Becky Lofstead

Becky Lofstead serves as the Assistant Vice President of University Communications at West Virginia University, a position held since September 1987, where oversight includes the News & Information Services and collaboration with various media units to enhance university marketing and communications. Prior roles at WVU include Executive Director of Internal Communications, focusing on comprehensive communication plans for Human Resources and Administration & Finance, and Director of News & Information Services, managing public relations operations to support the university's missions. Lofstead's earlier experience includes serving as Lifestyles Editor at The Dominion Post and as Public Relations Director at Fairmont State University. Lofstead holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism with a focus on public relations and speech communications from West Virginia University.