As the Director of Planning and Communications, Andrea is a member of the dean’s executive team, providing leadership and expertise in order to advance the college’s strategic directions and success. She provides high-level advice and counsel to the dean and members of the college’s leadership team on all issues related to the college’s long-range strategic planning, particularly the university’s institutional plan and the college’s integrated plan. Key responsibilities include: ensuring planning and strategies to support partnerships and collaborations both internally and externally; leading the implementation of all fundamental components of the college’s ongoing integrated plan; establishing and maintaining required collaborative relations to achieve a shared planning vision and desired outcomes.

As leader of the Communications Office, Andrea provides leadership, direction, and expertise in the planning, coordination and management of comprehensive communications and marketing strategies in the College of Arts and Science to enhance the college profile within the global academic and research communities and among stakeholders. She provides specialized and best-practice communications strategies and tools, expertise and guidance to senior administrators, and faculty and staff, and oversees reputation management for the college in the media.

Andrea leads and manages large multi-faceted strategic projects and teams, and participates in policy and procedure development for college strategic planning. She leads and/or facilitates cross-institutional and interdisciplinary project teams in support of the college’s key priorities and objectives. Andrea authors foundational and planning documents, reports, position papers, and other planning, operational and strategic documentation, and ensures effective and appropriate consultation and collaboration regarding these documents with stakeholders. Most parts of this complex college touch upon or directly interface with the Director of Planning and Communications.