The speaker bio version

Day is vice president of strategy at Ologie, the marketing and branding agency for education. For over a decade, Day has been leading innovative marketing work with universities worldwide, pushing institutions to use their communications as tools for equity and access. She is an international keynote speaker on enrollment marketing, email strategy, productivity, and stakeholder management. Day hosts Enrollify's Talking Tactics podcast, and co-authored Mailed It!: A Guide to Crafting Emails that Build Relationships and Get Results.

As a lifelong immigrant who has lived in six different countries, Day is now happily Canadian. She lives with her son, Romeo, and her husband, Bruno.

Job titles

(If you care about this sort of thing…)

  • Vice President of Strategy | Ologie

  • Director of Growth | Pickle Jar Communications

  • Acting Director, Undergraduate Recruitment | Undergraduate Recruitment and Admissions | University of Western Ontario

  • Lecturer, Integrated Marketing Communications | University of Western Ontario

  • Assistant Director of Digital Marketing & Participation | Annual Giving Programs | Cornell University

  • CRM Manager, Business Analyst, Writer/Editor, Admission Counselor | Undergraduate Admissions Office | Penn State University

  • Marketing Strategist | World Campus | Penn State University

  • Database Solutions | E-Marketing Manager | Hella México, USA, and South Africa

  • Internet Marketing Intern | Intel Munich

My degrees

(I’m most proud of my IB Diploma, I’ve never worked so hard in my entire life.)

  • Master of Applied Statistics | Penn State University

  • Graduate Certificate in E-Commerce | Instituto Técnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

  • Bachelor of Business Administration | Hochschule Furtwangen University

  • International Baccalaureate Diploma | Instituto Técnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México

Things I’ve won

(That I remember anyway!)

  • 20 Under 40 Award (London Inc. Magazine 2024)

  • Best Seller for my book Mailed It! co-authored with Ashley Budd (Amazon 2024)

  • Gold for Public Service Marketing Campaign (AAF Columbus Awards 2023)

  • Best in Track (Red Stapler) at HighEdWeb (Little Rock 2022)

  • Prix d’Excellence Best Use of Multi-Media (Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education 2021)

  • Best in Track (Red Stapler) at HighEdWeb (Milwaukee 2019)

  • Office of the Registrar Innovation Award (Western University 2019)

  • Best in Track (Red Stapler) at HighEdWeb (Hartford 2017)

  • Best of Conference at HighEdWeb (Hartford 2017)

Really nice things people have said about me.

People also say things that aren’t so nice. But telling you those will require at least a coffee.

  • Watching Day present is like watching art in motion. They are the most engaging presentations of the day. It’s a true moment of community and genius, all presented in a fun and understandable way!

    A HighEdWeb 2023 attendee

  • Professor Dayana is by far the best professor I have ever at Western University. She has pushed me to get a career in marketing and become just like her.

    A student in my IMC class

  • I just wanted to reach out to you and let you know that I’ve had TREMENDOUS success using your suggestions! My response rate has tripled! Can’t thank you enough.

    An email workshop attendee

  • So, here's the deal: You got the HIGHEST speaker scores in Confab history. We're going to need you to come back.

    A Confab organizer (RIP Confab)

  • You’re an air fryer bc people don’t know what they’re missing until they have you

    A fellow Ologist

  • She is a strategic and energetic leader who knows how to help young professionals realize their potential.

    A former direct report left this on my LinkedIn

  • I wanted to thank you for inviting me on Talking Tactics. Saying yes to that opportunity, even though it was scary for me, inspired me to submit proposals to some conferences. And, I just got accepted to speak at the CASE SMC!

    A guest on Talking Tactics Season 1