Participants List - The Council of Independent Colleges

2013 College Media Conference
Participants List by Institution
ABC News, DC
Mary K. Bruce, Producer
Allegheny College, PA
Brian Dalton, Vice President for Enrollment
and Communications
Rachel Garza, Associate Vice President for
Marketing and Communications
Alma College, MI
Michael Silverthorn, Director of
Communications
American Association of State Colleges and
Universities, DC
Susan Chilcott, Vice President for
Communications
American Council on Education, DC
Erin A. Hennessy, Assistant Vice President
for Public Affairs and Publishing
American Student Assistance, MA
Allesandra Lanza, Director, Corporate Public
Relations
American University, DC
Barbara Emshwiller, Web Communications
Director
Paul Johnson, Public Relations Manager
Camille Lepre, Assistant Vice President,
University Communications
Rick Todd, Public Relations Manager
Amherst College, MA
Peter Rooney, Director of Public Affairs
Antioch University-Los Angeles, CA
Karen Hamilton, Public Relations Specialist
Arcadia University, PA
Dan DiPrinzio, Director of Communications
Associated Press, PA
Mark Scolforo, Reporter
Association of Independent Colleges and
Universities of Ohio, OH
Stacey Dorr, Director of Public Relations
Association of Jesuit Colleges and
Universities, DC
Deanna Isabelle Howes, Director of
Communications
Assumption College, MA
Lorraine U. Martinelle, Director of Public
Affairs
Augsburg College, MN
Stephanie Weiss, Director of News and
Media Services
Augustana College, IL
Sam Schlouch, Manager, Arts Events and
Communication
Austin College, TX
Lynn Z. Womble, Director of Public Affairs
Babson College, MA
Hilary Katulak, Media Relations and
Marketing Assistant
2013 College Media Conference June 26-28, 2013 Washington, DC

Baltimore City Community College, MD
Patrick D. Onley, Interim Vice President for
Institutional Advancement, Marketing
and Research
Baylor University, TX
Tonya B. Lewis, Assistant Director, Media
Communications
Beloit College, WI
Jason Hughes, Director of Communications
Benedictine University, IL
Elliott Peppers, National Media Coordinator
Bentley University, MA
Helen Henrichs, Senior Associate Director of
of Public and Media Relations
Berry College, GA
Chris Reinolds Kozelle, Director, News and
Editorial Services
Biola University, CA
Jenna Bartlo, Media Relations Specialist
Brenda Velasco, Assistant Director of Public
Relations and Internal Communications
Bloomberg News Service, NY
Janet Lorin, Higher Education Reporter
Boston University, MA
Amy Hook, Assistant Vice President
Bowdoin College, ME
Doug Cook, Director of News and Media
Relations
Caldwell College, NJ
Colette M. Liddy, Director of Media
Relations
Calvin College, MI
Matt Scott Kucinski, Media Relations
Manager
Carnegie Mellon University, PA
Abby Simmons, Media Relations Specialist
Catholic University of America, DC
Katie Lee, Director of Communications
Cedarville University, OH
Mark D. Weinstein, Executive Director of
Public Relations
Centenary College, NJ
Anna Maria Lalevee, Director of Public
Relations
Centre College, KY
Amy Clark Wise, Assistant Director of
Communications for Public Relations
and Marketing
Chatham University, PA
Bill Campbell, Vice President of Marketing
and Communications
Chicago School of Professional Psychology,
CA
Carolyn Aguayo, Communications Manager
Elinor Gilbert, National Director of
Communications
Claremont Graduate University, CA
Rod Leveque, Assistant Director, Media and
Online Relations
Clark University, MA
Jane Salerno, Senior Associate Director for
Media Relations
Cleveland State University, OH
Joe Mosbrook, Director of Strategic
Communications
2013 College Media Conference June 26-28, 2013 Washington, DC

