LA JOLLA, CA\u2014The Salk Institute for Biological Studies announced the appointment of Stacie Spector as the new Chief Communications Officer.\n<\/p>\n
\n“Stacie brings to Salk a wealth of skills and knowledge in all areas of communications, marketing, and media relations. We welcome this fresh perspective and her appreciation for the human impact of science and the unique role and quality of the Salk faculty,” said William R. Brody, President, Salk Institute.\n<\/p>\n
\nSpector has served in similar communications capacities in the political, academic, research, business, and non-profit sector. In 2004 she was recruited to be Associate Vice Chancellor for Communications at the University of California, San Diego overseeing communications, media relations, publications, special events, marketing, VIP tours and state government relations and advocacy. During her tenure at UCSD, she enhanced all aspects of the University’s messaging and branding efforts, including the development communications effort to increase support for science and education through the $1 billion dollar “Imagine What’s Next” campaign, and succeeded in raising local, national, and international visibility for the university. <\/p>\n
\nA graduate of Columbia University and a California native, Spector entered the world of politics by serving as the deputy campaign manager for the re-election campaign of Senator Tom Harkin. Her success with his campaign led to a move to Washington, D.C. and a series of campaign and political consulting roles, eventually serving as Deputy Communications Director for President Clinton’s re-election and overseeing all events for the 1997 Presidential Inauguration. Her experience and commitment led to an appointment as the White House Deputy Director of Communications and Deputy Assistant to the President during President Clinton’s second term. In 1999 she was recruited by Vice President Gore as his Deputy Campaign Manager to develop his strategic communications and rapid response team for his campaign, a task she fulfilled until Gore moved his headquarters to Nashville – at which point Stacie decided to return to her native California to be closer to her family.<\/p>\n
\n“Stacie thrives on working with complex messaging such as science and discovery and delivering information to non-experts in ways they can understand and appreciate the direct impact on their own lives. Over the course of her impressive career, Stacie has brought great skill and dedication to her area of expertise and we are thrilled to have her at the Salk,” said Rebecca Newman, Vice President, Development\/Communications.\n<\/p>\n
\nAs the Chief Communications Officer for the Salk Institute, Spector will oversee the communications and multi-media relations team and will work directly with the President, the Executive Vice President, and the faculty to craft a communications program that will heighten awareness of the Salk Institute’s mission, science, and notable successes. As the chief communications officer, she will also serve as a spokesperson for the institute.\n<\/p>\n
\nLos logros del cuerpo docente han sido reconocidos con numerosos galardones, entre los que se incluyen premios Nobel y la pertenencia a la Academia Nacional de Ciencias. Fundado en 1960 por el Dr. Jonas Salk, pionero en la vacuna contra la poliomielitis, el Instituto es una organizaci\u00f3n independiente sin fines de lucro y un hito arquitect\u00f3nico.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","faculty":[],"disease-research":[],"class_list":["post-2083","disclosure","type-disclosure","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nAcerca del Instituto Salk de Estudios Biol\u00f3gicos:<\/strong>
\nEl Instituto Salk de Estudios Biol\u00f3gicos es una de las instituciones de investigaci\u00f3n b\u00e1sica m\u00e1s destacadas del mundo, donde un cuerpo docente de prestigio internacional investiga cuestiones fundamentales de las ciencias de la vida en un entorno \u00fanico, colaborativo y creativo. Centrados tanto en el descubrimiento como en la formaci\u00f3n de las futuras generaciones de investigadores, los cient\u00edficos del Salk realizan contribuciones revolucionarias a nuestra comprensi\u00f3n del c\u00e1ncer, el envejecimiento, el Alzheimer, la diabetes y las enfermedades infecciosas mediante el estudio de la neurociencia, la gen\u00e9tica, la biolog\u00eda celular y vegetal, y otras disciplinas relacionadas.\n<\/p>\n