Shaker Heights Names New Communications Director

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH — Julie McGovern Voyzey is the new director of communications and marketing for the city of Shaker Heights. She has been part of the city's Communications and Marketing Department since 2010.

“Julie has been an integral member of the Communications & Marketing Department for almost a decade,” said Mayor David Weiss. “She is a talented communications professional and, as a longtime Shaker resident, deeply committed to the City. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to work closely with her in this new role.”

McGovern Voyzey came to the city as a community information representative before being promoted to communications and marketing specialist in 2013. She became senior specialist in 2016 and became the head of the department on June 1.

During her tenure in Shaker Heights, McGovern Voyzey developed and oversees the city's Shaker365 marketing campaign and the publication of Shaker Life magazine. She also handles day-to-day operations and external communications.

Prior to coming to Shaker Heights, McGovern Voyzey worked in development and implementation of federal affordable housing initiatives in Washington, D.C. and Raleigh, North Carolina. She earned a Master of City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University. She is a graduate of Shaker Heights High.