Mote welcomes new Public Relations Manager
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium is excited to welcome Kaitlyn Fusco as Public Relations Manager.
Fusco will serve as the primary contact for media queries at the local to international level and will serve as a vital representative for Mote in the community. She will help the Lab fulfill a key goal in its guiding 2020 Vision & Strategic Plan: translating and transferring Mote’s scientific discoveries to help inform and benefit the public.
Fusco will work alongside Hayley Rutger, who will be transitioning from her role as Public Relations Manager to Mote's Content Development Manager. Rutger will also serve as a secondary responder to all media queries.
Fusco is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in multiple newspapers, magazines, blogs and websites. She has a strong interest in marine life and conservation. She is skilled at distilling complex scientific information for public benefit and also writing with creativity and verve. Her recent work includes writing about mesothelioma cancer to educate patients via the site Asbestos.com, writing about economic development for FORWARDFlorida and writing for Central Florida Lifestyle and Oh Brides magazines.
Prior to arriving at Mote, Fusco served as content director at True Real Estate, where she developed and managed search engine-optimized content for websites, blogs and social media while also writing press releases, letters, brochures and more.
Fusco graduated Magna Cum Laude with her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Central Florida (UCF). She is a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success, and she is one of only 11 students at UCF to qualify for Kappa Tau Alpha, the college honor society that recognizes academic excellence and promotes scholarship in journalism.