Samantha Beal

Samantha Beal is an accomplished public relations professional with extensive experience in media relations and community engagement. Currently serving as Associate Director of Public Relations at Illumina since August 2020, Samantha previously held the position of Director of Media & Public Relations at Stanford Children's Health | Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford from November 2014 to August 2020. Prior to this, Samantha worked at NBCUniversal, Inc. for nearly seven years, progressing from Sales Account Customer Service to Community Relations & Projects Manager, ultimately becoming the Community & Press Relations Manager for NBC 7 San Diego. Samantha holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from UC San Diego, earned in 2005.