Stacia Harris, Ed.D
Allora Group Creative Director
Dr. Stacia Harris has extensive experience in television news and promotions and marketing. A graduate of Wake Forest University, Stacia worked in the Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Schools communications department for four years after graduation. She then transitioned to TV news and then promotions. Over nearly a decade, she worked in Nebraska, West Virginia, and Virginia at various TV stations. She gained extensive experience in writing, anchoring, reporting, producing, videography, and editing compelling stories and promotional pieces. In 2015, she moved to Asheville to accept a position in the Buncombe County Schools communications department. In her time here, she has held several positions in the department and is now the Director of Communications. The Communications Department is responsible for maintaining effective communications with the community at large and within the school system itself. The department provides media relations, public relations, and crisis communications for the school system. Using various mediums and platforms, the team also promotes the positive programs, people, and accomplishments that make it an effective school system. Stacia earned a Master of Science in Management and Leadership (MSML) from Montreat College in 2019. She completed the Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership (DEOL) program through Gardner-Webb University in July of 2022.