Employee Profile

Emery Tschetter

Emery Tschetter

Outreach Program Administrator

  • Office of Professional & Continuing Education
    • Academic Programs

    Emery is a leader in communications, marketing, and educational program development with extensive experience in instructional design, distance education, and project management. For more than 20 years, he led Extension communications offices at Auburn University and South Dakota State University. He has worked in television and radio news and has broad experience in web and digital media development, grant writing, strategic planning, budgeting, branding, publishing, and teaching. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism.

    Education

    • Master of Science - Journalism South Dakota State University
    • Bachelor of Science - Broadcast Journalism South Dakota State University

    Professional Experience

    AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Auburn, Alabama

    Outreach Program Administrator, Auburn University Office of Professional and Continuing Education - 2023 - Present. Serve as Director for Auburn University Advanced Placement Summer Institute, and Auburn University Tax Institute.

    Communications and Marketing Executive, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, 2022. Created statewide emergency disaster training materials and communications plans.

    Director of Communications and Marketing, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, 2013-2022 Administered budgets, programs, and staff of 25 communications professionals working in web and digital media development, news and social media, printing and publication production, graphic design, video production, online learning, app development, and program marketing, with programs supporting more than 700 Extension employees across the state of Alabama.

    Director of Communications and Marketing, South Dakota State University Extension, 2011-2013


    Earlier Experience

    Department Head, Agricultural Communications, South Dakota State University

    Extension Radio/TV Specialist, South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service

    Broadcast Programming Instructor, Department of Mass Communications, South Dakota State University

    News and Farm Director, KVAA-Radio