NEW HAVEN, CT – Yale Divinity School has announced that Tom Krattenmaker will join the administration as Director of Communications. Krattenmaker arrives at Yale after a successful career in both university communications and journalism. As Director of Communications, Krattenmaker will direct traditional and new media at YDS, enabling the school to engage the most pressing contemporary religious issues.
Krattenmaker earned a B.A. in journalism from the University of Minnesota and a M.A. in religion and public life from the University of Pennsylvania. His career has had two tracks. He has worked in communications as the senior writer at Princeton University (1990-1995), the Public Relations Director of Swarthmore College (1995-2006), and the Associate Vice President for Public Affairs and Communications at Lewis and Clark College from 2006 until the present. He brings a wealth of communication experience with him not only from these institutions, but from his work with the Annapolis Group, a 120-member consortium of liberal arts colleges. He has won numerous awards for his work including the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence Gold Medal for the best student-recruitment package (2005), the CASE district Gold Medal for best student-recruitment DVD (2005), and the CASE district Silver Medal for best fundraising video (2002).Krattenmaker is also a nationally-recognized religion reporter. Tom began as a reporter for the Orange County Register, moved to the Associated Press as a reporter and editor, and since 2004 has been a regular op-ed contributor to USA Today. He has had pieces appear in many national venues and has also made appearances on ABC News Nightline and spoken on NPR. He is the author of two award winning books, Onward Christian Athletes (Rowman & Littlefield, 2009), winner of the Foreword Reviews’ best book awards, and The Evangelicals You Don’t Know (Rowman and Littlefield, 2013), a finalist in Religion Newswriters’ Association Book awards (the winners have not yet been announced). He won the American Academy of Religion Journalism Awards contest in 2009.
“Tom comes with great experience and superlative recommendations,” said Dean Greg Sterling. “We are thrilled that he will help tell our story.”
September 18, 2014