Tricia Geraghty, Vice President, Marketing and CommunicationTricia Geraghty is vice president for marketing and communication at Marquette University. Marquette promises students an education that prepares them to be the difference in the world. The role of the Office of Marketing and Communication, under Geraghty's leadership, is to represent that promise throughout Marquette's branding, marketing and communication initiatives.

Geraghty has held numerous external relations roles at Marquette, including as a university fundraiser, director of community relations and, from 2001 to 2005, director of marketing/associate vice president for public affairs.  She also has worked in economic development for the city of Milwaukee, serving as senior staff assistant to the mayor of Milwaukee, and as an associate director of Lisbon Avenue Neighborhood Development, a nonprofit community development corporation.

Geraghty earned her master's of business administration from the University of Chicago and holds a bachelor of arts in history from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 2002, she was named one of “35 Faces of the Future” by Milwaukee Magazine and in 2008, the Milwaukee Business Journal included her as one of Milwaukee's "Forty Under 40." She is a member of the communication advisory council for the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, and volunteers her time for numerous community and civic organizations.

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Identity: Catholic, Jesuit, private
Established: 1881
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Undergraduate: 8,113
Postgraduate: 3,693
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Athletics: 16 NCAA Division I teams (Big East)
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