Vanessa Castañeda

Corporate Communications Manager at IDEALAB

Vanessa Castañeda has a diverse work experience spanning over three companies. Vanessa started their career as a Department Assistant at South Coast Air Quality Management District in 1992, where they assisted the executive staff with spreadsheets, meeting arrangements, and laboratory work. In 1997, Vanessa joined TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications as an Account Executive, where they successfully managed a $1.5 million account and tripled its value within 15 months. In 2000, they joined Idealab as a Corporate Communications Manager. In this role, Vanessa performed various responsibilities such as managing social media posts, coordinating media training workshops, establishing PR plans for portfolio companies, organizing executive meetings and PR events, creating media lists, and handling business systems and social functions for the company.

Vanessa Castañeda attended California State University, Fullerton from 1996 to 2000. Vanessa obtained a Bachelor's degree in Communications.

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