Black Press Media
Sue Borthwick has extensive experience in sales and management, currently serving as Vice President of National Sales at Black Press since 1996. In this role, Sue oversees budgeting and finance while managing a team of sales professionals and ensuring exceptional customer service for clients and agencies. Previous roles at Black Press include National Account Manager, responsible for client relationships and ROI, and Account Representative, focusing on advertising campaign development. Before joining Black Press, Sue worked as Display Advertising Manager at Westminster Press from 1988 to 1996, where responsibilities included managing a sales team and overseeing multiple publications. Sue holds education credentials from Thompson Rivers University (2006-2008) and Darlington College of Technology (1979-1981).
Black Press Media
The largest independent media company in Canada with highly engaged media platforms in British Columbia, Central Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon. In addition to Canadian operations Black Press Media has publishing operations in Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. British Columbia is comprised of four major geographic regions, BC North, BC South, Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland, Black Press Media serves small communities like Barriere and Sooke, as well as British Columbia's major urban centres, Victoria and Surrey. Its media operations are widely read in some of the fastest-growing communities in Canada, like Kelowna, Nanaimo and Abbotsford. Black Press Media is home to some of the oldest, most trusted newspapers in Western Canada, like the Chilliwack Progress, founded in 1891, and the Ashcroft Journal, which first published in 1895. Market by market these are the leading newspapers in their respective communities. Our suburban and urban print and online operations provide our audience with a superior blend of localized news coverage that is recognized with numerous editorial awards every year. We invest in relevant, high quality journalism that affects the lives of our readers and the communities we serve. This commitment is complemented by award winning photography and advanced marketing. Black Press Media Community and Daily Newspapers are all the places that you want to be.