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Award-winning
journalist,
community builder
and Web 2.0
marketer, Leigh
has been writing,
editing and
building community
for 10 years.
journalist,
community builder
and Web 2.0
marketer, Leigh
has been writing,
editing and
building community
for 10 years.
About: Leigh Felesky works as a journalist, educator and communication specialist focusing in the
online medium. She is currently a Sr. Producer for CBC News working on the tri-media Assignment desk
(online, television and radio). Prior to that, she focused on User Generated Content and Web 2.0 while
creating Your Voice on CBCNews.ca.
As an instructor for Ryerson University’s online department, Leigh acts as a mentor to students
through internship placement and the second-year course Introduction to Online Journalism (JRN112).
Leigh was the Editorial Director/Managing Editor of Kaboose.com for two years, the third largest US-
focused parenting site, now owned by Disney. She built the first-ever Kaboose editorial team, working
with award-winning freelance writers and editors across North America. Leigh has made media
appearances on Martha Stewart Living radio, Kaboose TV and The Mom Show. She also lead the new
Kaboose community, video, photo and blogging channels.
Previous, from 2000-2005, Leigh was the Sr. Editor/Producer for Rogers Media (Chatelaine.com,
Todaysparent.com, Macleans.ca, Canadianbusiness.ca and Flare.com), where she received three
Rogers Media awards including Best Print/Web Integration and Best Original Online Writing. While
pioneering editorial connections between print and Web, she founded and managed Chatelaine.com
community news and launched the Macleans.ca and Chatelaine.qc.ca communities.
Leigh continues to do freelance writing with a focus on women's issues, exploring intersections of race,
class and gender as it relates to parenting and social issues.
online medium. She is currently a Sr. Producer for CBC News working on the tri-media Assignment desk
(online, television and radio). Prior to that, she focused on User Generated Content and Web 2.0 while
creating Your Voice on CBCNews.ca.
As an instructor for Ryerson University’s online department, Leigh acts as a mentor to students
through internship placement and the second-year course Introduction to Online Journalism (JRN112).
Leigh was the Editorial Director/Managing Editor of Kaboose.com for two years, the third largest US-
focused parenting site, now owned by Disney. She built the first-ever Kaboose editorial team, working
with award-winning freelance writers and editors across North America. Leigh has made media
appearances on Martha Stewart Living radio, Kaboose TV and The Mom Show. She also lead the new
Kaboose community, video, photo and blogging channels.
Previous, from 2000-2005, Leigh was the Sr. Editor/Producer for Rogers Media (Chatelaine.com,
Todaysparent.com, Macleans.ca, Canadianbusiness.ca and Flare.com), where she received three
Rogers Media awards including Best Print/Web Integration and Best Original Online Writing. While
pioneering editorial connections between print and Web, she founded and managed Chatelaine.com
community news and launched the Macleans.ca and Chatelaine.qc.ca communities.
Leigh continues to do freelance writing with a focus on women's issues, exploring intersections of race,
class and gender as it relates to parenting and social issues.
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