Sunni Brown, University of Richmond’s director of media and public relations, is an award-winning media relations professional who works closely with the STEM majors out of the University of Richmond School of Arts & Sciences and the Richmond School of Law. Brown prides herself on communicating complex information in a way that is easy for anyone to understand. Her media relations efforts have resulted in placements in The New York Times, Time Magazine, Scientific American, National Geographic, Newsweek, and more. Brown has worked at the University of Richmond since 2014. Before coming to UR, she served as the media spokesperson for the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. She also worked as an anchor and reporter at two Virginia TV stations. Brown is a first-generation college student who holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emory & Henry College where she double majored in Mass Communications and English Literature. She has a Master of Liberal Arts from the University of Richmond.