Carmen Cusido is assistant director, Media Relations and Communications at Kessler Foundation. She is responsible for generating earned media to maintain the Foundation’s image as a trusted leader in rehabilitation research and disability employment.

For over two decades, Carmen has built a career in communications and journalism. She has held roles at a variety of organizations, including: MikeWorldWide Public Relations, Wildlife Conservation Society, New Jersey Department of Education, and New Jersey Department of Labor.

As a journalist, her writing has been featured in publications such as CNN, NPR, NBC News, Oprah Daily, Refinery29, Health, and TIME for Kids.

Carmen is also an experienced educator, having served as an adjunct professor at several universities in New Jersey and New York. She has further honed her skills at the Yale Writers’ Workshop and Harvard Business School’s executive education program.