{"id":35404,"date":"2026-05-31T21:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T21:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=35404"},"modified":"2026-05-31T21:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T21:20:14","slug":"oklahoma-department-of-aerospace-and-aeronautics-names-laura-rudicel-director-of-communications-and-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/uncategorized\/oklahoma-department-of-aerospace-and-aeronautics-names-laura-rudicel-director-of-communications-and-marketing\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics Names Laura Rudicel Director of Communications and Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) has named Laura Rudicel as its new Director of Communications and Marketing. An award-winning communications strategist, Rudicel brings extensive experience leading high-profile brand, media, and public engagement initiatives across Oklahoma. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Laura-Rudicel.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35405\" style=\"width:180px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Laura-Rudicel.jpeg 415w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Laura-Rudicel-232x300.jpeg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Laura Rudicel<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Rudicel joins ODAA from OKANA Resort &amp; Indoor Waterpark, where she served as Director of Marketing and helped lead communications strategies surrounding the resort\u2019s opening, securing national media coverage and helping establish OKANA as a premier tourism destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rudicel will oversee strategic marketing and communications, media relations, digital platforms, and public engagement efforts supporting Oklahoma\u2019s growing aerospace and defense industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLaura brings a dynamic blend of vision, storytelling, and leadership that will elevate ODAA\u2019s brand and amplify Oklahoma\u2019s presence on a national and global stage,\u201d said ODAA Executive Director Grayson Ardies. \u201cHer expertise makes her an outstanding addition as Oklahoma continues strengthening its position in the aerospace ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to OKANA, Rudicel served as Director of Marketing &amp; Communications at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, where she led award-winning campaigns that drove record engagement and attendance. Her background also includes leadership roles at Conner &amp; Winters, Saxum, and the Oklahoma City-County Health Department. She began her career as a broadcast journalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m honored to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/oklahoma.gov\/aerospace.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/oklahoma.gov\/aerospace.html\">Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics<\/a> at such an exciting time for the industry,\u201d said Rudicel. \u201cOklahoma has incredible momentum in aerospace, defense, and space, and I look forward to helping tell the story of the innovation driving the industry forward across our state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rudicel earned a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Studies from Emory University. She serves on the board of March of Dimes Oklahoma and is active in many Oklahoma City civic and professional organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) has named Laura Rudicel as its new Director of Communications and Marketing. An award-winning communications strategist, Rudicel brings extensive experience leading high-profile brand, media, and public engagement initiatives across Oklahoma. Rudicel joins ODAA from OKANA Resort &amp; Indoor Waterpark, where she served as Director of Marketing and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35404"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35406,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35404\/revisions\/35406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}