Pennsylvania Sea Grant Welcomes Olivia Szaszko, Digital Engagement Specialist
(HARRISBURG) – Pennsylvania Sea Grant (PASG) is pleased to announce and welcome Olivia Szaszko, Digital Engagement Specialist, to the team. In this role, Olivia will help elevate the Program’s communications capacity and expand audience reach by creating and managing compelling content that informs and connects people to the Great Lakes, coastal, and watershed resources they need.
Szaszko graduated from Penn State World Campus in December 2025 with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management. While pursuing her degree she worked for the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, promoting the program online and via social media, and for the College of Education, assisting in the coordination of marketing efforts. She also volunteered for Penn State’s student-led International and Transfer Students Association as video editor, a role she maintains as an alumna.
“We’re thrilled to have Olivia on board,” said Kelly Donaldson, Senior Communications & Marketing Manager. “Our statewide program offers a unique blend of education, outreach, and research and her skillsets will help us build even more bridges between people and science through creative online and digital storytelling, and visual communications.
In this newly created, part time role, Szaszko will develop and manage social media content, track trends and manage platforms, create engaging visual resources, assist in managing the Program’s website, and produce stories that increase audience awareness.
Olivia says she is passionate about blending design and marketing data analytics to make genuine connections with core audiences.
“I’m excited to join the dedicated team of experts at PA Sea Grant and to engage with the broader community of Pennsylvanians committed to enhancing the health and resilience of our state’s coastal regions. It’s a rare opportunity to put my marketing and design skills to work for a cause I genuinely believe in.”
Based in Pittsburgh, the addition of Szaszko further broadens PASG’s reach in Pennsylvania, with existing staff working in Erie, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia.
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