CNN, DC
Sarah Baker, Network Booker and Editorial
Producer
Coker College, SC
Christopher Dougherty, Manager of Athletics
Media Relations and Marketing
College of Mount St. Joseph, OH
Jill Eichhorn, Public Relations Manager
College of the Ozarks, MO
Elizabeth Andrews Hughes, Director of
Public Relations
Colorado Christian University, CO
Gabe Knipp, Marketing Communications
Specialist
Lisa L. Zeller, Director of University
Communications
Colorado College, CO
Leslie Weddell, College News Director
Columbia College Chicago, IL
Steven R. Kauffman, Director of Public
Relations
Concordia University, CA
Ann Ashmon, Director of Communications
Rick Hardy, Associate Vice President of
Marketing and Admissions
Lindy Neubauer, Communications Director
Veronica Steele, Social Media Manager
Connecticut College, CT
Deborah MacDonnell, Director of Public
Relations
Amy Martin, Manager of Media Relations
Council of Independent Colleges, DC
Allison Blackburn, Director of Conferences
Christopher Dodds, Manager of State Fund
Programs and Web Communications
Richard Ekman, President
Barbara Hetrick, Senior Vice President
Joy Jump, Conference and Program
Coordinator
Lilia LaGesse, Director of Print and Digital
Publications
Paula M. Miller, Communications Manager
R. Keith Moore, Senior Advisor, Public
Relations
Judith T. Phair, Communications Consultant
Laura Wilcox, Vice President for
Communications
Creighton University, NE
Deb Daley, Director of Public Relations
D S Simon Productions, DC
Katie Brinkley, Account Executive
Denison University, OH
Ginny Sharkey, Media Relations Manager
Des Moines University, IA
Jordan Bahnsen, Communications Associate
Dick Jones Communications, PA
Scott Willyerd, President
Dillard University, LA
Marc A. Barnes, Vice President for
Institutional Advancement
Mona Duffel Jones, Director of University
Communications and Marketing
Eastern Michigan University, MI
Geoffrey Stafford Larcom, Executive
Director of Media Relations
Elmhurst College, IL
Desiree Chen, Director of Public Affairs
2013 College Media Conference June 26-28, 2013 Washington, DC

Emory University, GA
Beverly Clark, Associate Director of
University Media Relations
Eureka College, IL
Michele Lehman, Media Relations
Coordinator
EurekAlert!/AAAS, DC
Claire Chen, Marketing Associate
Tiffany Montero, Marketing Manager
Fairfield University, CT
Michael Horyczun, Director of Media
Relations
Margaret Mary McCaffrey, Assistant
Director of Media Relations
Fairmont State University, WV
Ann Booth, Director of University
Communications
Amy Pellegrin, Director of Marketing and
Branding
Jessica Sharps, Director of Publications
Farmingdale State College, NY
Patrick Calabria, Vice President for
Institutional Advancement
Flagler College, FL
Brian L. Thompson, Director of News and
Information
Florida International University, FL
Maydel Santana-Bravo, Director, Media
Relations
Franklin and Marshall College, PA
Julia C. Ferrante, Director of Media
Relations
Gallaudet University, DC
Don Beil, Chief of Staff
Gehrung Associates, NH
Christopher Stout, Account Executive
George Mason University, VA
Kathleen M. deLaski, Member, George
Mason University Board of Visitors,
President, deLaski Family Foundation
George Washington University, DC
Kurt Hiatt, Media Relations Specialist
Angela Olson, Media Relations Specialist
Michelle Sherrard, Director of Media
Relations
Candace Smith, Executive Director of Media
Relations
Georgetown University, DC
Maggie Moore, Communications Officer for
Arts and Sciences
McKenzie Stough, Communications
Specialist
Georgia Institute of Technology, GA
Jason Maderer, Media Relations
Georgia Regents University, GA
LaTina Emerson, Media Relations
Coordinator
Danielle Harris, Senior Media Relations
Coordinator
Gettysburg College, PA
Nikki Rhoads, Senior Assistant Director of
Media Relations
Graduate Management Admission Council,
VA
Tracey Briggs, Director of Media Relations
Michelle Sparkman-Renz, Director, Research
Communications-Research and
Development
2013 College Media Conference June 26-28, 2013 Washington, DC

