Bio

Cherry Crayton is the executive director of marketing and communication with NC State’s College of Education and a doctoral student in the Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media program at NC State. A double alumna of NC State, she holds degrees from both the College of Education and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

She joined the College of Education staff in January 2017. In her role, she partners with others from across the college and NC State to develop and implement marketing and communication initiatives that enhance the college’s brand awareness and identity.

Previously, she worked for over 12 years as a content strategist, digital strategist, writer, and editor at Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, and the NC State Alumni Association, where she served as a writer and editor with the alumni magazine from 2006 to 2011. Cherry has won over two-dozen awards for her work in writing, editing, and marketing and communication, including six national CASE Circle of Excellence Awards — the preeminent awards program for communication and marketing in higher education.