Alesia brings to the position more than eight years of marketing and public relations experience in the nonprofit and museum sectors. Her background includes media relations, online marketing, strategic communications, branding and social media. She previously worked at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut, and the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, where she managed marketing and public relations for the grand openings of two landmark expansion projects.  A graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Media and Journalism, Alesia enjoys traveling, cooking and exploring new trails.