WHO WE ARE

We are The Agency: The Best of the Best.

Founded in 2018, The Agency at Quinnipiac University provides communications students with hands-on learning opportunities, connecting them with professionals and clients. Our expertise lies in social media, graphic design, photo & video, and written content.

FACULTY ADVISORS

The Agency is currently under the direction of John Powers, Ph.D, Director of the Graduate Program in Interactive Media and Communications, and Hilary Fussell Sisco, Ph.D, Professor of Public Relations at Quinnipiac University.

John Powers, Ph.D

Co-CEO

John Powers, PhD, has vast experience as an educator, senior communications professional, administrator, writer, editor, and digital media practitioner. He is the Director of the Graduate Program in Interactive Media and Communications and Assistant Professor of Interactive Media and Design at
Quinnipiac University.

Dr. Powers has worked previously at the Yale University School of Nursing as their Director of Public Affairs and Communications, and is presently the president and CEO of the non-profit organization, Dominican Republic
Mission Team.

Hilary Fussell Sisco, Ph.D

Co-CEO

Hilary Fussell Sisco, Ph.D., is a Professor of Public Relations at Quinnipiac University with over 20 years of experience. She is a current member of the Steering Committee for the Commission on Public Relations Education. Dr. Sisco is the Editor-in-Chief of Public Relations Journal, the only journal focusing on public relations research's practical outcomes.

She is a member of the Diversity Action Alliance and serves on the National Awards Committee of PRSA. Dr. Sisco has written on public relations education, technology, and crisis communication for the Institute of Public Relations Research Letter, PRSA’s Tactics and the Journal of Public Relations Research, the premier scholarly journal in the field.