Master's in Public Relations & Corporate Communications
Faculty
Message from the Faculty Director
Strategic public relations and communications are integral to every organization’s success. Our field is responsible for protecting and promoting brands and reputations, influencing attitudes and sentiments, shaping behaviors, and strengthening mutually beneficial trust and goodwill with stakeholders — all with the potential to have a positive impact on society. It’s a big job and, at Georgetown, we love teaching it.
Information integrity, reputation, and brand management are more important than ever before. Pursuing a master’s degree with us can not only help you grow your skills in public relations and corporate communications, but also provides unrivaled networking opportunities with Georgetown students, faculty, staff, alumni, and others in our community. Our program can give you a competitive advantage in the workplace because you’ll be learning from instructors who are experts currently leading strategic PR and communications efforts in the U.S. and around the world.
Our Public Relations & Corporate Communications team is enthusiastic and supportive, creative and curious, and dedicated to providing a learning environment that is rigorous and energizing while also being supportive of professional interests and personal goals. We are here to help you thrive and grow, do good work, and inspire others. We’re excited to have you join us.
Hoya Saxa,
Carol Blymire, MS, MBA
Faculty Director and Assistant Professor of the Practice, Public Relations & Corporate Communications
Matt Heim
Matthew Heim is an award-winning digital, PR and communications manager with extensive experience leading cross-functional ...
Erin Hennessy
Erin A. Hennessy is vice president at TVP Communications, a national public relations agency focused ...
Barbara Leary
Barbara Leary helps corporate leaders navigate complex change initiatives by focusing on the people side ...
Ani Matson
Professor Ani Matson is an award-winning educator and marketing leader with over thirty years of ...
Franklin Parrish
Franklin Parrish is the Senior Director of Brand, Marketing, and Creative Services for Kaiser Permanente’s ...
Sukhjeet Sahni
An accomplished marketing and communications strategist, Sukhi Sahni’s career spans public, private and nonprofit sectors.
Elizabeth Stein
Elizabeth Hillman Stein is an award-winning global corporate communications executive and brand builder with a ...
Mary M. Stewart
As the vice president for external affairs for WETA, Mary Stewart directs corporate communications, brand ...
Suzanne Swink
Suzanne Swink is Vice President of Government Relations for KORE Power, the leading U.S.-based developer ...
John Trybus
John D. Trybus, Ph.D. is a social strategist on a mission to help impact organizations ...
Jasmine Whittington
JC Whittington is a multi-platform journalist covering all things politics and policy in Washington, D.C., ...