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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR
Camille Kelly '16
Dallas, Texas
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Project Manager at THE BIG GOOD Experiential Marketing & Sponsorship Specialist at Southwest Airlines
B.S., Public Relations, The University of Texas at Austin
Working in nonprofit fundraising over the last two years has taught me a lot about the importance of being able to communicate mission statements clearly and effectively with people. I ask myself, with so many organizations doing great work throughout North Texas, how can I share our values in an impactful and engaging way? I think what makes an effective communicator is connecting to the uniqueness and humanity in everyone, and respecting those differences when they arise. As I am constantly looking for new opportunities to grow our efforts, it is always important for me to remember that the work we are doing may not resonate with everyone, and that is OK.
Recognizing that everyone has different priorities philanthropically allowed me to hone in and really connect with the people who engage with us. I think the same thing can be said not only professionally, but personally as well. Recognizing differences and respecting them is the cornerstone to how we effectively communicate in our daily lives.
Katita Miller '12
New York City, New York Artist
M.F.A., Studio Art, Hunter College
B.A., Studio Art and Spanish, Wake Forest University
Through my ongoing education in Studio Art at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, I’ve come to think of art as a form of communication. Artists use art-making as a way to process both what’s happening around them societally and what’s happening within them internally through the filter of their own identities and life experiences. In college, grad school and at countless exhibitions around New York City, I feel very lucky to have been introduced to a wide spectrum of worldviews through the work of so many incredible artists with personal histories both similar to, and very different, from my own. As a teaching artist, I try to encourage the students I work with not to simply accept an artwork at face value but to think carefully about what they see, ask questions about the processes and materials used to make the object, and to thoughtfully discuss what the artist might be trying to express to them as viewers.
