In 2019, Caylin assumed the role of Director of Alumni Relations at the Jindal School of Management (JSOM) at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Since joining the team, Caylin has made several significant contributions to JSOM, working to engage the JSOM alumni base which has grown to over 50,000. JSOM was established in 1975 and is the largest of UT Dallas’ eight schools. Caylin coordinates JSOM alumni initiatives with UT Dallas’ overall alumni relations team to provide meaningful engagement opportunities benefiting our alumni, students, the institution, and the larger community. These include the JSOM Dean’s Circle, D-12 Dinners, a virtual book club, alumni chapter events, JSOM’s Comets Giving Day initiatives, and a newly created mentoring program for undergraduate students. Caylin works closely with other Development team members, the Career Management Center, and the Marketing and External Relations team to coordinate campaigns for each of these programs. During COVID, while many events were canceled and/or transitioned to virtual events, Caylin ensured that JSOM maintained a significant online presence to target and engage their alumni in a variety of ways. In addition to his role as Director of Alumni Relations, Caylin works with undergraduate students serving as a lecturer in the business communications department and serves as a representative for the school at CASE events.

Caylin Blockley attended the University of Southern Indiana (USI) where he earned a bachelor's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication. Following graduation, he served as Press Secretary for the Indiana House of Representatives Republican Caucus managing media relations and marketing outreach for eight State Representatives. He then returned to USI to pursue a master's in communication while also working as Communication and Events Coordinator for USI, managing communication and social media for all foundation publications, newsletters, and appeals. In 2015 he began working as the Assistant Director of Alumni Relations and Volunteers where he developed opportunities for alumni, parents, students, and volunteers to remain connected and involved with the university, cultivating relationships with USI alumni, students, and friends, and managed all aspects of Volunteer USI. From 2017 to 2019 he then worked as an Adjunct Professor, in Communication Studies for the College of Liberal Arts and Romain College of Business at USI. 

View the video clip from the award ceremony at the 2022 CASE District IV Conference.