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 Dillon (she/her): Promotions Office Project Manager*
Rosa Argueta (she/her): Campus Posting Assistant
Michaela
Langenbach (she/her): Campus Posting Assistant
*Indicates team lead
Student Graphic Design Team
Irlanda Beltran (she/her): Lead Graphic Designer*
Lorina Bista
(she/her): Graphic Designer
Kaylee Owens (she/her): Graphic
Designer
Khoi Tran (he/him): Graphic Designer
*Indicates team lead
Student Video Team
James Kwiatkowski (he/him): Project Manager*
Hannah Dunaway
(she/her): Art Director & Assistant Project Manager
Parker
Stewart: Assistant Project Manager
Chrisna Ngin (he/him): Video Editor (temp)
Alex Agbabian
(he/him): Video Editor (temp)
Malcolm Kramp (he/him): Video
Editor
Irene Kuperus (she/her): Video Editor
Patrice Scott
(he/him): Video Editor
Chris Welmerink
(he/him): Assistant Video Editor
Clayton Willis
(he/him): Lead Cinematographer*
Tanner Hamilton (he/him):
Cinematographer
Aidan Bunkosky (he/him): Camera Operator
Parker Stewart: Camera Operator
Morgan Weststrate (she/her):
Camera Operator
Jaden Stroud: Sound Mixer
*Indicates team lead
Student Photo Team
Emma Graham (she/her): Lead Photographer*
Oscar 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: Marketing Project Manager*
Grace Pattyn:
Social Media Assistant
Autumn Faulkner (she/her): Involvement
Assistant
Jacob Greig (he/him): Involvement Assistant
Jaclyn
Khoo (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