadian Satellite Radio, LG Electronics, TransLink, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Pfizer, Novartis and Freybe Gourmet Foods.
