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Rachel Putman
Director of Strategic Communications
Strategic Communications
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Biography
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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M.B.A. | Business | Western Governors University | 2025 |
B.F.A. | Studio Art | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2008 |
Rachel Putman is the director of Strategic Communications at 亚色影库 where she oversees the university's public and media relations, print publications, internal, external, and crisis communications, and digital media strategy.
As the university鈥檚 primary media contact, she handles press inquiries, manages relationships with local journalists, and oversees the university鈥檚 primary social media channels, policy, and overall strategy. She also directs strategy for the university's three annual print publications鈥擳he Bell Tower, the Chancellor's Report, and the Advancement Report, which are published by Tina Dale, the university's publications editor.
Supporting the university's fundraising operation, she led the creative direction of the Intrepid Ambition campaign, and assists development officers with high-stakes proposal and grant writing.
Rachel also manages the university's Freedom of Information Act compliance, working closely with UA System general counsel and the Attorney General's office. On the university鈥檚 Emergency Management Team, she serves as the institution's Public Information Officer and holds certifications in NIMS, ICS, PIO, Higher Education, Mass Casualties, Strategic Communication, and Social Media Communication from the FEMA Emergency Management Institute.
Before joining 亚色影库, Rachel was a decorated journalist whose reporting and photography have been viewed across the globe. She has been published in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press Worldwide, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The National Weather Channel, ESPN, and The Los Angeles Times, and in dozens of state and local publictions, having earning multiple press association awards.