United Way welcomes new VP

Stephen Webster is United Way British Columbia’s new Vice-President of Marketing and Communications.  He will join on June 29, 2015. Webster is a dynamic marketing professional who has dedicated his career to design, education, and business. He was most recently Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at Vancouver Art Gallery where he has successfully built attendance and membership through traditional, social and integrated marketing strategies. Prior to that, Webster was recruited from Ireland by Vancouver Film School (VFS) to develop and lead the Digital Design department and build the school’s Game Design program. In 2006, he established the VFS marketing, communications and distribution departments building the brand so that the school now attracts students from over 76 countries. In 2010, Webster’s work at VFS was shortlisted for the BCAMA’s Marketer of the Year Award. Prior to immigrating to Canada, he co-founded the software company Epionet whose clients include BMW, Siemens, and Bertelsmann (Germany). Webster is a graduate from Dublin’s National College of Art & Design and earned a Masters of Business Administration from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Webster has received numerous awards for design and education, is an active contributor to the community and has advised on projects for charitable organizations that include Dublin’s AIDS Alliance, Canadian Anti-Racist Education and Research Society, Vancouver Heritage Foundation, Vancouver Maritime Museum, and Gallery Gachet. “Stephen’s expertise in marketing, team-building, and innovative strategy will be a huge asset for United Way British Columbia, and for our donors and community partners,” said Michael McKnight, President & CEO, United Way British Columbia.  “We’re thrilled.”