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Join me for a webinar or workshop — whenever it fits in your schedule. Together, we’ll explore strategies for digital community-building and engagement-boosting marketing. In just an hour or two, you can learn new ways to build online connections, whether you’re at a college campus, a mission-focused association, or a business looking to make an impact.

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Campus Leaders as Digital Storytellers

Leading Online: The Power of Storytelling The Leading Online series features campus leaders who, even before COVID-19, have embraced social media and a variety of other digital communication tools. This week learn from a panel ...

Authenticity and Vulnerability as a VPSA

Leading Online: Authenticity and Vulnerability as a VPSA The Leading Online series features campus leaders who, even before COVID-19, have embraced social media and a variety of other digital communication tools. This week learn from ...

Purposeful Tech: Practicing Digital Wellness During a Pandemic

Purposeful Tech: Practicing Digital Wellness During a Pandemic We are zoom-ed out. Over emailed. Pulled into endless chat apps. Scrolling through social media in our sleep. Notifications blasting the latest news update or group text. ...

Building Online Community for College Students

Building Online Community for College Students Connection is more important than ever. In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, what will become your campus digital living room or quad? Beyond the classroom, where will our ...

Your Digital Dean of Students

Leading Online: Your Digital Dean of Students The Leading Online series features campus leaders who, even before COVID-19, have embraced social media and a variety of other digital communication tools. This week learn from a ...

Leading Online Presidents Panel

Leading Online: Higher Ed Digital Leadership during COVID-19 The Leading Online series features campus leaders who, even before COVID-19, have embraced social media and a variety of other digital communication tools. This week learn from ...

About Josie

I’m Dr. Josie Ahlquist — digital engagement and leadership strategist, researcher, author, and educator. I help higher education professionals and mission-driven organizations harness the power of digital communication to lead with authenticity, build thriving online communities, and tell their stories with purpose.

Through my consulting work, I offer tailored, hands-on support in marketing and communications strategy, executive coaching, upskilling for teams, and keynote speaking. My approach is grounded in research and fueled by empathy, helping clients lead online with clarity and confidence.

You can follow my insights and interviews on my blog and podcast, with content featured by EdTech Magazine, Inside Higher Ed, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. I’m also the author of Digital Leadership in Higher Education (2020), an Amazon #1 New Release.

Let’s connect! You’ll find me on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky.

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Rebekah Tilley

Assistant Vice President, University of Iowa Center for Advancement

Rebekah Tilley is the assistant vice president of communication and marketing for the University of Iowa Center for Advancement (UICA). In that role she supports fundraising and alumni engagement efforts for the university, including its CASE Gold winning Iowa Magazine, and serves UICA in a variety of strategic communication efforts.

Previously she was the director of strategic communication for the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, and the director of communication for the University of Kentucky College of Law. She is a Kentucky native and a proud alum of the University of Kentucky.

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