SARAI NUÑEZ - FACULTY DIRECTOR
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION

DEPARTMENT OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION
PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE, CREATIVE TRACK

Sarai Nuñez hails from the small Central American country of Honduras. She spent most of her childhood there before moving to Miami and calling it home.

She loves to travel and has been all over the world, collecting pictures and images as she goes along.  As a professor at the University of Miami she always encourages her students to study abroad, and insists that it is a crucial part of a well-rounded education. 

Her favorite cities are Barcelona, and Singapore. But yes, she has also spent some time in both Berlin and Amsterdam.

An avid Social Media fan/user she recognizes the ever-changing landscape of communication, and the role that technology and innovation presents.

She speaks English, Spanish, and knows how to ask where the bathroom is in French and Italian. 

Her undergraduate degree, as well as her Master degree brought her to the colder and unfamiliar climates of Boston, MA where she received a Bachelor of Science in Advertising (COM ‘02) and a Master in Fine Arts in Graphic Design (CFA ‘05) from Boston University. 

Her teaching philosophy focuses on strategically solving problems in a creative and innovative way. Her design courses attempt to bring ideas to life with passion and a discerning eye for aesthetics.

She has worked with clients such as Nissan, Six Flags, Sandals Resorts, P&G Beauty and many more. Her work has been displayed all over the country, from subway stops to the legendary billboards of Manhattan’s Times Square. 

Currently, as the Director of Design Experience at YellowHouse Consulting, she works with various non-profits, political candidates, and creates branding for clients she truly loves.

Her biggest loves are Branding, typography, package design; and her French Bulldog, Moo.

She has a soft-spot for vintage cameras, oversized wrist-
watches, collects KidRobot Toys and loves the FB Barcelona Futbol Club, but doesn’t understand other sports. Even American football -  to the shock and dismay of her students.

MONICA DURAN - CO FACULTY DIRECTOR
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION

DEPARTMENT OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION
ADVERTISING LECTURER, STRATEGIC TRACK

start-ups, agencies, and high-growth DTC brands. She started her career in La Paz, Bolivia in the manufacturing and telecom industries. Her career flourished in ad agencies on Fortune 500 CPG global brands in the US and in LatAm, spanning Brand Strategy, US Hispanic consumer and shopper marketing strategy, as well as activation across a broad range of traditional, digital, and retail channels. She has helped concept, create, and activate campaigns on CPG accounts like Kellogg’s, Kraft-Heinz, Colgate-Palmolive, Kimberly-Clark, Nestlé Purina Pet Care, General Mills, Unilever, SC Johnson, Beisersdorf, and Johnson & Johnson.

In the U.S. her shopper marketing campaigns have been executed at retailers nationwide in the drug, mass, grocery, dollar and club channels, gaining industry recognition for their effectiveness in changing shopper behavior.

At the University of Miami School of Communication Monica lectures in Advertising Strategy and

Management, as well as US Hispanic Consumer insights. Monica completed her undergraduate degree in International Business Communication from Berry College, Rome, GA and holds a Master’s in Marketing from the Escuela Europea de Negocios, La Paz, Bolivia.

She holds category experience in: auto, spirits, health insurance, fresh produce, bottled juice, dairy (cheese,yogurt), health & wellness, beauty, pet care, baby care, fem care, CPG food (cereal, salty snacks, frozen foods, ready baked goods), paper goods, personal finance, CBD oil, and retail.

Since 2017, Monica has served as an independent strategic consultant and researcher, partnering with middle and small agencies to support them with marketing strategy, shopper marketing, qualitative and ethnography assignments. Monica is the mother to adult twins and two senior cats.