Announcing Lafayette’s next Vice President for Communications and Marketing

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,

I am excited to share with you that Kristen Daily will be joining Lafayette as our new Vice President for Communications and Marketing. Kristen brings to the role more than two decades of experience and leadership in higher education. We are thrilled to welcome her to Lafayette and look forward to her officially joining the College August 17, 2026.

Kristen comes to us following a national search that attracted outstanding candidates from across the country. Throughout the search process, she stood out from a strong pool with extensive experience that prepared her well to provide vision, leadership, and direction for marketing and communications strategies and programs that align with and propel the College’s mission and priorities.

Kristen is an award-winning senior communications executive with demonstrated success in building high-performing teams and leading communications operations. She is skilled at turning complex ideas into compelling stories that resonate across the many audiences a college seeks to reach. Known for a collaborative, people-first leadership style, she is eager to learn from and build on the strong work already underway in our Communications Division.

Continue reading the original announcement on the Lafayette website here.