Jill McCormick Named Director of Communications at Chautauqua
Chautauqua Institution today announced the appointment of Jill McCormick to the position of Director of Communications and Special Projects. In this role, McCormick will be responsible for developing and implementing communications plans to inform the public, news media, and internal audiences of Chautauqua’s programs and operations, bringing Chautauqua’s compelling mission to life through story. She will also serve as project manager for Chautauqua Travels, a new venture that brings Chautauqua’s mission to educational group travel experiences in the U.S. and abroad.
McCormick comes to Chautauqua following a successful, 30+ year career in television news, serving in a variety of roles including news producer, reporter and anchor, most recently as evening news co-anchor for WJET-TV in Erie, Pennsylvania, the city’s ABC affiliate.
In 2016, McCormick was named Broadcaster of the Year by the Public Relations Society of America, Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter. She currently serves as Manager of Communications at Larson Texts/Big Ideas Learning in Erie while continuing to support selected projects at WJET.
In addition to her professional roles, McCormick has served as a board member or volunteer for Lake Erie Ballet, Habitat for Humanity, Perry Square Alliance, and The United Way of Erie County.
McCormick’s service to Chautauqua begins April 1, 2024.
ABOUT CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION
Chautauqua Institution is a not-for-profit, 750-acre community on Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York State, where approximately 7,500 persons are in residence on any day during a nine-week season, and a total of more than 100,000 attend scheduled public events and even more engage online via the streaming channel CHQ Assembly. Chautauqua is dedicated to the exploration of the best in human values and the enrichment of life through a program that explores the important religious, social and political issues of our times; stimulates provocative, thoughtful involvement of individuals and families in creative response to such issues; and promotes excellence and creativity in the appreciation, performance and teaching of the arts. The Institution will celebrate its sesquicentennial in 2024.
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