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Katie Neal is a senior communications professional whose progressive career in broadcast journalism, marketing and public relations has taken her from San Francisco to Singapore and back to her alma mater.

As Executive Director of News and Communications, Katie oversees all aspects of public relations at Wake Forest, leading a talented team of media relations, social media and multimedia specialists.

A former TV news reporter, Katie has worked at global and national PR agencies on award-winning campaigns for major brands such as HP, Men’s Wearhouse and the American Cancer Society. Katie recently received two “Under 40” awards after overseeing the high-profile media presences at Jill Abramson’s 2014 commencement address and Dr. Maya Angelou’s memorial service that occurred within a three-week span.

Katie graduated from Wake Forest with B.A. in Communication in 2003.


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Media arrangements: WFU commencement

Frederick J. Ryan Jr., publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post, will deliver Wake Forest University’s commencement address on Monday, May 20. The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on Hearn Plaza.

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USAID awards an additional $2.14 million to WFU rainforest research center

Wake Forest University’s Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA) has received $2.14 million in additional funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), supporting the expansion of the research center’s study of mercury pollution and reforestation in the Peruvian Amazon.