Samantha Edwardes

Samantha Edwardes is a strategic project specialist at Northern California SBDC since July 2025, with a robust background in public relations, education, and marketing. Previously, Samantha served as a senior publicist at & co. pr from March 2018 to May 2025 and as a teacher at San Diego Unified School District from January 2014 to May 2017. Experience as a sales and marketing manager at ZOCA Custom Bike/Tri/Run Endurance Gear included achieving a 25% sales increase and managing social media efforts that tripled the Facebook audience. Other roles include promotions coordinator at MOGL, where Samantha established efficient marketing systems, and operations manager/executive assistant at HVR mobile notaries, focusing on project management and customer correspondence. Samantha holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from Tulane University, earned between 2004 and 2008.