Rikeesha Phelon

Associate Provost of Strategy, Communications and Engagement @SIU Medicine

Springfield, IL, US
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WORK HISTORY

Apr 2023 — Present

Associate Provost of Strategy, Communications and Engagement @SIU Medicine

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EDUCATION

1997 — 1999

University of Illinois Springfield

BA, Political Studies

2022 — 2022

Kellogg Executive Education

Accelerated Marketing Leadership Program

2003 — 2005

University of Illinois Springfield

MA, Communications

SKILLS

Press ReleasesStrategic CommunicationsPublic AdministrationInternal & External CommunicationsPublic RelationsMedia RelationsEvent ManagementCrisis CommunicationsGovernmental AffairsAdvocacyPublic Speaking

ABOUT RIKEESHA PHELON

Phelon is a transformational executive with progressive leadership experience across strategy, communications, marketing, and market intelligence. She aligns vision, brand, growth strategy, and operational execution to drive measurable impact in complex healthcare, public, and academic organizations.As Associate Provost of Strategy, Communications and Engagement at SIU School of Medicine, she leads enterprise strategy development and execution, integrated marketing and communications, brand strategy, market intelligence, and external partnerships. A key architect of institutional strategic planning, she translates priorities into actionable roadmaps and ensures disciplined strategy execution from concept to implementation.Phelon also serves as a strategic communications advisor and coach to executive leaders, strengthening leadership presence, message clarity, and stakeholder influence.

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