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Ray O'Connell
Title/s: Director of School-Based Marketing and Communications
Office #: Cuneo Hall 400
Email: roconnell@luc.edu
About
Ray O’Connell joined UMC as marketing and communications manager for the College of Arts and Sciences in April of 2022 after spending nine years within the athletics department at Northwestern University.
O’Connell began his career working on the football staff overseeing off-field operations and the program’s digital media efforts before transitioning to the department’s public relations and communications staff in 2016.
He joined Loyola after holding the role of director of public relations for Northwestern Athletics, guiding the department’s external and internal communications, branding, and digital strategies.
Born and raised in Rogers Park, Ray earned his bachelor’s degree in public relations from Marquette University and holds a leadership certificate from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.
Degrees
- BA, Public Relations, Marquette University