Jeff Howard named CU vice president for communication

The University of Colorado on Thursday announced that it has named Jeff Howard vice president for communication.

Howard will oversee communication initiatives in the Office of the President and work with the University of Colorado Board of Regents, according to a news release from the university. Howard will also collaborate with communication leaders on the four campuses and the CU Foundation. He begins the role March 21.

“We’re thrilled to have Jeff bring his significant communications expertise, deep Colorado roots and passion for higher education to CU,” said CU President Todd Saliman in the news release.

Howard spent the past eight years as managing partner at Gomez Howard Group, a Colorado communication and public relations firm, the release said. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Sports Information and Reporting from Metropolitan State University of Denver and an executive master’s in sport organization management from Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 in

France. He has been an adjunct faculty member at MSUD and the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver.

“I look forward to working with President Saliman, his team, the Board of Regents and colleagues across the CU system as we advocate for and deliver on the positive mission of higher education,” Howard said, in a statement.

Howard replaces Ken Mcconnellogue, who has served as interim vice president for communication, since Michael Sandler resigned over the summer. Sandler, who began his duties as spokesperson for the university July 1, 2021, replaced Mcconnellogue.