PROFILE

Jamie Hansen is the communications manager at the Center for Innovation in Global Health at Stanford University. She joined in the fall of 2021 and helps to amplify the work of the center and its fellows through strong storytelling and multimedia communications.

Before coming to Stanford, Jamie worked as director of communications at the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) between 2015-2021. In this position, she developed SCOE’s strategic and crisis communications capacity, supporting her organization and the 40 school districts of Sonoma County through numerous crises and communications initiatives. This included responding to the physical and mental health impacts of numerous devastating wildfires and navigating school policy during a global pandemic.

Prior to working in communications, she covered education and the environment as a print and multimedia journalist. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from Stanford and is accredited in public relations.

Jamie lives in Santa Rosa with her husband and two young daughters.