Contact Alexis about:
- NCA’s public relations, marketing, and external affairs
- Press inquiries
- Digital advertising
- Membership services and engagement opportunities
Alexis Rice is a strategic leader in communications, multi-channel marketing, digital engagement, and membership strategy, with extensive experience and deep expertise in advancing growth, visibility, and mission alignment through integrated branding, public affairs, digital transformation, and business development for national and global organizations and associations.
As the Director of Communications and Membership, Alexis drives the National Communication Association’s strategic vision for communications, brand visibility, digital strategy, member engagement, and growth. She leads high-level communications, marketing, and outreach initiatives that strengthen NCA’s mission and amplify its impact.
Alexis has spearheaded transformative initiatives in leadership roles, including as the Director of Marketing and Communications at the Center for Open Science, Chief Communications Officer at The Children’s Guild Alliance, and Communications and Digital Engagement Director at the National School Boards Association. She also co-founded and served as a partner at K12 Strategies, a national consulting firm supporting educational and child-serving organizations.
A nationally recognized digital communication strategist, Alexis has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Associated Press and has appeared on CNN and NPR. Her insights and analysis are cited in more than 25 books on digital engagement.
Alexis is currently pursuing her MBA in Leadership through the University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium. She holds a Master of Arts in Communication in the Contemporary Society from The Johns Hopkins University, where she was a Fellow at the Center for the Study of American Government, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Communication from The George Washington University.