Michal Slawny is currently the Marketing Coordinator for the University of Haifa International School. Prior to that, Michal worked at Seeking Alpha where she served as a contributor relations manager since 2008.  At Seeking Alpha, Michal was responsible for building and strengthening ...more

Michal Slawny is currently the Marketing Coordinator for the University of Haifa International School. Prior to that, Michal worked at Seeking Alpha where she served as a contributor relations manager since 2008.  At Seeking Alpha, Michal was responsible for building and strengthening relationships with SA's contributors. She also oversaw new contributor intake, created contributor newsletters, and managed SA's author database. Prior to joining Seeking Alpha, Michal was the media communications assistant for The Israel Project, an organization dedicated to educating the press and the public about Israel by providing journalists, leaders, and opinion-makers accurate information about Israel. Among other things, in this role Michal was involved in the inception and implementation of press events which were covered by major media outlets ranging from NBC News, ABC News, CNN, and Fox News to the Associated Press, Reuters and The Independent (London). She also conducted research, wrote and edited press material, and created and updated Web page content. In 2005, Michal interned with Manning Selvage & Lee, one of the world's leading public relations firms. She also gained extensive public relations experience at Koteret Public Relations in Tel Aviv, where she was responsible for writing press releases and organizing photo shoots pitched to the Israeli and international press. Slawny graduated cum laude with a B.A. in journalism, focusing on public relations, and a B.A. in Romance Languages from the University of Georgia. While there, Slawny was heavily involved in student activism and reinstated Dawgs for Israel, heading the group for almost three years.less