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Lena Smith Parker

Senior Program Leader and Relationship Manager
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Contact Info

Office of Communications

2 Science Park

New Haven, CT 06510

United States

Education

MA
Western Michigan University, Non-Fiction Writing and Religion


BA
Beloit College, English Literature


About

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Senior Program Leader and Relationship Manager

Biography

Lena serves as the Senior Program Leader and Relationship Manager for YSM Communications.

Lena is dedicated to enhancing the institution's reputation, streamlining processes, and prioritizing well. She aspires for Communications to be recognized as an approachable and effective team, capable of addressing various needs. Lena facilitates this by connecting individuals to resources, offering advice, providing content suggestions, and working on strategies to advance projects.

She works closely with YSM websites and wants:

  • YSM sites to be beautiful, useful, and consistently branded which as a unit speak to the excellence of YSM
  • All faculty and organizations being able to promote their important work, regardless of whether or not they have dedicated communication resources
  • YSM websites to be accessible for users and readers
  • Efficient use of accurate data across websites and systems
Last Updated on July 22, 2025.

Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

MA
Western Michigan University, Non-Fiction Writing and Religion
BA
Beloit College, English Literature

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

Activities

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    Research.Yale.Edu and Yale Cores Website Committee

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    Yale Mobile App Committee

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    Program for Art in Public Spaces (PAPS)

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    100 Years of Women at YSM

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    Ad Hoc Task Force on Gender Equity

Honors

  • honor

    Linda K. Lorimer Award

Get In Touch

Contacts

Mailing Address

Office of Communications

2 Science Park

New Haven, CT 06510

United States

Administrative Support

Locations

  • Office of Communications

    Academic Office

    2 Science Park

    50 Division Street, Ste 300

    New Haven, CT 06511

    General Information

    203.785.5824