Andrea Lehmacher, Ed.D., serves as the director of marketing for Oakton College (Des Plaines, IL), overseeing brand development and strategy, marketing operations, content marketing, social media, web and digital strategy, design and creative services, institutional advertising and publications, and enrollment marketing. Lehmacher has had the honor and privilege to serve in higher education for over 25 years, including leadership positions in admissions/enrollment and marketing strategy for Robert Morris University, University of St. Francis, Joliet Junior College, and Elgin Community College.

Lehmacher is a proud community college graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Media Communications, a Master of Arts in Communications and Training from Governors State University, and a Doctor of Education in higher education and organizational change from Benedictine University. She holds an endorsement in strategic enrollment management from the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers and is a current SEM Evaluator. 

Lehmacher serves on the leadership committee for the National Council of Marketing and Public Relations, is a member of the CASE Center for Community College Advancement Advisory Committee, served on numerous dissertation committees, and as an adjunct faculty member teaching strategic enrollment management in the Doctor of Education program at National Louis University (Chicago, IL).