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Chay Rao Assistant Dean for Communications & Marketing SPA | Marketing & Communications

Degrees
M.F.A., New York University

B.A., Tufts University

Bio
Chay Rao is the Director of Strategic Communications and PR for the School of Public Affairs at American University.

A creative, accurate, and results-driven communications professional, Chay has worked in the education, journalism, and business sectors, with extensive experience creating and implementing integrated communications plans that incorporate a variety of channels (news stories, website content, social media) into a holistic strategy that manages and protects the brand and tone of company-wide messaging, both for internal and external audiences.