Media Relations team
Our team is a resource for local, national and international media, facilitating connections to our faculty, staff and students.
Our staff
Fiona Downey
Senior Advisor, Public Affairs, Deputy Spokesperson
Fiona's work is focused on collaborating with journalists in Quebec and across Canada to ensure they are aware of the stories and expert commentators with the Concordia community.
Before joining the Media Relations Department in May 2009, she worked for 25 years as a journalist, producing stories in both French and English. At the CBC, Fiona worked in television and radio, anchoring and reporting news as well as hosting various current affairs programs. She also spent several years focusing on the Quebec’s lively arts scene and bringing stories to a variety of network programs broadcast across Canada.
Nadia Kherif
Advisor, Public Affairs
Nadia Kherif is an adviser with the Media Relations/Public Affairs team. Her principal focus is promoting Concordia news and events with French-language media.
Prior to joining Concordia in 2001, she worked as a journalist and television newscaster in Algeria. She moved to Quebec in 1996 and achieved her Master’s in Communications at l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) with great distinction in 2002.
Patrick Lejtenyi
Advisor, Public Affairs
Patrick Lejtenyi is responsible for promoting new research from Concordia’s faculty and students and sharing their latest findings with the public.
He graduated from Concordia’s Journalism Diploma program in 1999 and worked as a writer, editor and reporter before joining Concordia’s media relations team in 2018.
Colin Danby
Director, Strategic Communications
