Dr. Gregory Payne - Executive Program Director
J. Gregory Payne is an Associate Professor and former chair of Emerson College's Department of Communication Studies. He is Director of the Center for Ethics in Political and Health Communication, which he co-founded in 1996. He is on the Advisory board of the Journal of Health Communication, Media Ethics, Communication Quarterly and Journal of Promotion Management, among others. He is on the Partnership Board for Anthrax Vaccine Education and has been the invited editor for American Behavioral Scientist’s special edition on the U.S. presidential campaign for every election since 1988. He is President of the International Academy of Business Disciplines, past chair of the Political Communication Division of the National Communication Association, U.S. representative of the Global Public Relations Project, Board member for UNICEF New England, member of Eastern Communication Association, European Communication Associations, and International Communication Association, among others.
Dr. Payne is a strong advocate of grass-roots communications campaigns and public diplomacy. He holds a Ph.D from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MPA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Dr. Payne is a strong advocate of grass-roots communications campaigns and public diplomacy. He holds a Ph.D from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MPA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Katie Barnes - Program Coordinator
Katie Barnes is a native of Boston, MA, and is pursuing an M.A. in Communication Management at Emerson College. Katie received her B.A. -- with a major in Metropolitan Studies and a minor in Politics -- from New York University. Her areas of research include immigration, race relations, and contemporary music. She currently manages all recruitment and promotion for Berklee College of Music's City Music Program. Additionally, she serves as a branding consultant for a Costa Rican eco-tourism company and as a visiting lecturer for the undergraduate intercultural communication classes at Emerson College. Katie actively participates in the RediscoveRosarito project in areas of public diplomacy, grassroots organization, event planning, and place branding. Katie's most recent work for the RediscoveRosarito project is the development of the Faces of Rosarito series, which is a collection of brief testimonial videos portraying different perspectives on the beauty of this beach town, fun activities in the area, and the safe and relaxed atmosphere you’ll find in Rosarito.
Pete Hall - Media Coordinator
With a B.A. in Television/Media Production and M.A. in Communication Management from Emerson College, Pete’s main area of focus is Media and its relationship to the effects of Communication. With a background in various TV, Film, and Video productions, Pete initially wanted to work in Reality TV or Sports Television, But after working in Los Angeles, CA and Boston, MA on various productions, he realized that returning to Graduate School and studying Communication Management would benefit him in gaining a complex understanding of how people and publics merge both media and communication.
His specific interests lie in how media can be used to deliver a message; whether it be for politics, public affairs, narrative story telling, or documentary coverage of an event, Pete enjoys seeing how various visual mediums can tell stories and how messages can be controlled to achieve an effective means to an end goal.
His specific interests lie in how media can be used to deliver a message; whether it be for politics, public affairs, narrative story telling, or documentary coverage of an event, Pete enjoys seeing how various visual mediums can tell stories and how messages can be controlled to achieve an effective means to an end goal.
Tyler L. York - Arts Advocacy Coordinator
Tyler L. York is from Kansas and resides in Boston, Massachusetts where he is currently pursuing a M.A. in Communication Management at Emerson College. He received a B.F.A from Emerson College with a major in Stage and Production Management and a minor in Leadership and Management. Upon graduation, he worked for Boston Lyric Opera, New England’s largest opera company, where he launched the BLO Bunch, an audience development and engagement program designed to introduce and enrich opera-going experiences for college students. He is now serving as the Assistant General Manager for Emerson Stage and the Department of Performing Arts at Emerson College, where he focuses on communication and marketing as well as social media and audience engagement.
Tyler is interested in using the arts as a public diplomacy tool to improve cultural understanding globally and develop new opportunities for social enrichment. He currently serves on the Engagement and Arts Advocacy Committees of StageSource, The Greater Boston Theatre Alliance, is actively involved with state arts agencies throughout the United States, and with the national arts advocacy organization, Americans for the Arts. Tyler is in the initial phases of launching a professional development organization in Boston for emerging arts leaders.
Tyler is interested in using the arts as a public diplomacy tool to improve cultural understanding globally and develop new opportunities for social enrichment. He currently serves on the Engagement and Arts Advocacy Committees of StageSource, The Greater Boston Theatre Alliance, is actively involved with state arts agencies throughout the United States, and with the national arts advocacy organization, Americans for the Arts. Tyler is in the initial phases of launching a professional development organization in Boston for emerging arts leaders.
