As the Senior Director for Marketing Strategy & Communications for the division, Ria Unson Sharon plays a lead role in developing and implementing effective marketing strategies to achieve the division’s organizational goals and to tell the story of our transformative undergraduate student experience.
Over the course of her 30 plus-year career in marketing, Ria has covered all sectors—from consumer marketing, business-to-business and since 2013, higher education. Ria spent over a decade in University Marketing & Communications, most recently as Director of Digital Content Strategy. In this capacity, she has worked with numerous partners across campus (including Student Affairs) to design websites that optimize the user experience and effectively connect with web visitors.
Ria currently serves on the WashU Libraries National Council and as the advisor for the Philippine United Student Organization (PUSO). She has previously served on the Danforth Staff Council. Ria is also an award-winning visual artist. Her art practice focuses on her and her family’s experiences as Filipinos and Filipino Americans.