{"665441":{"#nid":"665441","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Kopkowski to Lead Communications at Yale","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERenee Kopkowski has announced that she will join Yale University\u0026rsquo;s Office of Public Affairs and Communications, departing Georgia Tech after serving for four years as vice president of Institute Communications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKopkowski joined Georgia Tech from the communications consultancy firm Strat-igence Inc. in 2019, serving as a member of the President\u0026rsquo;s Cabinet. She has a long and distinguished history in corporate communications leadership, leading the development of strategic communications programs and campaigns in higher education, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, and technology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, Kopkowski provides leadership, oversight, and strategic direction for marketing and communications across the Institute. In addition to restructuring Institute Communications, Kopkowski also built stronger relationships and dual-line reporting structures with the communicators in the Colleges, Schools, and units. This has allowed the campuswide communications network to better support a wider breadth of communications focused on academics and research; campus life and culture; and reputation, and, ultimately, helped further the goals of the strategic plan. Kopkowski also led the crisis communications team as part of the Covid-19 Task Force and planning team, helping students, faculty, and staff stay informed throughout the pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am grateful for Renee\u0026rsquo;s service at the Institute,\u0026rdquo; said President \u0026Aacute;ngel Cabrera. \u0026ldquo;Her counsel to me has been invaluable, and her commitment to elevating communications at Georgia Tech has been inspiring to her team and colleagues.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKopkowski joins Yale University in the role of chief communications officer. Her last day at Tech will be March 31.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe search for Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s new vice president of Institute Communications will be chaired by Frank Neville, senior vice president for Strategic Initiatives and chief of staff. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERenee Kopkowski has announced that she will join Yale University\u0026rsquo;s Office of Public Affairs and Communications, departing Georgia Tech after serving for four years as vice president of Institute Communications.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Renee Kopkowski has announced that she will join Yale University\u2019s Office of Public Affairs and Communications, departing Georgia Tech after serving for four years as vice president of Institute Communications.\u00a0"}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2023-02-03 14:17:15","changed_gmt":"2023-02-03 14:59:41","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-02-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-02-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"665442":{"id":"665442","type":"image","title":"Renee Kopkowski","body":null,"created":"1675433910","gmt_created":"2023-02-03 14:18:30","changed":"1675433910","gmt_changed":"2023-02-03 14:18:30","alt":"Renee Kopkowski. Photo by Christopher Moore","file":{"fid":"251677","name":"ynews-renee-kopkowski-01_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ynews-renee-kopkowski-01_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ynews-renee-kopkowski-01_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":96871,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ynews-renee-kopkowski-01_0.jpg?itok=EsAEb_SG"}}},"media_ids":["665442"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.hagearty@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Hagearty\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}