Allison Counasse

Allison Counasse is the e-communications coordinator and web designer at Penn State Behrend. In her role, she manages the college’s key digital communications tools, including the website, mobile app, events calendar, e-publications platform, and interactive resources such as the map, virtual tour, and webforms. She also supports a college-wide network of more than 30 website content creators, coordinates accessibility efforts, provides analytics reporting and insights, and administers subscriber lists and sender groups.

She worked previously at ArtsErie, the regional arts council; Velocity Network, an IT and internet services firm; and with several organizations as the outsourced lead in marketing, communications, and design.

Service and Involvement

University

• Accessibility Web Liaison, 2023–present
• Penn State Go Mobile App Liaisons Group, 2020–present
• Commonwealth Campus Web Group (CWG), 2017–present
  • Web Advisory Board (CWAB), 2020–22
  • Employee Web Directory Task Force, 2016–17
  • "Polaris 2" Website Redesign Team, 2014–16

College

Planning Committees and Teams

• College Team: Summer Institute on Equity in the Academic Experience (Georgetown University/American Talent Initiative), 2023
• Planning Committee: National Foreign Language Week, 2022–23
• Study Abroad Committee: "Count Me In" Enrollment Initiative, 2018
• Planning Committee: Stand for State/Green Dot Bystander Intervention Initiative, 2016–17

Search Committees

• Administrative Support Assistant, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2021
• Digital Resources Staff Position, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018
• Administrative Support Assistant, School of Science, 2014

Professional Development

• Generative AI in Action, Penn State—Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, 2025
• Safer People Safer Places Foundations Workshop, 2025
• BUILD @ Penn State Initiative, 2023–25