About me
Lesley is an executive vice president with Red Havas, leading the agency's Pittsburgh office and working as a key member of the company's Global Collective, helping to coordinate the agency's cross-border work with Havas teams around the world. Sillaman joined Havas PR in 2006, and since then has been immersed as strategist, content and speech writer, media relations specialist and trainer. Lesley has been recognized in the industry for her expertise in crisis and corporate communication and regularly trains clients and teams on crisis communication. She has been recognized in the industry with several awards and accolades, including the 2016 PR News PR People Awards as Agency PR Professional of the Year and in 2018, as a member of the Cannes Lions Grand Jury in the PR category and as Jury President for the 2020 Lisbon PR Awards. In 2022, Lesley was recognized as the 2022 Renaissance Hall of Fame Inductee for PRSA's Pittsburgh chapter.
Skills
Brand Stategy, Crisis Communications, Media Training, Public Relations, Strategy Planning
Sector Experience
b2b, Cause, consumer, corporate
Awards
2016 PR News PR People Awards: Agency Professional of the Year, 2018 Cannes Lions Grand Jury in PR, 2020 Jury President for the Lisbon PR Awards, 2021 Platinum Awards Jury Member, 2022 Renaissance Hall of Fame Inductee
Clients
Convatec, French Toast, IPEMA, NoTraffic, Telefonica, Transitions Optical, Unicef