MAKING OHIO STATE
A PREFERRED CHOICE

As Ohio State’s vice president of marketing and chief marketing officer, Adrienne is responsible for stewarding Ohio State’s institutional brand strategy, as well as the comprehensive design and execution of marketing strategies that engage our audiences in compelling and resonant ways and advance the university’s many goals. One of her rallying cries is “rebalance the conversation,” where driving choice starts with more people, exposing them more often and in more ways to all of the impactful work, distinct experiences and enduring outcomes associated with Ohio State.

Melissa Bailey-Harris is a marketing leader with 16 years’ experience in the field, grounded with strong roots in web development, user experience, marketing strategy and operations and analytics in eCommerce, higher education and financial services sectors. Melissa leads an interdisciplinary team that includes web and digital experience, project management, marketing content and creative operations.

Brian leads strategic capabilities development with a team focused on data-driven insights — supported by analytics and research — and marketing channel expertise including email, social and search. His experience leading digital marketing strategy, planning media and optimizing advertising spans multiple Fortune 500 brands. He has worked on search, social, mobile/app, display and traditional advertising at Starcom, Performics, Bath & Body Works and, most recently, JPMorgan Chase.

Charged with overseeing Ohio State University Marketing’s efforts across the creative and multimedia channels, Justin leads cross-disciplinary collaborations through print, web, motion and environmental design, photography and videography. Prior to joining Ohio State, Justin spent 12 years crafting and executing strategies for some of the biggest brands in the sports, entertainment, restaurants and hospitality industries at Ohio State Athletics food and beverage partner Levy Restaurants.

Daniel leads business operations and serves as advisor to Adrienne Nazon. He works alongside the executive leadership team, managing special projects and key organizational initiatives, and spearheads all executive communications and presentation development for the vice president.