Victoria Mancinelli

Victoria Mancinelli is a national advocate for working people, skilled trades and economic opportunity. As Director of Public Relations, Marketing and Strategic Partnerships for LiUNA Ontario and the Region of Central and Eastern Canada, she leads strategic communications and high-impact partnerships that strengthen unionized labour and expand access to meaningful, middle-class careers.

Her work is focused on building domestic workforce capacity and positioning the skilled trades as central to Canada’s economic competitiveness. A leading voice for women in construction, Victoria has helped shape labour and workforce conversations in Ontario that advance participation, retention and leadership opportunities for women in the trades. Her advocacy and leadership in apprenticeship and training pathways earned her recognition as a Mohawk Fellow with emphasis on skilled trades and apprenticeship pathways.

Victoria has served on the Exhibition Board of Governors and was appointed to the Ontario Task Force on Women and the Economy, where she contributed to policy discussions supporting women’s economic advancement. She holds a board position on Fero International Inc, St Joe’s Foundation Hamilton and a Coalition for a Better Future.

She is the recipient of the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award, CIPBA Woman of the Year Award, the Italian National Congress Ordine di Merito Award, and the Hamilton Business 40 Under 40 among various industry acknowledgments.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and a diploma in Public Relations and Marketing from Humber College.