Marnie Strath Director of Marketing The Winnipeg Free Press

Events
The Co-Chair of Event offers direction and support to plan and execute events that promote and create awareness for the annual campaign, including Kick-Off, report sessions and Celebration. They work with the Co-Chairs of Marketing & Communications to ensure United Way’s brand and message are clearly and effectively communicated in every function of marketing and communications.

Marnie Strath is the Director of Marketing with the Winnipeg Free Press, a position which provides her with contact and insight into many of Manitoba charities due to the relationship between the Free Press and the organizations. Personally she is currently a member of the board of directors of the Field of Dreams Foundation, Special Olympics Manitoba (where she also sits on the executive as the PR Chair and Vice President), Chamber of Commerce, Past President of the Metro Business Club of Winnipeg and the Rainbow Society. In a volunteer capacity she has worked with the Alzheimer’s Foundation as committee member for the gala dinner, committee member for SOS (Share Our Strengths) – Taste of the Nations and Chef’s Dinner, St. Boniface Research Foundation, Pink Ribbon Golf tournament, Winnipeg Wine Festival, a member of the Selling Winnipeg to the World campaign through the Winnipeg Chamber. In the past she has participated as a member of the Children’s Hospital Foundation Public Relations committee, Children’s Rehabilitation gala dinner committee, Sport Celebrity Festival committee, UNICEF Manitoba, and countless others through event volunteering.

Her background in event planning will be a tremendous asset to her position on the 2008 United Way Cabinet.