Marydale Abernathy

Marydale Abernathy is an experienced communications and marketing professional currently serving as the Director of Communications at Rise To Health Coalition since October 2023 and as the Marketing Director at ICD Media Group since June 2021. Previously, Marydale held significant roles including Senior Communications Officer and Creative Director at Island Institute, where strategic communication and branding efforts were led, notably a $25M capital campaign, as well as management of extensive publications and events. As Principal and Marketing Lead at HigherMind Mediaworks, Marydale focused on multimedia marketing and storytelling. Additional experience includes Associate Publisher and Vice President Marketing at VILLAGESOUP.COM and E-media Director at Diversified Communications, where substantial contributions to digital product development and strategic business initiatives were made. Marydale holds a Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude in Art and Art History from the University of Maine and has studied East Asian Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.