The Office
The Promotions Office is made up of a handful of talented and motivated young professionals, who believe that being actively involved in the campus community (outside of the classroom) will benefit students' growth as individuals. Through our work we seek to create content which informs, educates, and inspires the GVSU community.
Our clients include offices, departments, and student organizations from across the university. We produce a wide range of promotional materials in various mediums including print, video, photo, as well as provide a handful of other services.
Our office is a department within the Division of Student Affairs.
Location
Our office is located in the 0008 Kirkhof Suite (downstairs in Kirkhof, by the library tunnel)
Promotions Office
Grand Valley State University
1 Campus Drive
0008 Kirkhof Center
Allendale, MI 49401
The Team
Full Time Staff
First Name
Leah
Last Name
Erben
Pronouns
(she/they)
Email
[email protected]
Office Phone
616-331-2358
Title
Marketing Communications Manager
About
Leah Erben graduated from Grand Valley in 2021 with a B.A. in Writing; they minored in advertising and public relations as well as digital studies. As a GVSU student, Leah worked in the Promotions Office as a writer and later as the editorial project manager. Through working for the Promotions Office, Leah developed a passion for strengthening student involvement on campus and for helping students discover and grow their own passions. Leah also spent their college career as president of Grand Valley's improv comedy team, Subject to Change. They devoted their time to leading rehearsals, planning events, and working to strengthen the organization's presence on campus. Since then, Leah has worked as a marketing professional for various Grand Rapids comedy organizations as well as a freelance copywriter for local small businesses.
In their free time, Leah pursues their love of comedy through comedy writing, improv, and stand-up performance. They also love creative writing, eating cheese, being very tall (6’3”), and spending quality time with their cats, Howie and Goose.
As the marketing communications manager, Leah leads all marketing initiatives for the Office of Student Life (OSL). They also work to support Division of Student Affairs (DSA) marketing efforts, help manage the Promotions Office Graphic Design Team, assist with Promotions Office video projects, and supervise a team of talented marketing students.
BackStudent Staff
Student Admin Team
Isabel Helsel (she/her): Promotions Office Project Manager*
Rosa
Argueta (she/her): Promotions Office Assistant Project Manager
Ariana Kincaid (she/her): Office Assistant
Hannah
Struthers (she/they): Office Assistant
*Indicates team lead
Student Graphic Design Team
Irlanda Beltran (she/her): Lead Graphic Designer*
Ryan Gonyou:
Graphic Designer
Cecilia Lopez Nieves (she/they): Graphic
Designer
Kaylee Owens (she/her): Graphic Designer
Joshua
Sommers (he/him): Graphic Designer
Khoi Tran (he/him): Graphic Designer
*Indicates team lead
Student Video Team
Parker Stewart (he/him): Lead Assistant Project Manager*
Phill
Buck (he/him): Assistant Project Manager
Chrisna Ngin (he/him): Advanced Video Editor (temp)
Kaitlyn
Begeman (they/them): Video Editor
Robert Francois
(he/him): Video Editor
Harrison Fobare (he/him): Video
Editor
Haden Mikkelson (he/him): Video Editor
Aidan Bunkosky (he/him): Lead Cinematographer*
Tanner
Hamilton (he/him): Cinematographer (temp)
Morgan Weststrate
(she/her): Cinematographer (in-training)
Ben Bruce (he/him):
Camera Operator
Victoria Nickens (she/her): Camera Operator
Cora Van Houwelingen (she/her): Camera Operator
Jacob Morgan (he/him): Sound Mixer
*Indicates team lead
Student Photo Team
Emma Graham (she/her): Lead Photographer*
Macayla Cramer:
Photographer
Charles Groustra (he/him): Photographer
Emily
Riddle (she/her): Photographer
Roberto Rojas (he/him): Photographer
*Indicates team lead
Student Marketing Team
Student Life
Marketing Team:
Annie Gerrity (she/her): Marketing Project Manager*
Grace
Pattyn (she/her): Social Media Assistant
Bridie Tolley (she/her):
Marketing Assistant
Lasya Priya Vemalla (she/her): Involvement
Assistant
Lauren Wayburn (she/her): Involvement Assistant
Student Affairs
Marketing Team:
Grace Halsey (she/her): Editorial Project Manager*
Madi Reifler (she/her): Digital Marketing Staff Assistant
Olivia
Mulka (she/her): Writer
Alena Visnovsky (she/her): Writer
*Indicates team lead