Tracy DeStazio

Tracy DeStazio is a senior content specialist for the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, where she gathers, writes and edits stories that elevate the school’s mission and research reputation.

DeStazio joined Notre Dame in 2022, previously serving as a member of the University’s media relations team, where she not only worked with faculty and staff to translate complex research into stories that resonate with a broad audience but also pitched those ideas to the media.

Before coming to Notre Dame, DeStazio spent her professional career crafting strategic and effective communications across a multitude of platforms and involving various stakeholders from all over the world. Her past adventures include writing for an asphalt trade magazine, creating marketing tools for an ESL book publishing company, editing a book about military spouses and their careers, and serving American diplomats and their families living abroad as a community liaison assistant in a U.S. Embassy.

DeStazio holds a bachelor’s degree in English with a concentration in writing and editing from George Mason University.