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New Hires for Marketing Staff

By Stacy Gumula, Project Manager and Jessica Thomas, Section Manager

Stacy is the project manager for Texas Tech's eLearning and Academic Partnerships' Marketing Department. She was recently hired in 2018 as she started a new career path. A Lubbock native, Stacy graduated from Frenship High School before her husband joined the U.S. Navy. They were sent off to San Diego for two years and Guam for three years. Though she started her college career as a Red Raider, she had to transfer to National University in California where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics. After graduation, she taught algebra at Father Duenas Memorial School in Guam and geometry at her alma mater, Frenship High School. When her passions changed she looked to Texas Tech to start a new career. Though she and her husband are grateful for all the opportunities the Navy provided, including all the travel, they are happy to be back home with all their family. As project manager, Stacy is responsible for overseeing all requests and projects that come through the Marketing Department. The department supports the entire eLearning and Academic Partnerships division, which includes TTU K-12, OLLI, Academic Partnerships, Worldwide eLearning and Regional Sites.

Jessica Thomas has been joyfully serving the Texas Tech students, faculty and staff since 1999 and joined the eLearning & Academic Partnerships division in March 2019. Her career experience with the university includes library management, human resources compliance, employee recruitment, public speaking, employee development and training design. She recently acquired her SHRM certification and is currently pursuing her M.B.A. in Management. As a marketing section manager, Jessica will coordinate marketing efforts for TTU Regional Sites and Destination Raiderland. Jessica has a passion for people and creativity! She loves spending time with her husband doing anything outdoors and attending TTU football games. She is also an avid Marvel fan, attending the opening of each Marvel movie that is released. Together, John and Jessica have three grown children and two teenage daughters. Add to that two grandkids and three Aussies, and life finds a way to keep them busy! In her free time, she can be found reading psychological thrillers, learning French or perusing estate sales looking for hidden gems to be refurbished.