Hamilton College, NY
Vige Barrie, Senior Director of Media
Relations
Hendrix College, AR
Rob O’Connor, Director of College
Communications
Hilbert College, NY
Matt Heidt, Public Relations and Media
Coordinator
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, NY
Mary LeClair, Director of Communications
Cathy Williams, Vice President for
Communications
Hofstra University, NY
Colin Patrick Sullivan, Assistant Director
Huntington University, IN
Heather Barkley, Director of
Communications
Ashley Smith, Associate Director for Media
Relations
Hyattsville, MD
Christopher Shea, Higher Education Reporter
and Blogger
idfive, MD
Peter Campbell Meacham, Director of
Marketing
Illinois State University, IL
Kate Arthur, Coordinator
Immaculata University, PA
Susan Ross, Administrative Assistant
Lydia Szyjka, Public Information Officer
Indiana University-Purdue University-
Indianapolis, IN
Harriet Diane Brown, Media Relations
Specialist
Inside Higher Ed, DC
Serena Golden, Associate Editor
Scott Jaschik, Editor
Doug Lederman, Editor
Ry Rivard, Technology Reporter
Iona College, NY
Dawn Insanalli, Director of Media Relations
Iowa State University, IA
Teddi Barron, Communications Specialist
Angie Hunt, Communications Specialist
Ithaca College, NY
David Maley, Associate Director of Media
Relations
Johnson & Wales University, RI
Lisa Pelosi, Director of Communications and
Media Relations
Miriam S. Weinstein, Manager,
Communications and Media Relations
Johnson C. Smith University, NC
Keisha Talbot Johnson, Research
Communications
Juniata College, PA
John Wall, Director of Media Relations
Kennesaw State University, GA
Tammy DeMel, Director for Strategic
Communications
Sabbaye McGriff, Public Relations Specialist
Arlethia Perry-Johnson, Vice President for
External Affairs
Yolanda Rodriguez, Public Relations
Specialist
2013 College Media Conference June 26-28, 2013 Washington, DC

Kenyon College, OH
Josh Fitzwater, Director of Social Media
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, DC
Jane Bennett Clark, Associate Editor
La Sierra University, CA
Darla Martin Tucker, Director, Public
Relations
Lancaster General College of Nursing &
Health Sciences, PA
Stephanie Ellis, Communications Specialist
Lewis University, IL
Kathrynne Skonicki, Director of Media
Relations
Liberty University, VA
Johnnie Ray Moore, Vice President for
Communications
Lincoln Memorial University, TN
Kate M. Reagan, Director of Public Relations
Longwood University, VA
Kent Booty, Media Specialist
Matthew McWilliams, Media Specialist
Loyola University New Orleans, LA
Mikel Lynn Pak, Associate Director of
Public Affairs and External Relations
Luther College, IA
Julie Shockey, Coordinator of Campus News
Marist College, NY
Greg Cannon, Chief Public Affairs Officer
Maryland Institute College of Art, MD
Lorri Angelloz, Manager of Institutional
Communications
Cedric Mobley, Associate Vice President for
Institutional Communications
Greg Rago, Director of Web and Electronic
Communications
Jessica Weglein, Director of Public Relations
McDaniel College, MD
Cheryl Knauer, Director of Media Relations
Joyce Muller, Associate Vice President for
Communications and Marketing
Miami University, OH
Claire Wagner, Director, University News
and Communications
Michael Smart Public Relations, UT
Michael Smart, President
Michigan State University, MI
Andy McGlashen, Communications
Manager, Health and Medicine
Michigan Technological University, MI
Jennifer B. Donovan, Director of Public
Relations
Middlebury College, VT
Sarah Ray, Director of Public Affairs
Mills College, CA
Jeanne Herrera, Director of Media Relations
Missouri University of Science and
Technology, MO
Peter Ehrhard, Communications Specialist
Monmouth University, NJ
Petra Ludwig, Director of Public Affairs
2013 College Media Conference June 26-28, 2013 Washington, DC

