Movers & Shakers: Dakota State University

Melanie Sidwell

Director of Communications

303.541.0237msidwell@wiche.edu

Melanie Sidwell is the director of communications at WICHE, where she supports our mission through strategic communications, media relations, and content services. Prior to joining WICHE, she served in marketing and communications, alumni relations, and advancement roles at the University of Colorado, and she worked as a journalist for newspapers in Nebraska, Florida, and Colorado. A first-generation college graduate, Sidwell holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a master’s degree in media studies from the University of Colorado Boulder. She is the proud parent of a first-year college student.