Faculty and Staff

DIANA ORBAN BROWN

Education:

Positions Held:

2003-present – Director of Marketing and Communications, Rutgers Equine Science Center at Cook College, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
2002-2003 – Marketing Specialist, Cook College and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
1982-2002 – Founder and President, Diana M. Orban Associates, Inc. (marketing communications firm), Morristown, NJ
1980-1982 – President, Public Relations Division of Tromson-Monroe Advertising & Public Relations, New York, NY
1972-1980 – Journalist and Editor, Travel Weekly newspaper, Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, New York, NY
1969-1972 – Editor, The Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor, MI

Awards and Honors:

2000-2001 – Judge, Florida Division of Tourism Flagler Awards
2000 – Atlas Award, Association of Travel Marketing Executives
1999 – Creativity in Public Relations Award, Inside PR Magazine
1995 – Caribbean Hotel Association Marketing/Advertising Competition Judge
1995 – Clarion Award, Women in Communications
1993 – Telly Award
1993 – Gold Quill Award, International Association of Business Communications
1992 - Atlas Award, Association of Travel Marketing Executives
1991-2000 – Golden Bell Awards, Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International
1989 – Golden Bell Award, Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International

Organizations:

2003-present – Mendham Township Open Space Trust Committee
1999-present – Northwest New Jersey Community Action Program Board of Directors
1988-2000 – International Association of Business Communicators
1985-1988 – Public Relations Advisory Council, University of Florida College of Journalism & Communications
1980-present – Society of American Travel Writers
1969-1999 – Women in Communications

Selected Publications:

Articles:

Orban, Diana. 1997. Classics: English Saddles. The Carlyle Magazine Vol. 2, No. 1.
Orban Diana. 1992. Viewpoints. In: Official Publication of the National Association of Cruise-Only Travel Agencies.
Orban, Diana. 1984. We had a public relations firm, but…. In: Travel Trend, The Journal of Travel Marketing.
Orban, Diana. 1984. Putting your message in the right medium. Travel Weekly.

Books:

Orban, Diana, Editor (with R. Branch). Proceedings: New Jersey Horse Industry Summit. Equine Science Center. 2003.
Orban, Diana, Editor and writer (with writers M. Hujber, K. Hyland, M. Sullivan). Solutions. Cook College, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers Cooperative Extension. 2002.
Orban, Diana. Who Will Speak for Attorneys? National Association of Bar-Related Title Insurers. 1999.

Handouts:

Orban Diana. Lights! Camera! Action! Public Relations/Publicity Techniques. 1990.

Contact:

Diana Orban Brown, Director of Communications

Rutgers Equine Science Center

57 U.S. Highway 1

New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8554

732-932-9419 (T)

732-932-2658 (F)

orban@njaes.rutgers.edu