Elisa Birnbaum, founder and principal of Elle Communications, has been working as a freelance journalist, producer and consultant for over 10 years. After graduating from an honours program in political science, Elisa pursued a degree in law from both the University of Montreal and Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto.

Over the years, Elisa has amassed a varied portfolio of articles published in the Globe & Mail, National Post, PROFIT Magazine, Elle Magazine, Law Times, Via Destinations, Medical Post, Microsoft Home, Canadian Jewish News and other publications. She is also a regular contributing writer for CharityVillage, a site dedicated to the non-profit and charitable community in Canada.

Most recently, Elisa co-founded the first blog and magazine dedicated to social enterprise and entreprenership in Canada, SEE Change.

A communications consultant, Elisa has worked with a number of organizations in the financial, retail, leisure and not-for-profit sectors, producing a variety of PR and corporate communications material. Some of her past and present clients include: Brock University, Toskan-Casale Foundation, CineFocus, UIA Federation, ReStructure Non-profit Consulting, Centennial Infant & Child Centre, VoicePrint Canada, Campbellford Memorial Hospital, TD Meloche Monnex, Aeroplan, Cygnal Technologies, Salesfuel, Silveryblue Butterfly and Fusepoint Managed Services.

Finally, as a television producer, Elisa has held diverse positions in current affairs and lifestyle programming at History Television, Discovery Health, TVO and the CBC.