Geller Named Director of Public Information and Marketing

Corinne Geller has been named the new director of public information and marketing at Virginia Military Institute, filling the position vacated by Sherry Wallace earlier this year.

Geller has extensive experience in strategic communications, crisis management, emergency public information, media relations, branding, website content management, social media strategy, and digital marketing. She most recently served as executive director of strategic communications for the University of Virginia, where she was senior communications advisor to the executive vice president and chief operating officer, and executive leadership across a complex, diverse business and operations portfolio.

Prior to UVA, she worked for the Virginia State Police for over 20 years, first as public information officer, then as public relations director. Before that, she was a general assignment and investigative reporter for WTVR-TV6 in Richmond, where she was an award-winning broadcast journalist with a reputation for providing accurate, balanced, objective, and informative news coverage.

Geller received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.

Geller shared she has tremendous respect for VMI and its distinctive and proud mission. “I look forward to getting to know the cadets, faculty, staff, leadership, and alumni who make this community so special. Most of all, I am eager to help share their stories, celebrate their accomplishments, and build meaningful connections that strengthen understanding of and trust in this remarkable academic and military institution.”

In her new role, Geller holds the rank of colonel in the Virginia Militia. The search to fill the position included interviews and input from numerous departments on post.

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