
Donna Uchida
Adjunct Professor
Part-Time Faculty
Biography
Donna Uchida leads The Skyhill Group as C-Suite Strategist, empowering executives to drive business outcomes through influence. She is known to drive measurable success on business strategy. She has proven Board and C-Suite experience, driving business transformation, culture of innovation and change leadership.
Expertise
- Internal and Executive Communication
- Strategic Thought Leadership and Influence
- Inclusion, Diversity and Equity
- Health Communication
Appointments
- Program Director, MA in Professional Communication
- Member, USF Office of Marketing and Communications Steering Committee
- Trustee, Arthur W. Page Society, 2017 to 2020; Member, 2015-present
- Co-Executive Sponsor for Kaiser Permanente Women’s Leadership Group, 2016-2019
Education
- University of Denver, MA in Mass Communication, 1980
- University of Denver, BA in Political Science & Mass Communication, 1978
Prior Experience
- C-Suite Strategist, The Skyhill Group, Inc.
- Chief of Communications, Kaiser Permanente
- Global Head of Communications, Arysta Lifescience (Tokyo)
- Group Vice President/Workplace Practice, Ketchum San Francisco
- Assistant Professor, Colorado State University Dept. of Journalism and Technical Communication, Fort Collins, CO.
Awards & Distinctions
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Powerful Women of the Bay Award, 2015