Communications Staff

Deb Garrity manages the webteam in the Office of Communications and works with campus partners to develop strategies for organizing and displaying web content. She is responsible for providing the tools and training necessary for content creators to tell the stories of the College across digital platforms.

As creative director in the Office of Communications and Marketing, Aaron Haesaert works with campus partners to conceptualize and express the visual aspects of the Mount Holyoke brand and its communication strategies across cross-channel marketing environments.

As interim director of media relations, Savoie develops and maintains relationships with the media, working closely with campus partners to provide the media with timely and accurate information about College events, programs and initiatives. She also works with the senior news writer to create fresh and compelling stories for the website.

Grace Fitzpatrick leads the Office of Communications and Marketing’s efforts to promote Mount Holyoke College through video and multimedia. She collaborates with campus partners to create compelling narratives about faculty, students and alumnae that reflect Mount Holyoke’s mission and advance the brand.

Melissa Incampo maintains the schedule of the vice president for marketing and communications, assists in managing special projects, drafts correspondence and presentations and coordinates various aspects of interdepartmental communication. She collaborates with directors to record and maintain project deliverables. She also balances the department’s monthly budgets, assists with purchasing and expense reconciliation, and oversees all office management.

Emily Malloy partners with colleagues College-wide to meet their print and digital communication needs, including the writing and copy editing of text. In her work with students, she manages the penning of firsthand accounts on The Gates blog. Within the marketing team, she helps shape content strategy and the College’s voice.

Working closely with the College community, Sasha Nyary writes news stories, features and profiles for the College website. She copy edits online and print text for the department and for content partners across campus. Nyary also oversees the College’s editorial style guide.

Sage works to manage the website through tailoring content to be more SEO and keyword guided. He has a knack for finding important niche groups to target subpages and content too so that users are better able to find information relevant to them. He's passionate about data-informed decision making. With a background in training, he'll work on refining the present student employee program for the department to more closely mirror a valuable internship structured program.

Alison West maintains the College website. She develops new functionality, troubleshoots current pages and keeps the site secure and accessible. She trains content editors and helps with any problems they may have. West loves shaping the website to showcase Mount Holyoke’s bold community.