Jeff Lester

President

Jeff's involvement and ownership of many successful businesses from manufacturing to communications clearly identifies his solid business acumen as an innovative leader. His unyielding quest for success is the vital element to building a team highly qualified to deliver effective and impactful association-related communications to a direct targeted group of industry professionals.

Jeff encourages his team to work in partnership with associations to bring the highest level of passion and belief to every project. With his experience and diverse knowledge of many industries coupled with this unique publishing philosophy, Jeff has Lester poised to transform trade publishing through his introduction of a business model that truly creates publishing partnerships with associations.

Sean Davis

Vice President & Publisher

Since 2005, Sean has been a key element in our association clients' publications and communications programs, driving unprecedented revenue growth. His vision for publishing excellence has been the cornerstone of his team, ultimately with one main goal – to build industry-leading trade magazine publications. This is largely demonstrated by the record setting number of ad pages which is achieved year to year. Sean's model for success is simple – make every edition more exceptional than the last. This is and has been the driving force since he has been at the helm, ensuring all parties, including the association, the publication's audience and advertisers are top of mind during all critical publishing decisions.

As VP of Lester, Sean has spearheaded some of the company's most successful brand extensions, advancing the communications programs of Lester's trade association clients to the digital age. These developments have included online publishing of magazines, directories and buyers' guides, and more recently, digital publishing for the iPad.

Connie Lester

Director of Business Development

Connie has over 10 years experience in marketing and communications. She is certified as a Project Manager and Business Analyst through Schulich School of Business from York University.

Her successes are mainly due to the value she puts into building relationships and providing exceptional communications plans based on her process of gathering requirements and understanding each client's publishing model. Throughout her career she has held senior management and proprietorship roles which today, allow her to provide a keen knowledge of management and operational processes for our clients.

Kristy Rydz

Managing Editor

Kristy brings diverse experience in writing and editing to the position of managing editor with Lester Communications.

With a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and a diploma in Creative Communications with a focus on journalism, she has honed her writing and editing skills with bylines in a variety of local newspapers, magazines and online publications over the years.

Her previous positions with both government departments and the Manitoba Legislative Assembly in research and legislative aide roles has given her an appreciation for the importance of strategic planning and an in-depth understanding of topics such as agriculture, transportation and healthcare.

She brings her love of writing and attention to detail to each and every publication she works on.