Spring 2021 Team
Delaware native Brooke Marble is a Communication Studies student. Her concentration focuses on IMC, specializing in videography and multimedia content production. She is currently an active member of Lambda Pi Eta and a teaching assistant for COM-380. When she was an active member of UNCW’s Delta Gamma chapter, she served as both directors of Public Relations and Electronic Communication. Brooke has already been recognized for her excellence in IMC by receiving “2018 Advertisement of the Year” for one of her videography productions, recognized by the West Virginia Press Association.
Mackenzie Fenn of Coats, North Carolina is a senior at UNCW majoring in Communication Studies with a focus in IMC, as well as minoring in Journalism. Mackenzie is a member of the CAS Dean's Student Leadership Council and Lambda Pi Eta (LPH), the COM Department’s Honor Society. After graduation, she plans to attend graduate school to obtain her M.A. in IMC. When not doing schoolwork, Mackenzie enjoys traveling, watching sports, and spending time at the beach!
OUR ADVISORS
Jeanne M. Persuit (Ph.D., Duquesne University, 2009) teaches courses in integrated marketing communication (IMC), public relations, advertising, rhetorical theory, and communication ethics at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Before returning to Duquesne University for her Ph.D., Dr. Persuit worked in IMC in the consulting engineering field and was a marketing communications manager for a Fortune 500 manufacturing company. While a doctoral student at Duquesne, Dr. Persuit helped pilot the IMC Commission - a group of undergraduate and graduate students who worked on projects for clients on- and off-campus - and she wanted to work with Dr. Bolduc on a similar project at UNCW.
Fun Fact: "I like to craft. Well, I like to collect crafting supplies and read about crafting. I could be on Hoarders: Crafting Edition"
Coleman (M.A.) is a UNCW Communication Studies professor whose focus is on brand strategy and media production. Having earned his undergraduate degree in communication studies at UNC-Wilmington in 2019, he continued his education and earned a graduate degree in Integrated Marketing Communication from UNC-Wilmington in 2021. Coleman is an alumnus of Pier601 Creative. Focusing in media production at the time, he would go on to serve nearly a dozen clients throughout his three semesters in the program. He continues to work within the creative marketing space as both a graphic designer and brand strategist.
When offered the opportunity to return to Pier 601 as the lead professor, he could not refuse. Pier601 Creative has allowed him not only to grow as a professional but also to give back to students who are ascending into their careers.
Bill Bolduc (Ph.D. Mass Communication, Florida State University) is an associate professor of communication studies at UNCW focusing on digital media production and media studies. As a student of mass communication at his alma mater, Miami University (Ohio), he participated in Laws Hall & Associates, an applied learning program comprised of marketing, art and media students. That experience contributed to his desire to work with Dr. Persuit in creating a student run agency at UNCW. He is excited to help shepherd this applied learning opportunity for students and hopes to see it grow into a thriving agency in the next few years.
Fun Fact: "I bicycle, surf my kayak, and coach my teenage daughter's soccer team for fun."