Advisory Board
The School of Communication Studies Advisory Board meets twice a year for planning and consultation on topics ranging from curriculum to operations and budget. The board advances and assists the students, faculty, staff, and alumni through collaboration, service, advocacy, counsel, and development.

Mary Katherine Barranco
Communications Manager
Pinnacle Financial Partners

Chelsea Crawford
Chief Of Staff
Tennessee Department of Education

Nikki Estridge
Sales Leadership Society
Bristol Meyers Squibb

De’Marcus Finnell
Deputy Press Secretary
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

James Glover
Co-Executive Producer
CBS

Drew Griggs
Sales Leader
State Farm

Tyra Haag
Director of News and Information
University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Office of Communications and Marketing

Tiffany Haverly
Communications Director and Senior Advisor
U.S. House of Representatives

Alexanderia Honeycutt
Owner
Honeycutt Strategies

Katie Lamb
Attorney
Howard & Howard, P.C.

Curtis Maggitt
Project Management Specialist
Honeywell

Rayla (Bailey) Maurin
Executive Career Coach
Maurin Coaching and Consulting, Randstad RiseSmart

Mary-Martha McDaniel
Director of Corporate Administration
Urban Story Adventures

Virginia Moon
Managing Editor
Warner Bros. Discovery

Whitney Page
Chief Of Staff
Tennessee Department of Human Services

Ashley Sams
Admissions Assistant for Master’s Programs
University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business

Diane Tate
Account Specialist
AbbVie, Inc.

Graham Thomas
Chief Community and Government Affairs Officer
tnAchieves