The Columbian has hired Leslie Stose as its new community partnerships manager. Stose, a Vancouver resident, is the co-owner of GLAMbeauty bar, a beauty bar and makeup lounge in downtown Vancouver. She is an event coordinator for the Pink Lemonade Project, a breast cancer awareness nonprofit serving the Vancouver-Portland region.
As community partnerships manager, Stose will coordinate The Columbian’s sponsored and donated advertising programs. She also leads planning and management of The Columbian’s two signature annual events; the First Citizen award and the Economic Forecast Breakfast.