Kedra Tolson
Executive Director
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Kedra Tolson returned to her alma mater in December 2022 to lead an experienced team of creative professionals charged with amplifying SIUE’s brand, enhancing enrollment marketing, and strengthening communication with the public. Tolson will also play a key role in advancing communication related to the Strategic Plan and critical University fundraising campaigns.
Tolson spent more than a decade with St. Louis Community College, most recently serving as executive director of marketing and communications since 2016, and previously as coordinator of campus public information and marketing for the Florissant Valley campus from 2010-2016. Additional experiences included one year as communications manager for Jazz St. Louis (2008-2009) and a five-year stint as media relations manager for University of Missouri-St. Louis (2003-2008).
Tolson earned a bachelor’s in mass communications from SIUE in 1994. She completed a master’s in management and leadership from Webster University. Tolson is actively involved in a variety of community organizations. She presently volunteers as a board member of St. Louis ArtWorks, Webster Arts and the Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis.
