Director of Communications
Diane Fusilli joined the Foundation in 2009. As Director of Communications, she is responsible for establishing and managing strategic communications for the Foundation.
Ms. Fusilli has extensive experience developing and executing communications campaigns. Prior to joining the Rockefeller Foundation, Ms. Fusilli was Director of Strategic Global Communications for Management Sciences for Health (MSH), an international development organization. During her three-year tenure, she established and managed a global communications department, providing communications planning and strategy to the Ministries of Health from throughout the world.
Ms. Fusilli has also served as Senior Vice President of M Booth & Associates, Inc. where she provided strategic communications counsel to a broad range of clients, including W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Additionally, she served as Director of Public Affairs for Sarah Lawrence College from1988 to 1999. While there, Ms. Fusilli led a comprehensive, long term campaign to rebrand the College.
Ms. Fusilli’s awards include: Creativity in Public Relations Award – PR Week; SABRE Award for Best Branding Campaign – Inside PR Magazine; APEX Award for best single publication with the National Civic League.
Ms. Fusilli received her bachelor’s degree from the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University.