Desiree Clayton

Desiree serves as the assistant director of marketing and communications for the Office of Corporate Relations. In this role, she provides strategic direction for internal and external communications including newsletters, success stories, thematic booklets, reports, and social media. She strives to tell a holistic story of the University of Illinois to aid corporate partnership. Prior to joining the OCR team, she spent five years at the University of Illinois Research Park as a project coordinator. Her role there included project management, marketing, and data analytics. Desiree received a B.S. in Public Relations, B.S. in Advertising, and an MBA all from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.