Rachael Silva

Rachael Silva, a strategic and creative marketing communications professional with an impressive track record of successful brand building in academia, healthcare and non-profits, is Assistant Dean for External Affairs at Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law.  

Prior to joining Haub Law in 2021, Silva was Senior Director of Marketing and Communications for Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College in Valhalla, where she established a national brand reputation for this new school opened in 2016. In addition to overseeing overall marketing, communications, branding, and media relations for the college, she was responsible for leading patient-acquisition marketing efforts for its 115-chair clinical training facility and building its reputation through community outreach and government relations efforts. Silva also played a pivotal role in admissions, fundraising, college events, and overall campus visitor experience.

Prior to Touro, Silva was Director of Creative Services at The New York Public Library for four years, responsible for overseeing marketing, advertising, branding, visitor experience, publications, design and multimedia for its 4 research libraries and its 88 additional locations. She also spent over 13 years at Montefiore Medical Center in leadership roles focusing on marketing, communications, branding, creative services, and digital media. Most notably, while there she played a pivotal role in a major re-branding strategy, web redesign and advertising campaign for the hospital, ultimately helping it elevate its brand reputation and rankings nationally.

Silva holds a MS in Graphic Communications Management & Technology from New York University, along with a BA in Professional and Technical Communications from the State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica. Additionally, she holds a Certificate in Electronic Publishing from the Association of Graphic Communications. Silva lives in Westchester, NY.