Lisa Slappy

Lisa Slappy is the Chief Communications Officer at Carroll Community College and began working at Carroll in 2022. In this capacity, she is responsible for building internal and external support, conducting public and community relations activities, and enhancing the visibility, image, and reputation of the College. She is the Public Information Officer and the spokesperson for the college. She serves as a member of the President’s Executive Team and represents the initiatives, needs, and activities of the College to all audiences. Prior to this position she was the Chief Communications Officer at a federal contracting company. She was responsible for planning, executing, reporting, and managing internal and external communications that increased brand visibility for a federal contracting staffing company. This included branding, industry relations, media relations, community engagement, marketing, social media, public affairs, strategic and corporate communications. She provided strategic communication counsel and oversight on all business facets and prepared plans for highly successful marketing campaigns and monitored ongoing campaign performance to ensure proper execution while maintaining effective strategic relationships. She prepared the executive team for all communication engagement and was the company’s principal spokesperson and communication adviser. She holds an MBA and a Master of Science in Management and Public Relations from the University of Maryland Global Campus. She also holds a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor of Science in Communications from UMGC.