Monroe Community College
-Brighton Campus, NY
Colleen Brennan-Barry, Assistant Director of
College and Community Relations
Monterey Institute of International Studies,
CA
Eva Gudbergsdottir, Manager Public and
Community Relations
Jason Warburg, Executive Director,
Communications
Mount Saint Mary College, NY
Matthew Frey, Director of News Services
National Association of College Stores, OH
Charles Schmidt, Director of Public
Relations
National Public Radio, DC
Steve Drummond, Senior National News
Editor
National Student Clearinghouse, VA
Paula Newbaker, Media and Public Relations
Specialist
NBC Today Show, NY
Vivian Fel, Producer
New York Daily News, DC
Jim Warren, Washington Bureau Chief of
New York Daily News, Correspondent
for NewsBeast, National Correspondent
for the Atlantic, and Analyst for
MSNBC
Newswise
Jessica Johnson Papaspyridis, Chief
Executive Officer
Northeastern University, MA
Lauren W. Dibble, Media Relations
Specialist
Northern Illinois University, IL
Joe King, Assistant Director
Northwestern University, IL
Hilary Hurd Anyaso, Law and Social
Sciences Editor
Marla Paul Weingarten, Health Sciences
Editor
Notre Dame de Namur University, CA
Richard Rossi, Director, Communications
Old Dominion University, VA
Jon Cawley, Public Relations and Marketing
Specialist
Ottawa University, KS
Paula Paine, Manager of Public Relations
and Publications
Paul Smith’s College, NY
Kenneth Aaron, Director of Communications
and Marketing
Pennsylvania State University, PA
Geoffrey Rushton, Manager, Social Media
Office
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic
Medicine, PA
Carol Weisl, Public Relations Manager
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
Susan Snyder, Higher Education Reporter
Philadelphia University, PA
Debbie Goldberg, Director of Public and
Media Relations
Pitzer College, CA
Anna Chang, Director of Communications
Pomona College, CA
Cynthia Peters, Director, Media Relations
2013 College Media Conference June 26-28, 2013 Washington, DC

Prairie View A & M University, TX
Christi Landry, Public Relations Specialist
LaRachelle Smith, Web Content Designer
Princeton University, NJ
Michael Caddell, Media Specialist
readMedia, Inc., NY
Jennifer Connally, Customer Marketing
Leader
Danielle Valenti, Senior Strategist
Rollins College, FL
Lauren Bradley, Director of Public Affairs
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Mary G. Barr, Vice President for
Communication and Marketing
Saint Augustine’s University, NC
LaToya Sutton, Senior Communications
Specialist
Saint Joseph’s University, PA
Harriet Goodheart, Assistant Vice President
for University Communications
Saint Leo University, FL
Jo-Ann Johnston, Staff Writer and Media
Coordinator
Maureen G. Moore, Director of
Communications
Saint Peter’s University, NJ
Sarah Malinowski Ferrary, Director of
University Communications
Salisbury University, MD
Katherine Curtin, Public Relations Specialist
Santa Clara University, CA
Marika E. Krause, Assistant Director for
Media Relations
Say Yes to Education, NY
Jacques Steinberg, Senior Consultant
School of Visual Arts, NY
Lisa Batchelder, Publicist
Shenandoah University, VA
Emily Crider Burner, Director of Media
Relations
Siena College, NY
Kenneth Michael Jubie, Manager of Media
Services
Slate, DC
Laura Helmuth, Science and Health Editor
South Texas College, TX
Daniel Andrew Ramirez, Director of Public
Relations and Marketing
Southern Polytechnic State University, GA
Diane Payne, Associate Director of Public
Relations
St. Ambrose University, IA
Jane Elizabeth Kettering, Director of Media
Relations
St. Catherine University, MN
Julie Michener, Media and Public Relations
Manager
St. Lawrence University, NY
Tom Evelyn, Vice President for
Communications
St. Mary’s College of Maryland, MD
Arminta Stanfield, Media and Marketing
Specialist
2013 College Media Conference June 26-28, 2013 Washington, DC

