Meet the Patio Team
Patios are comfortable, beautiful places that friends, families, and colleagues seek out to enjoy. They are relaxed spaces that encourage open dialogue, relationship-building, in-depth discussions, and, of course, fun. This is the setting we work to create with our clients at Patio. We build partnerships with our clients, spend the time getting to know each member of each client's team, and we work to understand all aspects of their business to ensure our strategies not only meet, but exceed their expectations.
Megan Halkett
Managing Director & Company FounderMegan provides corporate communications, social media counsel, digital communications and advertising strategy development, as well as social media training services to clients. With a strong understanding of brand management and project management, she not only ensures that the outward-facing messaging is in place to meet organizational communications and marketing goals, but that the internal policies and procedures reflect the inner workings and comfort level of the company.
Favourite Vancouver Patio:
The Vancouver Art Gallery
Sarah Smith
Director, Client ServicesOne of the longest-serving members of the Patio team, Sarah acts as client lead for many of Patio’s diverse projects, managing client accounts and internal teams from program launch to final report. Responsible for campaign strategy development, implementation, and support of all team members, Sarah ensures that all campaign elements are executed in a timely manner while exceeding client expectations. Sarah also develops and leads training sessions and presentations on various topics in the social media and digital communications space.
Favourite Vancouver Patios:
Luppolo
Dave Pritchard
Director, Digital MediaDave is a digital marketing veteran, with more than 15 years of experience leading award-winning digital campaigns. He oversees Patio’s paid media, including campaign strategy, planning & execution. Once in market, he optimizes each campaign’s performance, building upon breakout performance to deliver on each client’s unique goals. Paid media platforms include Patio’s programmatic DSP, Google SEM/Display, as well as select platforms unique to each client.
Favourite Vancouver Patio:
Keg Yaletown Rooftop Patio
Kim Doan
Director of Digital AccountsKim is responsible for working closely with clients to manage their digital campaigns from strategy development, content planning and implementation to execution and analysis. She is also responsible for creating custom client reports with insights on campaign performance to allow for optimization to meet and exceed clients' digital marketing goals.
Favourite Vancouver Patios:
Six Acres, Chambar
Vance NG
Director, Creative StrategyVance is responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of the client's social media and digital brand strategy. Vance's passion is in strategy and vision development for retail and lifestyle brands and creating tactics that enhance the brand's value. His experience in understanding how to navigate large and small corporate structures, as well as developing fully integrated marketing campaigns, also ensures that Patio can provide seamless services.
Favourite Vancouver Patio
Pier 7, The Vancouver Art Gallery
Nathalie Matuk
Head of DesignNathalie is responsible for art direction, establishing and executing client brand guidelines across all digital and print marketing elements, and creating graphics & video for all social media and digital advertising campaigns.
Favourite Vancouver Patio
The BoatHouse
Michelle Donnelly
Account ManagerAs Account Manager, Michelle is responsible for working closely with clients, providing project management and executing social media strategies including audits, and analysis. Prior to working at Patio, she worked for 11 years in the mining industry.
Favourite Vancouver Patio
Fountainhead
Alexis Baran
Account DirectorA creative at heart with an analytical mindset, Alexis works with clients to create engaging content-driven campaigns and initiatives that utilize the right digital and social tools to bring a brand to life and deliver results. She works with clients from developing a marketing strategy to content development, implementation, analysis, and optimization along the way. Alexis has a background in tourism, film production, and publishing.
Favourite Vancouver Patio
Anh & Chi
Wade Kinley
Creative DirectorWade holds a BA in English Literature and an MFA in Creative Writing from UBC. Coming to the ad world from theater and film, his focus is dynamic, engaging content that tells a story, through the written word and video production.
Favourite Vancouver Patio
The Boxcar
Mark Shelling
Copywriter/EditorA copywriter by trade, Mark's day consists of channel monitoring, crafting articles, and making content that stops scrolling in its tracks. Well-versed in the art of the punch-up, Mark is on board for any tone that needs tweaking or personal text message that requires a sprinkling of finesse.
Favourite Vancouver Patio
Granville Island Market
Shannon Harrington
Executive Assistant & Office ManagerShannon’s primary role is to support and assist our Managing Director. She is also responsible for all office procedures and uses her organizational skills to provide smooth operations in a busy work environment. Her day consists of scheduling meetings and appointments, ensuring all items are invoiced and paid on time, making deposits, assisting in the on-boarding and separation of employees, maintaining the office condition by arranging necessary repairs and addressing employee queries regarding office management issues.
Favourite Vancouver Patio
Olympic Village Tap & Barrel
Sarah Bogue
Social Media Account ManagerAs a social media account manager, Sarah is responsible for working closely with clients, creating content calendars, executing social media strategies, developing digital campaigns, and helping make her client's social media dreams a reality. Sarah has a background in restaurant management, food & beverage, and health & fitness.
Favorite Vancouver Patio
Joey's Shipyards
Bruna Sousa
Graphic DesignerWorking as one of our creative leads, Bruna is responsible for art direction and executing client materials across all print and digital channels.
With her graphics and video work, Bruna is instrumental in developing campaign strategies that engage audiences and keep clients happy.
Favourite Vancouver Patio
Meet in Yaletown
Melina Maia
Junior Graphic DesignerMelina works closely with Patio's Head Graphic Designer to develop unique images for a variety of branding projects such as presentations, brochures, paid media, packaging and web/mobile sites. She creates designs according to specifications and offers input to creative meetings by sharing her ideas with our senior team members. Melina supports the team as needed throughout the execution of campaigns and projects.
Favourite Vancouver Patio
Score on Davie
Karina Leung
Junior Account CoordinatorKarina holds a BA in Media, Information, and Technoculture from Western University. She works closely with the team and clients to create and manage digital campaigns, perform audits, and provide reports with results that exceed expectations. She has a background in sports and event marketing.
Favourite Vancouver Patio
Kits Beach Boathouse
Michelle Emard
Junior Account CoordinatorMichelle E works closely with the team & clients and helps develop comprehensive social media plans, strategies, ads, and content development. She also ensures consistent branding, research, as well as writing, editing, and proofing different digital marketing campaigns. She supports the team as needed from start to finish. Michelle's background consists of architecture, hospitality, and marketing.
Favourite Vancouver Patio
Cardero’s, Lift