Media Contacts
The News Service works to enhance the reputation, visibility and understanding of the university. It collaborates with campus units to publicize research findings, creative work and major events. The News Service also promotes faculty experts on important topics in the news, produces multimedia, and uses social media to distribute university content to news outlets around the world.
Media Contacts
Laura Lessnau, Director
Bernie DeGroat, Associate Director
Areas: Economics, Entrepreneurship, Transportation, Labor
Laura Bailey, Senior Public Relations Representative
Areas: Kinesiology, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Human Growth and Development, Nursing
Jim Erickson, Senior Public Relations Representative
Areas: Natural Resources and Environment, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Graham Sustainability Institute, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Museum of Natural History, Paleontology, Herbarium.
Bill Foreman, Global Communications Manager
Areas: International Institute, Area Studies Centers, Foreign Languages and Literature, Global and Intercultural Study, Architecture and Urban Planning
Laurel Thomas Gnagey, Senior Public Relations Strategist
Areas: Public Health, Education, Student Experiences, Instructional Technology
Greta Guest, Senior Public Relations Representative
Areas: Business, Public Policy, Tech Transfer
Nicole Casal Moore, Lead Public Relations Representative
Areas: Engineering, Physics, Math, Astronomy, Information, Entrepreneurship
Frank Provenzano, Senior Public Relations Representative
Areas: Music, Theatre, Dance, Art and Design, Humanities, Screen Arts and Cultures, Botanical Gardens, Libraries, Museums, Arboretum
Diane Swanbrow, ISR Director of Communications, Lead Public Relations Representative
Areas: Social Research, Surveys of Consumers, Sociology, American Culture, Philosophy, Anthropology, History, Religious Studies
Jared Wadley, Senior Public Relations Representative
Areas: Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Law, Social Work, English, Organizational Studies, Communication Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program
Mandira Banerjee, India Communications Manager
Vivianne Schnitzer, Hispanic Communications Manager
News Service Multimedia and Support Staff
Alessandra Gillen, News Clerk
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Nicole Rhoads, Web Designer
Roger Sutton, Broadcast Media and Information Technology Manager