Christine Pulliam Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, Maryland Area

I direct the STScI News Office, which publicizes discoveries by the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes and the science that will be conducted by the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. I manage a team of media relations and social media professionals, and coordinate with production staff within a matrixed environment to generate text and associated assets like images, artwork, and animations. I serve as JWST News Chief, conducting all media relations activities related to this NASA flagship mission.

I coordinated media relations for the James Webb Space Telescope mission, including writing news features about JWST science and organizing media tours of the Mission Operations Center. I established a social media team to produce engaging and educational content for all social channels. I represented Hubble and STScI at meetings of the American Astronomical Society.

Cambridge, Ma

I led all communications activities for the CfA, having stepped into the role previously filled by the public affairs director. I determined the best strategies to connect with key audiences, with a focus on media relations using my well-established relationships with science writers around the country. I advised senior leadership on routine and crisis communications. I managed our brand in social media. I coordinated a widely respected public speaker program that reaches both local and national audiences.* Proactively identified newsworthy results and wrote an average of 30 high-impact news releases per year, achieving placements in top-tier media outlets.* Built relationships with reporters, persuasively pitched stories, and tracked resulting coverage to measure return on investment.* Coached speakers and prepared supporting materials for press conferences, drawing reporter attention with my proven high-quality media packages.* Served as institutional spokesperson. Responded to queries from media and the public.* Acted as communications liaison with associates at Harvard University, the Smithsonian Institution, NASA, NSF, and other stakeholders.* Trained researchers and staff for presentations to general audiences.* Tracked department budget to ensure effective use of limited resources.

Cambridge, Ma

• Provided full-service media relations including writing press releases, organizing press conferences, and conducting speaker training. • Supervised astronomy outreach ambassadors for monthly open nights and special events. • Offered presentations to observatory visitors and external audiences. • Served as backup institutional spokesperson.

Cambridge, Ma

• Wrote and edited press releases, web features, monthly sky reports, and other materials.• Pitched faculty members and researchers to key media outlets as expert commentators.• Updated and maintained media contact list.• Represented organization at national conferences.

• Three-term president of local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)• Conducted first airport open house in more than two decades, which drew 2,000 attendees while boosting public impression of a community airport and of general aviation• Increased cooperation with surrounding aviation groups• Represented airport at local and regional conferences• 25-year certificated pilot (Airplane Single-Engine Land)* Advanced ground instructor

• Planned and implemented a comprehensive range of community relations activities• Produced a quarterly newsletter and other mailings to inform residents about environmental cleanup progress• Organized community meetings• Maintained division web site• Represented organization at local community meetings

M.A., Astronomy

B.S., Physics