The PARKER PR Team: Passionate, experienced & trained communication professionals

PARKER PR is an award winning public relations and communications firm based in Calgary. The firm specializes in media relations, event planning, partner and sponsorship development, branding, graphic design, web development and business consulting. PARKER Media is an arm of PARKER PR that offers videography and photography services for digital marketing, website and social media. 

PARKER PR supports clients across Canada, North America, Europe and Asia in sectors including business, government, real estate, investor groups, oil and gas, non-profit, arts and culture, lifestyle and fashion.


CEO, FOUNDER PARKER PR

Ellen Parker is the Founder and CEO of PARKER PR and PARKER Media. She is a multi award-winning entrepreneur, keynote speaker and active community leader with 25 years of professional experience in communications. 

Recognized with the Top 40 Under 40, the Lieutenant Governor's Platinum Jubilee Medal, the Mayor's Excellence Award and MRU’s Alumni of the Year Award, Ellen brings over two decades of experience and accolades to the profession and to her team. Her career spans work in Manhattan with celebrities, businesses, hotels and restaurants and with the Alberta Government, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Calgary Food Bank and more.

Ellen is the Chair of the Queen Elizabeth School Board, past Chair of the Hillhurst School Board, Director on the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Foundation Board, Committee member on Mount Royal University’s PR Advisory Committee and member of the YW's annual fundraising committee, Rose and Croquet. She is a guest lecturer at MRU and SAIT.

Above all, Ellen is proud of her family — her parents, her husband, two sons, Oliver and Henry and her team at PARKER PR.

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    Kiya Naka

    DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & BRAND PARTNERSHIPS

    Kiya is a strategic brand builder, creative storyteller, and multimedia director passionate about purposeful, people-first marketing.

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    Sierra Beaulieu

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & ACCOUNT MANAGER

    Sierra is a communications professional with experience planning events, conducting research and writing for all forms of communications.

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    Kristina Wheeler

    DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS & ACCOUNT MANAGER

    Kristina comes to PARKER PR with a dynamic background including corporate communication in the oil and gas sector, retail and the education system

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    Nikita Nayak

    MANAGER OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Nikita is a driven graduate of BCIT's Broadcast and Digital Journalism program and holds an honours degree in Geology from MSU.

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    Laura Horvat

    COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

    Laura is a SAIT Journalism graduate passionate about storytelling and art. She’s creative with all projects, whether they are written, painted or taken with a camera.

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    Izabella Jaspar

    COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

    Izy is a PR student going into her final year. She is one of the founding members of the MRU PR FUN, a support network for students in the public relations program.

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    Hugo Tse

    COMMUNICATIONS INTERN

    Hugo is a fifth-year PR student at MRU with a passion for event planning, social media and supporting the PARKER PR team with all client projects.

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    Michelle Galtieri

    COMMUNICATIONS INTERN

    Michelle has a passion for creative storytelling. Originally from Italy, she brings a cultural perspective to her work, infusing campaigns with global awareness.

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    Bob Sumner

    BUSINESS AND MEDIA CONSULTANT

    Bob is semi-retired and continues to bring his extensive knowledge to the Parker PR team with over 30 years of experience in international television and news.