COntact - Office of External Relations
Staff Members
Executive Director, Dr. Julie Dietrich
The Executive Director, Dr. Julie Dietrich, serves as the institution’s primary government relations officer, cultivating and sustaining relationships with local, state, and federal elected officials and their offices, and a leading liaison within community. Through this position, Dr. Dietrich focuses upon executing strategic community and economic development as well as facilitating communication and negotiating partnerships among key leaders to help leverage and optimize the use of institutional assets and addressing community need.
Dr. Julie Dietrich
Executive Director for External Relations
West Chester University
628 South High Street
Filano Hall, Room 209
West Chester, PA 19383
610-436-3424
jdietrich@wcupa.edu
Graduate Assistant, Danielle Ciliberto
Danielle Ciliberto serves as the Graduate Assistant for the Office of External Relations and Center for Community Solutions housed within it, helping to maintain relationships between student and community partners in the local through national community. In this position, she focuses on leading student recruitment, connecting and supporting student and community partners, and providing project management, ensuring meaningful projects that advance students' experiential learning and meeting community need. Danielle is a recent West Chester University alumna, having received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science degree in Spring 2026, while also being a four-year student-athlete. Currently, she is pursuing two concurrent master's degrees: Public Administration and Higher Education Policy and Student Affairs. Danielle has demonstrated exemplary performance academically and athletically; her genuine, consistent diligence, notable work ethic, and passionate care and enthusiasm for the work of the Office helps to generate invaluable, positive impact.
Danielle Ciliberto
Graduate Assistant, Office of External Relations
West Chester University
624 South High Street
Veterans Center, Room 301
West Chester, PA 19383
610-436-3427
DC1004561@wcupa.edu