Adrienne Dawson

Adrienne Dawson currently serves as the Director of Marketing & PR at Whatcom Museum, a position held since June 2023. Prior to this role, Adrienne held various strategic communications positions at The University of Texas at Austin from October 2013 to June 2023, including Communications Strategist and Research Communications Director. In these roles, efforts focused on branding, messaging, and supporting grand challenge programs, such as Bridging Barriers, while managing communications for interdisciplinary research projects. Adrienne's earlier experience includes positions at Liaison Creative + Marketing, EnviroMedia, and Rice University, where responsibilities ranged from developing marketing communications plans to promoting significant fundraising initiatives. Adrienne holds a Bachelor's degree in English from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA in marketing and business management from St. Edward's University.