Mikala Kane

MA Student

Department of Communication

Bio:

Mikala Kane is a master’s student in the Department of Communication and currently works as the
Director of Communications & Digital Strategy for UConn’s Neag School of Education.

Prior to joining the Neag School, she was the publicity/marketing coordinator for the UConn School of
Nursing, where she elevated the visibility of the School locally and nationally. Before her career in higher
education, Mikala spent several years working in journalism, holding various editing roles at The
Hartford Courant and at The Post-Star in upstate New York.

Mikala earned her Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies, Journalism, and Digital Arts from St. Michael’s
College in Vermont. She is also dually certified by the Digital Marketing Institute and the American
Marketing Association as a Digital Marketing Professional.