Esther Buchsbaum, APR, Fellow PRSA   Member-at-Large   Esther is co-founder of Communications MECA a full service, fully bilingual public relations and communications firm headquartered in Montreal with offices in Toronto. Established in 1990, MECA and MECA Medicomm, the firm's medical and healthcare practice, represents national brand name clients providing services including research, crisis communications and strategic communications planning and implementation. A communications professional for over 25 years, Esther has longstanding experience providing strategic counsel to clients in the consumer, corporate, social service and heath care sectors. She is, and has been responsible for the planning, managing and supervision of public relations activities for such clients as Burger King, Avon, the OLCO Petroleum Group, Ben & Jerry's, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Hilton Hotels, the Caribbean Tourism Organization, Ericsson Communications, Samsung and Brother International to name but a few. Esther is a member of the PRSA, CFA, CPRS, SATW and TMAC. She is active in community and sits on various Boards and Committees. Phone: 514-288-8500 Email: ebuch@meca.ca