Alumni Profile



photo Omar Isaacs
Omar Isaacs

Public Relations and Communications


Omar Isaacs (B.A. ’05) traveled all of the way from his native Bahamas to go to school at Iowa. Now he is back home working as a Public Relations and Communications Officer for the Ministry of Tourism and he invites all of us to travel to the Bahamas. With winter on its way this sounds like a pretty good idea! Omar was recruited to Iowa to be a sprinter on the track team and he was a letter winner in 2003, 2004, and 2005. At the 2004 Iowa Open he won the 60 meters competition with a time of 6.90, which ranks sixth on Iowa’s all-time best performance list. In his position with the Ministry of Tourism, he is responsible for promoting Grand Bahama Island, one of the top vacation spots in the Caribbean. Until a few months ago, he edited the Island’s website and worked with local businesses to compile and distribute public relations material. Just recently, he was promoted to a position in the Ministry Office in London to promote Bahama tourism in Europe. He will also begin work on a Master's degree while in London.