DENVER— April 1, 2026 — The Nova Method™, an audience-first, AI-driven marketing communications and PR firm, today announced that co-founder and COO Michelle Baum has been appointed to the Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) AI Advisory Board, further advancing the firm’s leadership at the intersection of communications, marketing, and applied artificial intelligence. Additionally, Baum and co-founder and CEO Christine Perkett have been welcomed into Women Applying AI, a nonprofit community dedicated to helping women learn, apply, and lead with AI.
Baum’s appointment to the MSU Denver AI Advisory Board reflects her deep expertise in communications strategy, executive leadership, and real-world application of AI in business. In this role, she helps shape how the institution explores AI’s impact on education and workforce readiness, to ensure students develop the skills required in an AI-driven economy. Baum served as an adjunct and tenured professor of public relations at MSU Denver for 10 years.
“Michelle brings an important blend of communications strategy, executive leadership and applied AI insight to …
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