WILMINGTON—Janine Iamunno, a strategic communications expert with extensive corporate media experience, joined The University of North Carolina at Wilmington on Oct. 1 as executive director of university Relations.
Iamunno formerly served as vice president of communications with AOL’s Patch, senior director of public relations at CNN and senior manager of communications at MTV.
“Janine brings an incredibly strong background in internal and external communications to us, and has been extremely successful working in the national media arena at AOL, CNN, and MTV,” Chief of Staff Max Allen said.
“We’re proud to welcome her to the UNCW family, and look forward to working with her to enhance the many ways we communicate the university’s goals and values among students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends and the community,” Allen said.
She is a graduate of Syracuse University’s school of public communications in Syracuse, N.Y.
“UNCW feels like a terrific fit for my experience and areas of interest, and I am eager to help shape a communications strategy that will support Chancellor Miller’s vision for the university, as one of innovation and exploration,” Iamunno said.
