Haley Gingles

Haley Gingles is the Director of Communications at Winston-Salem State University. Haley has over ten years of experience in communications and marketing, with a focus on integrated marketing campaigns, digital marketing, public relations, media relations, and event planning.

Gingles began their career as a Communications Specialist at The FMRT Group, a small communications firm in Raleigh, NC. Haley was quickly promoted to Communications and Marketing Director, and became responsible for supervising the firm's marketing team, budgeting, vendor acquisition, product positioning, and evaluation of company strengths and weaknesses. Gingles was also the company representative at all industry conferences and trade shows, as well as the primary speechwriter.

In 2017, Gingles left The FMRT Group to join Winston-Salem State University as the Director of Communications. In this role, they are responsible for overseeing the university's marketing strategy, public relations, media relations, and event planning. Gingles has also been instrumental in establishing the measurement plan for marketing strategies and evaluating new media technologies.

Haley Gingles has a Bachelor's degree in Communication and Media Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Haley also has certification from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) in Accreditation in Public Relations.