www.negociosnow.com
14 February 2018
Age: 38
Title: Media Relations Manager
Name of Organization: Peoples
Gas and North Shore Gas
Bio: Chicago native Vanessa
Hall manages media relations
for Peoples Gas and North Sho-
re Gas. In this role, she oversees
public relations, serves as the
primary company spokesper-
son and manages crisis com-
munications and social media.
Hall also led the coordination
efforts to open the company's
$20 million training center in
Little Village.
Previously, she was a consul-
tant at Oak Street Health, where
she played an integral role in
opening 15 clinics nationally.
Hall also was a senior manager
of corporate communications
at BMO Harris Bank, where she
oversaw communications and
public relations for retail ban-
king and small businesses in Illi-
nois and Wisconsin. She served
as an assistant press secretary
for the City of Chicago under
Mayors Richard M. Daley and
Rahm Emanuel.
Hall also is an entrepreneur.
In 2013, she founded her own PR
and marketing firm, Hall Con-
sulting, which managed projects
for Latino Fashion Week, Chi-
cago Fashion Fest, Jus Juus and
Oak Street Health.
She began her career in 2003
as a segment producer for Tele-
mundo Chicago, where she ear-
ned three Emmy nominations.
She later became a talk show
producer for NBC's In the Loop
with iVillage.
Hall holds a bachelor's degree
in journalism from Columbia
College. She serves on the Board
of Directors at the Rauner Family
YMCA and is a member of seve-
ral committees and business re-
source groups, including the Illi-
nois Utilities Business Diversity
Council, Women's Development
Network and Listo!+ (Latino-
Inspired Support for Talent and
Outreach).
Vanessa Hall
From
journalist
to media
manager
"A
true measure of your career
success will be determined
by your ability to guide others to
reach their full potential as they
rise to become the leaders of
tomorrow."
Vanessa Hall