Lasia Kretzel is a Vancouver-based journalist and photojournalist working as the social media coordinator for Global BC.

Her print, radio, and video work has appeared in multiple professional publications including on-air and online with CityNews 1130 (formally NEWS 1130), News Talk 650 CKOM, and National Post. A graduate of Carleton University’s journalism program with high honours, Lasia previously managed photography for the university’s independent school newspaper, The Charlatan, and provided photojournalism services for all employers.

Her journalistic experience spans all forms of media from traditional print, to online, social media, radio, photojournalism, and television. Lasia has worked in multiple cities across Canada including Metro Vancouver, Calgary, Saskatoon, Toronto, and Ottawa and has travelled the country extensively. She has a keen journalistic interest in local and global politics, science and technology, and the quirks of everyday life. Her personal interests include cooking, travel, photography, film, hiking and camping, science and technology, literature, and philosophy.

To learn more about Lasia’s work experience, check out her resume here.