Sonya Shorey, Vice President of Strategy, Marketing and Communications for Invest Ottawa and Bayview Yards, is a communications executive and management consultant with more than 20 years of leadership experience with private and public organizations.

With expertise in regional, national and global technology, entrepreneurial, economic development and innovation-based organizations, she specializes in corporate and communications strategy development and execution. This includes investment strategies that secure new cash and in-kind contributions from public and private sources. Since 2005, Sonya has led, strategized, authored and/or made a significant contribution to successful multi-year funding proposals valued at more than $185 million from municipal, provincial, federal and international governments.

She also architected and leads Invest Ottawa’s Female Founder and Women-Owned Business Strategy, and International Women’s Week in the Capital.

She currently serves Vice President of Strategy, Marketing and Communications for Invest Ottawa, lead economic development agency for knowledge-based industries for Canada’s Capital, and Bayview Yards, Ottawa’s one-stop business acceleration shop.