Ken Schappelle

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Ken Schappelle

B.A., M.A.

Director of Marketing and Communications


Department: Marketing and Communications

Contact:

Office Phone: 202-994-0284
Innovation Hall (School of Nursing) 45085 University Drive, #303D Ashburn VA 20147

Ken Schappelle has more than 20 years of experience working in advertising; public relations; and higher education recruitment, marketing, and communications. He worked for the GW School of Business prior to coming to the School of Nursing, and spent 10 years working in communications and marketing for the Johns Hopkins University’s Whiting School of Engineering and the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. Ken cut his teeth at Porter Novelli Public Relations and J. Walter Thompson. In his free time, Ken enjoys gardening, drumming, playing and coaching volleyball, and spending time at the Jersey Shore with his family.


  • Marketing strategy 
  • Advertising 
  • Editorial management 
  • Project management 
  • Media outreach 
  • Content creation 
  • Editing 
  • Budgeting
  • Georgetown University – Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (2002)
  • University of Maryland at College Park – Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (1998)
  • Maximizer
  • Arranger
  • Individualization
  • Connectedness
  • Adaptability