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Suzanne Street
Agriculture Communications Specialist, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Location: Crisfield, MD United States
Joined: Mar 21st, 2005

About (request update)

Suzanne Waters Street, alumna of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), is serving a dual role at the university as agriculture communications specialist for University of Maryland Extension and for the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences. Following a 5-year stint as director of public relations, she has trained her PR and marketing skills on providing visibility for the school’s scientific research activity. In performing her job, which has evolved since her appointment in January 2010, she utilizes four publications, several of them created by her, as editor-in-chief to tell the land-grant story of the 1890 institution.

As assistant director and then director of public relations, Street established a platform for interdepartmental communications that has remained in place and even improved following her time in the public relations office. In addition, she managed communications on behalf of UMES to local and national media outlets as well as news access to some of the university’s most prestigious visitors, from Nobel Laureate Bishop Desmond Tutu to jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. She has managed printed and on-line communications to the university that today includes several social media outlets.

Prior to holding two positions in the UMES Office of Public Relations, assistant director 2001-05 and director 2006-10, Street assisted Dr. William P. Hytche, President Emeritus, with the writing and publication of his memoirs (Step by Step to the Top, published in 1999) and the history of the university (Polishing the Diamond, published in 2002). In 2000, as a non-traditional student, she earned a UMES Bachelor of Arts degree in English, summa cum laude. In 2006, she earned a pair of Master of Business Administration degrees in marketing and management from American InterContinental University.

As a budding public speaker, her special interests center on the mother/child relationship and its far-reaching effects. Besides her accomplishments in public relations and marketing, she is especially grateful for the opportunity to raise three home-schooled children with her husband, Earl, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. They will be the inspiration for her book, “Raising Doctors!”

My Interview Question

Do you feel in control of your life and your day-to-day living?

Current Whereabouts:

Health Education

Education (request update)

University of Maryland Eastern Shore class of 2000

Undergrad Major: English

Most Memorable Moment:

Working with Dr. William P. Hytche Sr., is my most memborable event and he is the most memorable person.

American Intercontinental University - AIU class of

Grad Major:

High School: Pocomoke High School in Pocomoke City, MD class of 1982

Best Memories:

The Danforth Award; Leadership Conference at Camp Miniwanca

Experience

I currently work with University of Maryland Eastern Shore as Agriculture Communications Specialist
I have 8 years of experience working in the Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations industry.

Activity

Tom Joyner Foundation Kicks Off Campaign for UMES

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The Tom Joyner Foundation, a major driving force in raising money for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) since 1998, has kicked off an aggressive fundraising c ...more
Posted by Suzanne Street on August 18th, 2009 • 793 Views