Dawn S. Walker

She is the associate vice presidentdawn
of communications and marketing at SUNY
Downstate Medical Center, where she is
responsible for managing the
communications/public relations and
marketing efforts for both the academic and
hospital sides of the institution. Most recently,
she served as assistant vice president of
communications and marketing at CUNY
Kingsborough Community College, having
previously served with the City University of
New York’s Central Office of University
Relations where she managed and directed
special projects and media relations activities.
Previously, Ms. Walker served as assistant vice
president of communications and external
relations for Medgar Evers College where she
was responsible for building a strategic
communications program and increasing
public awareness of the College, and as
executive director of the Medgar Evers
Educational Foundation, leading the College’s
advancement efforts and the administration
of all fundraising programs.