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Laura Smith

Laura Smith joined Maryville University as Assistant Director of Marketing and Public Relations in March 2006 and began serving as Interim Director in April 2008.

Prior to coming to Maryville, Smith was the director of print production for Vanderbilt University, where she oversaw the design and production of printed material for the Office of Alumni and Development.  For the past 10 years, she managed print and mail production for clients through a graphic design partnership she founded and managed, and most recently, she handled mail projects through a direct mail firm in suburban St. Louis.

Smith earned a Master of Arts in English from Binghamton University in upstate New York and a a Bachelor of Arts with honors in English from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

Eric Juden

Eric Juden serves as Web Application Developer at Maryville University. He joined the marketing and public relations department in September 2007 after a successful tenure as an auditor and software developer with Executive Personal Computers in St. Charles, Mo.

A native of St. Charles, Juden has studied computer technology at Hickey College, Webster University and St. Charles Community College.

Katrina McAfee

Katrina McAfee has worked in the web technology area at Maryville University since 2002. Starting as a freelance web designer, McAfee now serves the University as Web Developer and has been responsible for the creation, development and implementation of the web pages on Maryville's web site.

A graduate of St. Louis Community College at Meramec and with additional academic accomplishments at Webster University, McAfee has strong graphic design and web development skills that are used to enhance Maryville's electronic medium, primarily the web site.

Prior coming to Maryville University, McAfee was the web-based training developer for The Boeing Company, a position she held from 2000-2002. She has also designed web paged for Maritz Leaning.