About Margrit Lehmann-Beltran

I founded mel:B Marketing in 2007, using my creative, technical and administrative/management skills to help small businesses with their communications. I also work as a freelancer for marketing agencies, often serving as a project manager, designer and strategist.

Before going solo, I worked for over 5 years at Smith Asbury, Inc., a marketing agency with clients from Pasadena and Los Angeles, to Delaware and Jakarta.

Some notable website development & communications projects and clients:

  • Mary Ann Lutz – planning, designing and developing the campaign website for Mary Ann’s successful bid to become mayor of Monrovia
  • Legends of South Bend - creating and updating a sports website for a new business venture, which garnered over 2,000 fans and over 100,000 hits within 3 months (project of Smith Asbury, Inc.)
  • Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz – strategic planning and development of a completely revamped website for mid-sized law firm (project of Smith Asbury, Inc.)
  • QueensCare - website, annual reports and internal newsletter for a nonprofit providing quality healthcare to low income and uninsured patients in Los Angeles (projects of Smith Asbury, Inc.)
  • AWFS and the AWFS Fair – press releases, articles and media relations for a national woodworking trade association and one of the top 50 national trade shows (projects of Smith Asbury, Inc.)
  • Mitra Publishing – co-editor of the award-winning Fresh Wood, vol. 2 woodworking design book (project of Smith Asbury, Inc.)
  • Mocca - one of the first companies in the US to provide text messaging marketing services, and text messaging partner for Britney Spears' Onyx Hotel Tour (project of Smith Asbury, Inc.)

I have a specialized marketing degree from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. After a brief stint in retail sales, I pursued advertising and print design, and managed the design department for non-profit, US Center for World Mission. I also was able to put together my love of books and concern for global issues, working for the publishing arm of World Vision International headquartered in Monrovia, California.

I am a member of the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce, a board member of Eagle Rock Covenant Church, and former board member of the ROCK Community Center.