Kayla M.

Kayla M. serves as the Communications Manager for the Division of Undergraduate Education at UCLA, starting in November 2023. Previously, Kayla held roles at Safe Place for Youth as a Communications Specialist, where strategic marketing campaigns were managed for fundraising efforts, and newsletters were crafted for a subscriber base of over 6,000, achieving notable open rates. Additional experience includes positions as a Development and Communications Associate at SoFi and as a Freelance Editor, where SEO-optimized content was produced for the SoFi Blog. Kayla also contributed to the culinary field as an R&D Specialist/Culinary Editor at Chef'd and has a strong background in public relations, with roles at Prodigy Public Relations encompassing various levels of publicist responsibilities. Kayla's foundational career includes research and support roles at several organizations and educational experience with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Politics from Ithaca College and a Master of Science in Food Science from Chapman University.