Communications & Marketing

Jonathan directs strategic communications for Clemson's College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, and for Public Service and Agriculture, the regulatory and outreach arm of the university. Prior to working for Clemson, he was a communicator for the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government. Before his career in higher education communications, he worked in corporate communications and in newspaper journalism.

Donna swore up and down she was DONE with Clemson after attending a basketball camp and bunking in Johnstone. Two Clemson degrees later – a BA in Languages and an MA in Professional Communications – and after a brief stint as a business consultant, she’s 12+ years into her Clemson communications career, serving Clemson’s Public Service and Agriculture division as well as the College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Sciences. Donna’s main responsibilities include managing top-level social media accounts, overseeing branding initiatives, website development and developing and delivering training.

I am a writer, editor and photographer in the PSA Media and Communications office. After 13 years as a journalist — both sports and news — I returned to my alma mater in 2017 to assume my current position. My CAFLS/PSA unit communication responsibilities include: the Department of Forestry & Environmental Conservation, Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, Coastal REC, Sandhill REC, Extension 4-H Youth Development, Extension Agribusiness, Extension Horticulture, Extension Natural Resources, Clemson Experimental Forest and the Institute of Translational Genomics.

My first “real job” after college was working in the advertising department for the (then) Anderson Independent-Mail. After a brief time there, I was hired as a graphic designer with the Agriculture Communications department. Someone once told me “you’ll be a lifer” and I guess it’s true. This year, the infamous 2020 will be my 31st here at Clemson. I’m the last one of that original department, but love the new communications team I work with. I love graphic design and, after all the new technology, I still love the feel of paper. My main job is graphic design for print publications, but am doing more online publications as well.

Coming from a background in marketing, I’m excited to put my experience in web development to good use in a higher education setting. As a member of the Communications team, I serve within PSA, CAFLS and Extension units to provide web services including web design and consultation, website updates, training, and technical support.

Illustration is my passion but my skill set reaches far beyond. I enjoy serving the multiple units within PSA, CAFLS and Extension to provide consultation and graphic design services among communication mediums including print, web, social media, and illustration.

From a young age, Ron began to implement his creativity into a line of dynamic visual storytelling. Born in the upstate of South Carolina, Ron was excited to discover that his technical skills would continue on as video and digital media producer at Clemson University. Now he looks forward to contributing a new chapter of storytelling for the next generation of people.