Rita Ventresca

Biography

Rita Ventresca is a senior Business Development and Strategic Partnerships executive with more than 25 years of experience leading growth initiatives, cultivating high-value partnerships, and advancing organizational strategy across the information technology, professional services, and community workforce development sectors. She is recognized for her ability to align enterprise objectives with partner ecosystems to deliver measurable, sustainable outcomes.

As Strategic Partnership Manager at Fedcap Canada, Rita provides regional leadership across Hamilton, Niagara, Brant, Halton, and Haldimand–Norfolk, overseeing strategic and community partnerships critical to workforce development and economic inclusion. She serves as a principal liaison to Ontario Works and key community stakeholders, ensuring governance-aligned communication, cross-organizational coordination, and effective integration across Fedcap Canada’s service provider network. Her work strengthens regional collaboration, enhances service delivery, and supports jobseekers in achieving long-term economic well-being.

Throughout her career, Rita has led complex B2B sales and account portfolios catering to Fortune 500 entities, guided CRM and operational modernization initiatives, and partnered with executive and cross-functional teams to execute scalable growth strategies. With strong financial acumen and disciplined strategic planning capabilities, she excels at opportunity identification, stakeholder management, and change leadership.

Rita holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University and a post-graduate specialties in Sales and Marketing Management and is known for her pragmatic, relationship-driven leadership style and her ability to translate strategy into execution.