Debbie Fuchs joined the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) as the Manager of Strategic Marketing and Communications in 2023. She works primarily to promote IALR’s manufacturing advancement initiatives, including the Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing (ATDM) program. Fuchs has worked for more than 20 years in public relations and marketing in many industries, including travel and tourism, arts and humanities and state and local government. Most recently, she worked as the public relations officer for the North Carolina Zoo. Fuchs has a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Film Studies from UNC Greensboro and a Crisis Communications Certificate from the Public Relations Society of America.

Debbie Fuchs
Manager, Strategic Marketing and Communications
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Office: 434.766.6783