Meet Our Team

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Tyra Vassallo, Founder

With a background in academic and media writing, publishing, translation, marketing communication and sales, Tyra has a passion for culture, language and business. Leading our team of experts, her goal is to help you drive success and influence through impactful communication tailored for your unique brand in the French and Spanish markets of Canada and the US.

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Shannon Cloutier, Outreach Lead

Cool, calm and attentive, Shannon is the social butterfly that takes genuine interest in what is happening with you, your brand, and your industry. She is a great listener, an excellent communicator and creative problem solver. Leading our outreach team, you will see her face and read her content in your inbox, on social media platforms and on our discovery calls with you. Shannon brings a caring creativity to MLP, helping us connect with you in both words and images to understand your needs and bring value to your brand.

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Manon Prévost, Lead Project Manager

Meticulous, responsive, highly organized and fully bilingual in EN and FR, Manon is the masterful connector between our client and the elaborate team workflows that make magic at MLP to deliver on-time quality projects for you. With a background in written and audio-visual localization and a presence in nearly all aspects of MLP’s day-to-day, she hears and  understands your needs and will set you up for success every step of the way.

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Rocío Saucedo, Operations & LQA Lead, Spanish Markets

With a versatile bilingual background in IT, marketing, business and the arts, and extensive localization experience for US, Canada & global brands, Rocio brings a strong foundational leadership to the MLP team. Her operations and strategic planning, namely for large and complex projects, and her consultative approach to client-specific needs ensure that your long-term content planning with MLP are in excellent hands.

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Valérie Cloutier, Marketing & CPG SME & LQA Lead, French Canadian Market

Focused, detail-oriented, and highly talented at conveying the most unique messages accurately and effectively, Val is a cornerstone to our Language Quality Assurance team. A multi-dimensional thinker who puts herself in the shoes of the client and their audience, Val brings a holistic perspective to adapting your content. With her keen eye for detail and her meticulous database building skills, you can be sure your message will be correct, consistent across platforms, and genuinely relatable to your local Quebec audience.

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Alexandra Fournier, Legal-Finance-Technical SME & LQA Lead, French Canadian Market

With a highly investigative mind, a background in law, research, academics and finance, Alex brings a deep diving approach to your bilingual content. A true detective at heart, Alex’s leadership on technical and specialized projects is next to none. With her sharp eye on your localization project, you can be sure that your content will be well-researched, your language will be inclusive, and both explicit and implicit messaging will be well captured.

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Amélie Heon, Transcreation, Medical & Technical SME, French Canadian Market

Thoughtful, inquisitive and purposeful, Amélie brings a caring touch to your brand and content. With a background in health, medical and community work, she dives into each project like a cause. She searches for the "what" and the "why" behind your messaging to transmit it in the most authentic voice possible. Her inquisitive eye brings relatability to IT, UI, UX, technical and creative website copy, CPG, marketing, regulatory and more. No matter the field, with her human touch on your content, you can reach both the hearts and minds of your target audience.