Get Heard -- Call Smith's New PR Manager!

Faculty now have a new resource in fielding media inquiries and seeking ideas to promote reputation and research.

Angela Toda joins Smith's Office of Marketing Communications as the new public relations manager. She can help you polish your interview skills, promote your research and get your voice heard as part of Smith's distinguished academic community.

Angela most recently worked as a senior consultant for Hill & Knowlton in Beijing where she led China-based corporate brand building activities for multinational corporations including Goldman Sachs, O'Melveny & Myers and Motorola. She was also responsible for overseeing all of H&K China's international media relations and helped feature her clients in leading business media including The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The New York Times, BBC, CNBC and CNN. Angela has also worked with high-profile CEOs including David Nagel of PalmSource and Carly Fiorina, MBA '80, of Hewlett-Packard.

"Successful public relations is all about creating a channel of communication," said Angela. "The most obvious is from you to the media -- but perhaps the most important is the one from your office to mine, I'm here to serve you so keep that line of communication open."

Contact Information:
Angela Toda
atoda@rhsmith.umd.edu
3570C Van Munching Hall
301.405.8062

Welcome New Hires!

Please offer a friendly welcome to the following new employees, who started work at Smith this week!

Carrie Baron, Assistant Director, Center for Excellence in Service
Daniel Cantalano, Business Manager, Office of Administration
Harold Corona, Coordinator, OIT @ Smith
Wedad Elemaghraby, Visiting Assistant Professor, Decision & Information Technologies
Jinju Ma, Coordinator, Executive Education

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