Nick Pfost (he/they) is the communications strategist at The Program on Intergroup Relations. An MPP-trained communicator with over a decade of experience in higher education and nonprofits, he leads communications, marketing, and design to advance IGR’s mission and impact.
Nick's portfolio includes direction of and support for area strategy, branding and creative, websites, social media, newsletters, recruitment marketing, event and program communications, and special projects. They are also a professional graphic designer serving education, nonprofit, research, government, political, and small business clients.
Previously, Nick served jointly as the communicator for IGR, Spectrum Center, and Trotter/MESA; and before that was a marketing and communications specialist at U-M’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, where he functioned as the school’s in-house designer, creative projects lead, and brand manager, advising on and helping implement major marketing initiatives. He was also the inaugural director of marketing and communications for the Midwest Institute for Sexuality and Gender Diversity.
An Eagle Scout, Nick is an alum of the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. They earned their Master of Public Policy from the Ford School (2015) and a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in social relations & policy and international relations from MSU's James Madison College (2011).
Educational background
- Master of Public Policy, University of Michigan
- Bachelor of Arts in social relations & policy and international relations, Michigan State University
Professional affiliations
- Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals, member
Contact
Contact me about:
- Branding and design
- Communications and marketing strategy
- Newsletter and social media requests
- Press requests
- Storytelling
- Website issues and updates