Cheryl Owens-Howard

Cheryl Owens-Howard is senior vice president of Communications, Diversity & Inclusion at Simmons College, where she leads university-wide efforts to raise brand awareness and recruit new students for all undergraduate and graduate programs.

An undergraduate alumna of Simmons, Howard joined the college in 2007 with 19 years in marketing and brand management experience at the Gillette Company and four years of marketing and customer relationship experience at Digital Equipment Company.

At Gillette, Howard directed the development of new products launched in international and national markets. Her last assignment involved the management of the North American Personal Care group, a $450 million business.