Turning 9 sure means a lot to us. Back in 2016 when we launched Peterson Rudgers Group, we imagined working with higher ed senior leadership teams in pursuit of important institutional goals. We hoped to bring our decades (and decades!)-long expertise to bear on the sector’s deep challenges and greatest opportunities. We wanted this chapter of our careers to be about significant positive impact.
Lisa Lapin
The following guide to help campus leaders prepare effectively for the 2024 elections was written by Lisa Lapin. Lapin is the founder of Lapin Strategy and a Senior Associate with the Peterson Rudgers Group, serving as an advisor to higher education and non-profit organizations on strategic planning, public affairs, communications and marketing. Previously, she was Vice President for Communications at Stanford University and the J. Paul Getty Trust.
After one of the most intense and fraught periods in recent history for higher education, more campus tensions are forecast for the 2024 presidential election and beyond. And once again, a tremendous responsibility falls upon campus leaders to leverage the moment to advance their educational missions and help their communities navigate a potentially disruptive season productively, safely and smoothly.
One distinctive aspect of the Peterson Rudgers Group model is the ability to tap into a distinguished and diverse group of team members, associates and senior advisors who have deep experience in leadership roles at a wide range of colleges and universities. We have continued to add to this pool of seasoned leaders whose wisdom directly benefits our clients — most recently with addition of Sonya Malunda as our newest senior advisor and the appointment of Lisa Connolly as the newest member of our administrative team.
Lisa Lapin
This spring we welcomed Lisa Lapin as our newest senior associate. Lisa served as Vice President for Communications at the J. Paul Getty Trust, the world’s largest cultural and philanthropic organization dedicated to the visual arts. There she led marketing, media relations, internal communication and public affairs, raising the regional, national and international profile of Getty and its Conservation Institute, Research Institute and Getty Library, grant-making Foundation, and two world-renowned fine art museums in Los Angeles. Prior to joining the Getty Trust, Lisa served as Stanford University’s chief communications officer for 10 years and led communications at the University of California, Davis for nearly a decade. In those roles she was a national leader on cutting-edge digital and strategic communications as well as issues and crisis management. Lisa launched her career as an award-winning journalist and editor at leading newspapers including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Jose Mercury News and The Sacramento Bee. She holds an MLA from Stanford University and a BA in journalism from the University of Southern California.
Over the past several months, we were delighted to add four valued colleagues as senior associates: Laurie Fenlason, Alida Miranda-Wolff, Angela Paik and Marisa Quinn.