Executive Director of Marketing & Communications
Lance Kissler is the Executive Director of Marketing & Communications for the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Washington. Lance is responsible for the marketing and communications functions for the College, and works closely with College and University leadership to achieve strategic marketing & communications goals. He leads the College’s marketing and communications teams, which includes communications and outreach, visual design and brand consultation, and web strategy and services.
Lance brings more than 15 years of experience to this role, including prior experience at Eastern Washington University, STCU and Pacific University. He earned his Masters of Science in Communications and BA in Graphic Communications from Eastern in 2010 and 2004, respectively. He has also taught classes on social media, digital marketing and PR at EWU and Whitworth University as an adjunct instructor.
Lance is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice work, including past roles serving on the City of Spokane’s Human Rights Commission and various multicultural advisory councils. And as a member of PRSA since 2005, his work in the public relations profession includes serving on the Counselors to Higher Education section executive committee, as well as former officer roles with the Greater Spokane PRSA and Portland chapters.