Gail Michalak, Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Gail Michalak, Cydcor’s Vice President of People, Culture and Communications, is the driving force for creating programs and a corporate environment aimed to attract, nurture and develop our team members. Her team is also responsible for Cydcor’s internal and external marketing and communication efforts.
Since 2003, Michalak has been an advocate for the people and culture at Cydcor, leading the development of the company’s mission, vision and values, corporate communications, public relations, online recruiting and internal people services department.
Prior to joining Cydcor, Michalak held positions at Kinko’s as director of advertising and creative services, and director of corporate communications in human resources and development. Michalak’s contributions led Kinko’s to becoming recognized as one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to work for. Formerly, Michalak was the associate vice president of corporate communications and marketing at ARCS Mortgage Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York.
Michalak’s other achievements include receiving the 2002 and 2003 Silver and Bronze ADDY Awards, 2002 PRSA Cause-related Marketing Program of the Year and the International Association of Business Communicators Award of Excellence.
Michalak holds an M.B.A. in Marketing from California Lutheran University, where she received the Distinguished Scholar Award. She also holds a B.S. in business administration and finance from California State University, Northridge, and attended the professional certification program in public relations and broadcast journalism at UCLA.