Episode 134: Christina Doll

Christina Doll is an economic development, communications, and marketing specialist with a background in broadcast journalism. Born and raised on the traditional and unceded territory of the Lheidli Tenneh First Nation in the city of Prince George, she is passionate about facilitating economic growth in the city she has called home for most of her life and in communities across the North. After working as a broadcast journalist in Prince George for five years, she found her true calling in economic development when she accepted the position of Manager, Marketing and Communications with Initiatives Prince George. She moved on to work as the Workforce Development Officer with the City of Prince George for six years before taking on her current role as a Senior Business Officer with the recently formed Federal Government agency, Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan). She has been recognized for marketing campaigns and video series in which she has played a major developmental role by the International Economic Development Council and the Economic Development Association of Canada and by the Prince George Chamber of Commerce as a Top 40 Under 40 finalist. She is most proud of being a part of the team that developed the Move Up Prince George population attraction campaign and of developing a Young Professionals of Prince George Network to assist employers in retaining staff they recruit to the city and new residents in making connections. Christina is excited to have the chance to support economic growth across the Cariboo region in her new role. She received her Ec.D. designation from the Economic Development Association of Canada in 2021 and holds a Bachelor of Arts, English Literature from the University of Northern British Columbia, a Diploma in Public Relations from the University of Victoria, and a Diploma, Broadcast and Media Communications, Journalism from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. When not at work, Christina can be found volunteering with various community organizations, hiking area mountains and trails, exploring one of the many local lakes on her paddleboard or kayak, and travelling across the region that is so close to her heart, as well as travelling across Canada and internationally. She loves attending local arts, culture, and music events and is a frequent patron of both local Farmers' Markets.

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