Rebekah Markillie |
Former Interim Director of Marketing and Communications Rachel Barry-Arquit was promoted to the position permanently, continuing her 17-year streak working in UP Marketing. Barry-Arquit is taking the position left by Vice President of University Relations Laurie Kelley when Kelley was promoted in February.
Barry-Arquit, as director of marketing and communications, will oversee the University’s branding, advertising, social media, public relations and print and online publications.
“What I’m really excited about is working more with the staff on the team. We are already such a good team,” Barry-Arquit said. “(Before) I was much more focused in a narrow role, so it’s fun to be able to work with all the different staff members in a different way.”
Kelley believes that Barry-Arquit will serve her new position well. The two of them worked together in Kelley’s first years at UP.
“(Marketing) hired me and quickly (after) she became my right hand man,” Kelley said. “We’ve worked together closely for seven years and I’ve never worked with anyone more dedicated in my life – and I’m old! She’s amazing.”
