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Ann Paladie
director of Public Relations
Cirque du Soleil
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Ann was hired by Cirque du Soleil in November of 2001 as an Administrative Assistant for the Marketing Department through a temporary placement agency.  Within 30 days, she was hired as a permanent employee.
 
Throughout her tenure at Cirque, she has held a variety of roles including Marketing & PR Coordinator, PR Coordinator, Assistant PR Manager and Senior Publicist managing the day-to-day operations of the PR team.  Ann was promoted to Director of Public Relations in March 2015.  She currently oversees a team of four publicists and acts as Publicist for the production of Zarkana.

Prior to joining Cirque, Ann worked as a manager for a theatrical merchandising company in New York City as well as part time in an off-Broadway theater box office.

A Minnesota native, Ann has a BA in International Business from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul.

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