Janet Gillis, Communications & Marketing Officer, College of Engineering - University of South Florida

With more than 25 years of marketing and communications experience in diverse industries such as Human Resources Outsourcing, Franchising, Venture Capital and Publishing, Janet brought a broad base of knowledge from the business world to academia, when she created the first marketing and communications position at USF’s College of Engineering in 2009. Since then, she has built a dynamic department consisting of event planners, graphic designers, and marketing specialists that create integrated communications in support of the college’s strategic vision.