Impact → Praise (Chip Saresky, Paul Steinle, Linda Covington, Paul Lieberman)

“In the marketing world, especially in the college sector, a winning marketer has a forward-thinking perspective, is a person with vision, and has their finger on the pulse of what today’s audience responds to. Chris has those qualities. In order to take the lead, you cannot follow the competition. Chris has had the courage to look outside the ‘same old’ options and evaluate new ways to communicate to her audience. She has evaluated her marketing choices and chosen the right ones. A SUNY CUAD Award for Best in Category in Electronic Communications is just one example. Chris may not boast about herself much, but her results and recognition from her peers do a lot of the talking for her.” —Chip Saresky, Director of Marketing & Sales, Corporate Communications, Inc. “Chris is an imaginative, well-organized marketing manager. She recommended sound, doable ideas and led them to fruition on time and on budget. She is also trustworthy, works well with others, and demonstrated great patience in conceiving and delivering new ideas. She is an excellent colleague who is professional in her demeanor and performance. She knows her stuff and is fun to work with.” —Paul Steinle, Emeritus Professor of Communication and Former Associate Provost, Southern Oregon University “Chris is a take-charge marketing manager who looks at the big picture and follows through with the details. She initiated marketing programs that not only strengthened the SUNY Brockport brand, but positioned the college as a leader in education. Chris is a true professional and a pleasure to work with.” —Linda Covington, Senior Account Manager, Rochester Business Journal “When Chris was hired as the marketing director for Southern Oregon University, I was responsible for the website. We soon developed a good working relationship. She was able to diplomatically work with me and other campus entities to achieve her goals without disrupting existing strategies or offending anyone. We made more positive progress with the website under Chris’s guidance than has been made since she left. Her main charge when she began at SOU was to do a branding analysis to help the University identify its core values and how to present them to the public. Chris did an excellent job with this, culminating in a report that contained both the verbal and visual elements that could serve as the foundation for our marketing efforts for years to come.” —Paul Lieberman, Lead Web Developer for Central Web Services at Oregon State University and Former Network/Enterprise Services Manager, Southern Oregon University