From the Vice President for Enrollment Management
Posted: Friday, July 22, 2022New Interim Leadership in Marketing and Communications
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Melissa Meehan as interim executive director of marketing and communications, effective July 21, 2022.
Ms. Meehan has been an integral member of the marketing and communications team for more than 20 years, most recently serving as web services director, a position she has held since 2006. She earned a bachelor of arts in English from Pennsylvania State University and a master of arts in communication from the University at Buffalo.
In her new interim role, Ms. Meehan will provide oversight for all aspects of the Marketing and Communications Office, as well as day-to-day management and coordination of traditional advertising and marketing initiatives, budget management, and serving as a liaison and strategic adviser to campus enrollment partners in Undergraduate Admissions and Graduate Studies.
Please join me in congratulating Ms. Meehan and wishing her well in this new leadership role.
Dahlgren Announces Resignation
Jerod Dahlgren, who has served as interim executive director of marketing and communications since September 2020 and communications director since September 2018, among other roles, informed me last month that he will be resigning from Buffalo State College on July 29. Mr. Dahlgren has accepted a position at the University at Buffalo as senior director of issues management and internal communications within UB’s University Communications office, effective August 1. Please join me in thanking Mr. Dahlgren for his dedicated service to Buffalo State over the past 15 years.
Media Relations Interim Assignments
Michael Canfield, communications specialist, and Laurie Kaiser, assistant director of communications, have both been appointed to the title of interim media relations officer, effective July 21. Mr. Canfield and Ms. Kaiser will jointly serve as the primary media relations contacts for the college.
AVP Search
A national search for the college’s next assistant vice president for marketing and communications is underway. Deborah Silverman, chair and professor of communication, has graciously agreed to chair this important search committee. It is my hope that a successful candidate will be identified expeditiously and in the role by October. Once the assistant vice president is in place, we will launch a search to fill the communications and media relations leadership position that will be vacant following Mr. Dahlgren’s departure.
