Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Join Johns Hopkins University MA in Communication Assistant Program Director Patricia Hernandez as she hosts Sonya Gavankar-McKay, Senior Director of Digital Strategy for Axiom Space, Earth’s first commercial space station company. An expert brand storyteller with the heart of a journalist and the voice of a publicist, she is an award-winning director of strategic communication who has successfully showcased the mission and achievements of public and private sector organizations.
Prior to her current role, Gavankar-McKay developed digital media practices and branding for U.S. Space Force, the newest branch of the military. She also produced award-winning documentaries and brought cohesion to exhibit space and interactive programming at the Newseum. Host of the nationally syndicated “The Tech Show,” Gavankar-McKay contributes commentary on everything from hard news to cooking shows on affiliates, PBS, QVC, and even the Puppy Bowl.
Gavankar-McKay has spent the past two decades as in-demand speaker, moderator, and trainer and currently hosts herExchange, a podcast on professional development tools and personal brand-building. She has served on several nonprofit boards including the Hugh O’Brian Foundation, The Miss America Organization, and Ladies America.
Learn more about the JHU MA in Communication program:
https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-communication/
#DigitalStrategy #SpaceCommunication #BrandStorytelling #AxiomSpace #StrategicCommunication #CommunicationLeadership #SpaceIndustry #PublicRelations #MediaStrategy #STEMCommunication
Join Johns Hopkins University MA in Communication Assistant Program Director Patricia Hernandez as she hosts Sonya Gavankar-McKay, Senior Director of Digital Strategy for Axiom Space, Earth’s first commercial space station company. An expert brand storyteller with the heart of a journalist and the voice of a publicist, she is an award-winning director of strategic communication who has successfully showcased the mission and achievements of public and private sector organizations.
Prior to her current role, Gavankar-McKay developed digital media practices and branding for U.S. Space Force, the newest branch of the military. She also produced award-winning documentaries and brought cohesion to exhibit space and interactive programming at the Newseum. Host of the nationally syndicated “The Tech Show,” Gavankar-McKay contributes commentary on everything from hard news to cooking shows on affiliates, PBS, QVC, and even the Puppy Bowl.
Gavankar-McKay has spent the past two decades as in-demand speaker, moderator, and trainer and currently hosts herExchange, a podcast on professional development tools and personal brand-building. She has served on several nonprofit boards including the Hugh O’Brian Foundation, The Miss America Organization, and Ladies America.
Learn more about the JHU MA in Communication program:
https://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate/ma-communication/
#DigitalStrategy #SpaceCommunication #BrandStorytelling #AxiomSpace #StrategicCommunication #CommunicationLeadership #SpaceIndustry #PublicRelations #MediaStrategy #STEMCommunication
