City of Williams Lake Hires Corporate Engagement Officer

Courtesy of the City of Williams Lake:

The City of Williams Lake is pleased to announce the hiring of Guillermo Angel as the City’s Corporate Engagement Officer. Guillermo will be responsible for implementing effective communications strategies, sourcing and securing grant funding for the City and providing official communication channels for Mayor and Council, as well as general digital media management responsibilities.

The addition of the Corporate Engagement Officer position fills an important vacancy in the City and ensures that there is a dedicated individual to provide consistent and timely communication to all of the City’s citizens, businesses and strategic partners. Furthermore, the City maintains a commitment to its Economic Development Strategy and this position will help further enhance that strategy through the focus on securing grants and funding to facilitate future economic development.

Guillermo joins the City of Williams Lake from Kelowna where he was involved in a number of organizations at a leadership level, assisting with the implementation of successful communications strategies and directives. He brings experience in financial management and project execution. He has a passion for his community, the outdoors and spending quality time with his family.

“We are excited to bring Guillermo on board; he will bring with him a renewed communications strategy for the City and a diversified approach to relationship development with our strategic partners across the city and province,” said Milo Macdonald, Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Williams Lake.

The position’s effective start date was Monday, March 18th, 2019