Meet Our New Associate Director of Community Relations & Marketing

This past May we were happy to introduce a new member to our organization, John Karasinski, the new Associate Director of Community Relations & Marketing. Karasinski assists and supports the agency in the strategic positioning of STVCC in the local market. In this capacity, he is responsible for the planning, development, implementation and management of marketing, media and community relations’ strategies in support of STVCC’s mission.

Some of the highlights of Karasinski’s tenure so far include increases in social media followers and website traffic, public relations coverage featuring St. Vincent Catholic Charities as the leading expert in refugee resettlement, and successful events including the Operation Backpack collection campaign and the Guardian Society Breakfast.

Karasinski possesses over four years of professional marketing and community relations experience. He most recently served as the Senior Marketing Coordinator with Walsh College in Troy, MI, where he lead the digital marketing and social media efforts, oversaw a Marcom award-winning website redesign, and the implementation of academic tactical marketing plans.

Karasinski graduated from Michigan State University in 2011 with a Bachelors of Arts in Marketing with a Sales Communication Specialization. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree with a Specialization in Marketing from Walsh College, which he completed this month. Karasinski is originally from Livonia, MI and currently resides in Okemos, MI.