Alexander Leffers

While my full name is Alexander Leffers, everyone calls me Alex. Four letters to fingerspell my name! Easy! I am Manager of Communications and Community Engagement with the Office of Belonging and Engagement (OBE).  My work is multifaceted - I serve as a leader, educator, advocate, communicator, consultant and a collaborator. 

My responsibilities are numurous, but basically, I .....

• Manage all communications for my division.
  • Our website
  • Letters to the community
  • Newsletters
  • Social media and MyGU
  • Marketing our programs
• Provide consulting and advisory services.
• Provide coaching services, in relation to the IDI.
• Host or participate in numerous community engagement events.
• Engage with the community on current issues.

Community engagement requires us to collaborate with other units, organizations and individuals.  I'm committed to bringing communities together as one collective force, to create positive change with the goal of building a just, welcoming home for all students, staff and faculty.

A bit about me, on a personal level:

The bulk of my professional experience has been in communications. I am a writer, editor, graphic designer and web developer. I worked at University Communications as web content developer and editor for three years and prior to that, I worked as a graphic designer for nearly 20 years. My creativity is being put to good use here. Communications IS community engagement.

I am married, to my partner of 29 years, Valerie and we live in Maryland with our dog, Baby and two cats, Zoë and Rocky.