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R. Drummer is the new executive director of college advancement, a
newly-created position at Oakton Community College, officials announced.
Drummer,
who joined the Oakton staff in November 2001 as Director of College
Relations and Marketing, now takes on the added responsibility of
overseeing the Oakton Community College Educational Foundation. The
promotion and title change was announced February 22 at the regular
monthly meeting of the Oakton Board of Trustees.
Prior
to her appointment at Oakton, Drummer was a senior vice president
at Lipman Hearne, a Chicago-based marketing and communications firm,
and associate vice president for communications at Carthage College
in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Drummer relocated to Chicago from New York
City where she was director of communications for The New York Public
Library and director of public relations for Baruch College/The City
University of New York.
Drummer holds a master's degree and Ph.D. in English from the State
University of New York at Stony Brook. She earned her bachelor's degree
in English from Wittenberg University in Ohio.