Public Affairs

 

		Pete Boyle Vice President for Public Affairs  pete@naicu.edu Pete Boyle joined NAICU in 2013 as Vice President of Public Affairs. Prior to joining NAICU, Boyle spent nearly 15 years working on national higher education policy issues and directly with colleges and universities for two Washington, DC-based public relations and communications agencies. At NAICU, Boyle oversees the Association’s internal and external communications activities, including media relations, publications, the website, and social media strategies. Boyle joined NAICU after leading the Education and Advocacy practice in the Washington, DC office of Lipman Hearne.  There he helped publicize and advance the agendas of his clients in the media, on Capitol Hill, with key publics and constituencies, and at the grassroots level. Boyle provided expertise and counsel on message development, media relations, branding and marketing, crisis communications, market research, issue advocacy, and awareness building. His clients included colleges and universities, higher education nonprofit and membership-based organizations, as well as foundation and foundation-funded grantees working on issues of access and accountability, persistence, cost of college, and college completion. Before joining Lipman Hearne, Boyle served as vice president and director of the higher education communications team for Widmeyer Communications. In this role, he managed public affairs and enrollment management research efforts for a diverse group of organizations and higher education institutions. Earlier in his career, Boyle served as a political communications director providing counsel for candidates for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, and ran campaigns for the Ohio State Legislature. Boyle served as Ohio deputy press secretary for Clinton/Gore ’96. Boyle graduated from Stonehill College in North Easton, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in business administration with a marketing concentration, and a minor in journalism.
		Paul F. Hassen Director of Communications & Marketing paul@naicu.edu Paul Hassen has more than 30 years of experience in higher education and association communications and marketing, including strategic communications management, media relations, branding, crisis communications, issues management, executive communications and publications. Prior to joining NAICU, Hassen served for five years as vice president, public affairs at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, where he managed the association’s communications program including media relations, publications, website and social media. Previously, he spent six years as assistant director of public affairs at the American Council on Education and led the communications departments at ORBIS International, New Jersey Institute of Technology and the National Association of Purchasing Managers (now the Institute of Supply Management). He earned a master’s degree in management at New Jersey Institute of Technology and bachelor’s degree in mass communications at St. Bonaventure University (NY).
		Galen Vandergriff Integrated Media Coordinator Galen@naicu.edu   Galen Vandergriff plays a leading role in the management of NAICU's social media channels. Vandergriff also runs NAICU's annual Tuition Survey as well as the University and College Accountability Network website (UCAN).  Prior to joining NAICU, Vandergriff worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for Lindquist LLP where he performed audits to ensure companies were paying their union pensions and health care benefits. Vandergriff earned a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in Global Economics. Vandergriff joined NAICU in early 2012.  He is fluent in Spanish and French and is a native English speaker. Vandergriff is an accomplished public speaker.