Victoria Miles
Biography
Victoria Miles holds a Master of Arts in Leadership from Royal Roads University and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies from Simon Fraser University.
She teaches business communications at University Canada West.
Expertise and Experience
For more than 25 years, Victoria has helped people and organizations tell their stories. An award-winning communications leader in corporate and education communications, Victoria's professional specialties include media, public and government relations; communications project management; marketing and communications strategic planning; organizational branding, storytelling and identity development; writing and editing; and employee engagement. Her past employers include Capilano University, the North Vancouver School District, Citizens Bank of Canada, Vancity and The Loewen Group.
Victoria's teaching philosophy stems from her belief that in a complex world, the ability to promote awareness and understanding by leveraging a diversity of communication practices, theories, methods and media has never been more necessary or more valued.
She is also the author of 10 books for children, including Old Mother Bear (Chronicle, 2007); Magnifico (Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2006) and Mimi Power and the I-don't-know-what (Tradewind, 2013).
Publications and Scholarly Activity
Academic Publications
- Miles, V. (2020). Storified! How Capilano University celebrated its 50th anniversary. Journal of Education Advancement & Marketing, 5(3), 257-273. https://hstalks.com/article/5941/storified-how-cap...
Conference presentations
- "Storified: How Capilano University celebrated its 50th anniversary", Council for Advancement & Support of Education VIII Conference, 2019.
- "A Brand with a Plan", Canadian Association of Communicators in Education Conference, 2009.
- "The Change Curve", Canadian Association of Communicators in Education Conference, 2015.
Awards
- 2022 Founders’ Award, Royal Roads University
- 2018 Silver Award, Council for Advancement and Support of Education (Brand Strategy)
- 2017 Eduvation’s Ken Steele declares Capilano University rebranding “the world’s best” in post-secondary for 2015—2017
- 2017 “Team Spirit” Award, Capilano University (brand implementation)
- 2017 “Coup de Couer”, Canadian Association of Communicators in Education (CapU brand story)
- 2014 NSPRA National School Communication Award: Video
- 2013 Finalist, BC Book Prizes, Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize
- 2010 CACE Award of Distinction, Special Projects (NVSD Branding)
- 2007 Henry Bergh Award (fiction, ecology and environment) American Society for the Protection of Animals.
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