Amanda O'Reilly - Event Producer
Amanda O'Reilly is a communications and marketing administration guru. From her work in communications at CBC and the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) and for handling PR for the International AIDS Conference in Toronto, she’s developed a reputation for being a “media rainmaker.” At CANFAR she was part of the team winning “Most Fabulous Float” in the Toronto Pride Parade and the illustrious “Best Fund Raising Event in Canada” award at the Canadian Event Industry Awards’ STAR Awards for CANFAR’s Bloor Street Entertains annual gala.
In her more than 15 years’ experience, Amanda has also had a particular focus on music and arts publicity. Her artist management experience includes working with publicists, agents and talent managers as a celebrity guest booker for a national television show and working on the promotion of local and national tours and CD launches of Juno- and Grammy-winning musicians and vocalists, composers and bands, as well as music festivals. She offers extensive database and membership development and maintenance experience and is very skilled at grassroots media relations.