Part researcher, part marketer… and always a Community College Evangelist, Dr. Pamela Cox-Otto, Ph.D. brings an outside-the-box flair to everything she touches. She has been developing communications strategies for 30 years, infusing everything from branding to political advocacy campaigns with her unique, often humorous, tenor. As a former television reporter and college professor, Pam’s Ph.D. is from the University of Minnesota where she studied digital media and persuasion as they relate to community colleges. She travels the country as a nationally recognized speaker, academic presenter, and author, focusing on the specific challenges and solutions of two-year community and technical colleges. As the founder and CEO of Interact Communications, Pam leads a talented, versatile and proficient staff that’s committed to serving the unique needs of America’s two-year colleges. Under her guidance, Interact has become the leader in community college research, recruiting and retention campaigns, college onboarding, bond initiatives, guided pathways communications, media relations and statewide image and advocacy campaigns.