Savanna Wood has been named the inaugural chief communications and branding officer for athletics at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She comes to her new role from the University of Miami, where she was the executive associate athletic director for brand and marketing strategy. Outside of academia, she has held marketing leadership roles with Thrill One Sports and Entertainment and the National Football League’s Jacksonville Jaguars.
Wood is a graduate of the University of Florida, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in public relations and sport management.
Tammy Moore has been selected to serve as interim vice president for marketing and communications at Hollins University, a women’s college in Roanoke, Virginia. She has a diverse background in marketing and communications across various industries, including higher education. She previously served as chief marketing and communications officer for the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University in Minnesota.
Moore is a graduate of St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, where she double-majored in psychology and business. She holds an MBA from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota.
Tina Pamintuan has been named president and chief executive officer of KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio, the NPR news station of Seattle and a self-sustaining service of the University of Washington. Currently, she serves as chief executive officer of St. Louis Public Radio, which was formerly affiliated with the University of Missouri. Earlier in her career, she founded and directed the audio journalism program at the City University of New York.
Pamintuan earned her bachelor’s degree in philosophy and physics from Georgetown University.
Kang Xia has been appointed associate director of AgBioResearch at Michigan State University. She joins the university from Virginia Tech, where she served as associate director of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and director of the Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture. She previously held academic appointments at Kansas State University, the University of Georgia, and Mississippi State University.
Dr. Xia received her bachelor’s degree in soil chemistry from what is now China Agricultural University. She holds a master’s degree in soil chemistry from Louisiana State University and a Ph.D. in soil chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Sonya Maria Hadrigan has been named the inaugural associate vice president for research integrity at the University of Rochester in New York. Prior to her new role, she was the associate provost for research integrity and compliance at George Washington University. Her background includes several research positions with various universities and health systems.
Hadrigan received her bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Miami. She holds a second bachelor’s degree in biology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a second master’s degree in legal studies from Texas A&M University.