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ANDOVER, Mass.— After a lengthy national search, Michael Strysick, a former English professor, joined Phillips Academy this fall as director of the Office of Communication. Strysick will report directly to Head of School Barbara Chase and will hold a seat on the Dean’s Council, Chase’s top-level advisory group.
Strysick comes to Andover from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., where he served as director of communication in the Office of University Advancement. During that time, he also held the title of adjunct assistant professor of English.
In announcing the appointment, Chase noted, “Michael brings to this position experience both as a faculty member and in communications. He receives high praise from those who have worked with him, and he is very enthusiastic about joining the Andover community. I feel very fortunate on behalf of the school that Michael will be joining us.”
While at Wake Forest, Strysick worked directly with the university president and other senior-level administrators on various communications needs. Among his many responsibilities was overseeing communication efforts for a $600 million capital campaign that was completed 13 months ahead of schedule.
Strysick, who is married with two young daughters, holds a B.A. in art history and philosophy from the University of Minnesota and both an M.A. in philosophy and a Ph.D. in comparative literature from SUNY Binghamton. Prior to entering the field of communications, he served as an English professor at Wake Forest University, Davidson College, Kent State University, the University of Wisconsin, Georgia Institute of Technology, and SUNY Binghamton.
In December, Strysick named Stephen Porter as director of public information. Porter, who had been serving as public information specialist on an interim basis since midsummer, brings more than 20 years’ of journalism experience to the job, having worked as a newspaper reporter and as the editor of two magazines serving the computer graphics and digital video industries.
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