UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Dave Hughes is the Director of Communications and Marketing at University Settlement Society of New York. Dave has over twenty years of experience in communications and marketing, with a focus on public policy engagement, digital media campaigns, and brand messaging. Dave has extensive experience working with global businesses and organizations, and has played a key role in developing and executing communications strategies that have resulted in significant growth for their previous employers. In their current position, Dave oversees all external communications for University Settlement Society of New York, manages the organization's brand messaging, and leads digital media campaigns. Dave also supervises a team of three direct reports in social media, graphic design, and communications, as well as external teams focused on public relations and video production. Dave is a skilled communicator with a proven track record of success in marketing and communications.
Dave Hughes has a B.A. from New York University in English & American Literature and a bachelors from UC San Diego.
Dave Hughes reports to Melissa Aase, CEO. They work with Laura McGinley - Chief External Relations Officer, Monique Flores - Associate Executive Director, Youth & Community Programs, and Elizabeth Hollingsworth - Director, Institutional Giving.
UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
University Settlement is one of New York's most dynamic social service institutions with deep roots on the Lower East Side. Each year University Settlement's diverse programs help over 25,000 low-income and at-risk people build better lives for themselves and their families. With an impressive legacy as the first settlement house in the United States, University Settlement has been an incubator for progressive ideas for over 125 years, offering pioneering programs in mental health, early childhood education, literacy, arts education, and adolescent development that set the standard. Building on the strength of this experience, University Settlement now provides services at 21 locations in lower Manhattan as well as in upper Manhattan and Brooklyn.