Jo Giles brings more than a dozen years of award-winning journalism and media relations to Emspace Group. Her expertise includes communication strategies and implementation based on brand platforms, message development and content to advance the organizational mission.

Prior to joining Emspace Group, she was a vital member of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s public relations department launching multimedia projects, web content development, media relations and media training for faculty, staff and students; and a reporter/anchor for KPTM Fox 42 News.

Jo is a recent Midlands Business Journal 40 under 40 award winner, a founding board member of 2B Fertile and serves on the board of directors for inCOMMON Community Development. She earned her master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia and bachelor’s degree in psychology and African-American studies from Washington University in St. Louis.