Melissa Richards

Assistant Vice President for Marketing & Publications

As assistant vice president for marketing and publications, Melissa Richards oversees the strategic plan for Marketing and Publications and manages the faculty and staff who execute the university’s brand marketing, advertising, licensing and trademarks, public opinion research, and the design and editing of University Relations publications. Her mantra is “everything according to a plan” and her team ensures that “what can be said about best laid plans” never comes to fruition.