Mikayla Lydon

Mikayla Lydon has six years of professional experience in communications, marketing, and events. Mikayla began their career as a Resident Assistant at Ithaca College Residential Life in 2014. In 2016, they were an Events and Marketing Intern at The Anthem Group. Mikayla then interned as a Corporate Sponsor Intern at the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2015. In 2017, they worked as an Account Coordinator at CK Communications Group. From 2019 to 2021, they worked as a Marketing Manager at Moody's. Currently, they are a Senior Communications Manager at Lovin' Spoonfuls, where they source and develops content to support Spoonfuls' multi-channel social media strategy, designs email marketing campaigns, manages email marketing lists, makes routine updates and performs quality assurance on Spoonfuls website, designs event and brand communications, interfaces with vendors and beneficiaries, provides back-up around media engagement and pitching to the press, and analyzes marketing and communications metrics to inform communications strategies.

Mikayla Lydon graduated from Ithaca College in 2017 with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Management and Design, with a focus in Corporate Communication and a minor in Music. Mikayla has since obtained three additional certifications: Social Media Advertising from Coursera in December 2020, Social Marketing Certification from Hootsuite in November 2018, and Content Marketing Certified from HubSpot Academy in April 2020.