Director of Communications
claire@illinois.edu
Session: Finding Our Footing: Pivoting Communications in Unprecedented Times
Time: April 9th, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Claire Benjamin is Director of Communications for the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She leads college-wide communications to advance ACES’ land-grant mission. At ACES, Claire has helped pivot communications from transactional press releases to integrated, ecosystem storytelling that connects research and policy to stakeholders. She holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural communications and a master’s degree in advertising from the University of Illinois.