Rebecca Choltco

Executive Director, Strategic Communication and Welcome Center

Bio

In her role as Executive Director, Strategic Communication and Welcome Center, Rebecca Choltco leads communication and marketing strategy for the Division of Enrollment Management and oversees the university's Coulter Welcome Center, which facilitates visitor experience and campus tours.

Becky and her team are responsible for planning and executing the division’s communications and content across multiple channels to support recruitment efforts, inform student and family decision-making, build positive relationships across campus, and promote student success. Additionally, Becky is responsible for overseeing operations and strategy for the Coulter Welcome Center. The welcome center team works to enhance visitor experience, develop and implement campus tours, and manages the work of CMU's Tartan Ambassadors - a select group of students chosen to represent the university.

With over two decades of broad communication and marketing experience, Becky values collaboration, data-driven strategy and creative storytelling. Prior to joining Carnegie Mellon as an assistant director in 2006, she managed communication functions and served as the assistant editor for a variety of publications at the Allegheny County Bar Association. Becky’s passion for storytelling developed as a writer and copy editor for area newspapers including the Tribune-Review, the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat and the Latrobe Bulletin. 

Becky earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications and Journalism from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a member of the American Marketing Association and the Association for Women in Communications, and she serves on Carnegie Mellon’s Web Governance Council. In 2014, Becky was the recipient of the Pat Kleyle Staff Recognition Award in Enrollment and was a nominee for the Carnegie Mellon University Andy Award for Outstanding Dedication. 

Becky resides in the Pittsburgh area with her husband Kris and their dogs Rooney and River.