St. Olaf College, MN
Kari Marie VanDerVeen, Associate Director
of Marketing and Communications for
Media Relations
Stevenson University, MD
Glenda LeGendre, Vice President of
Marketing and Digital Communications
SUNY at Geneseo, NY
Anthony T. Hoppa, Assistant Vice President
for Communications
SUNY College at Oswego, NY
Jeff Rea, Editor and Writer
SUNY Empire State College, NY
David Henahan, Director of Communications
Syracuse University, NY
Erin Martin Kane, Associate Vice President
for Public Relations
Tarleton State University, TX
Joe Michael Feist, Media Relations Manager
Temple University, PA
Eryn T. Jelesiewicz, Director of University
Communications
Preston Moretz, Science Writer
Texas Woman’s University, TX
Amanda Simpson, Director of Media
Relations
The Chronicle of Higher Education, DC
Goldie Blumenstyk, Senior Writer
Scott Carlson, Senior Writer
Dianne Donovan, Senior Editor
Ruth Hammond, Senior Editor
Audrey Williams June, Senior Reporter
Steve Kolowich, Staff Reporter
Liz McMillen, Editor
Libby Sander, Staff Reporter
Jeffrey Selingo, Editor at Large
Ian Wilhelm, Editor
The College of Saint Rose, NY
Benjamin Andrew Marvin, Director of Media
Relations
The College of Wooster, OH
John Finn, Director of Public Information
TheLi.st, NY
Rachel Sklar, Writer, Social Entreprenuer,
and Co-Founder of TheLi.st
The University of Texas at Arlington, TX
Kristin Sullivan, Assistant Vice President for
Media Relations
The University of Texas at Austin, TX
Nicolas James Hundley, Director of
Communications, College of
Communication
The University of Texas at San Antonio, TX
Kris Edward Rodriguez, Public Affairs
Specialist
The University of West Florida, FL
Brittany Jordan Carr, Communications
Specialist
The Washington Post, DC
Jenna Johnson, Higher Education Reporter
2013 College Media Conference June 26-28, 2013 Washington, DC

Thomas Edison State College, NJ
Kelly A. Saccomanno, Media Outreach
Specialist
Linda Soltis, Communications and Media
Outreach Specialist
Touro College, NY
Hedy Shulman, Executive Director of
Communication and Marketing
Towson University, MD
Ray Feldmann, Director of Communication
and Media Relations
Josianne Pennington, Interim Senior Director
of Marketing and Communications
Gay P. Pinder, Director for Media Relations
Trinity College, CT
Michael Paul Raciti, Assistant Director of
Media Relations and Sports Information
Trinity University, TX
Susie Gonzalez, Director of Public and
Media Relations
Tulane University of Louisiana, LA
Keith Brannon, Assistant Director, Public
Relations
Union College, NY
Phillip John Wajda, Director of Media
Relations
University of Arizona, AZ
Alexis Blue, News Manager
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR
Keli Jacobi, Senior Writer and Editor
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, AR
Bobbie Handcock, Communications
Specialist
University of Baltimore, MD
Anita Thomas, Vice President of
Government and Community Relations
University of California-Riverside, CA
Kris Lovekin, Director of Media Relations
Bettye Miller, Senior Public Information
Officer
University of Central Florida, FL
Courtney Melissa Gilmartin,
Communications Coordinator
University of Dayton, OH
Shawn Robinson, Associate Director of
Media Relations
Cilla Shindell, Director, Media Relations
University of Evansville, IN
Lucy Himstedt, Assistant Vice President of
Marketing and Communications
University of Illinois at Springfield, IL
Blake Wood, Multimedia Writer and
Producer
University of the Incarnate Word, TX
Vincent Rodriguez, Assistant to the
President/Communications
University of Iowa, IA
Tom Snee, Associate Editor
University of Kentucky, KY
Sarah Geegan, Information Specialist
Allison Perry, Information Specialist
Jenny Wells, Information Specialist
University of Maine at Augusta, ME
Rachel McFadden, Communications
Manager
2013 College Media Conference June 26-28, 2013 Washington, DC

University of Maine at Machias, ME
Erik Smith, Director of Marketing and Public
Relations
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, TX
James Stafford, Director of Marketing and
Public Relations
University of Mary Washington, VA
Marty G. Morrison, Director of News and
Public Information
University of Maryland School of Nursing,
MD
Kevin Nash, Marketing Specialist
University of Maryland-Baltimore County,
MD
Lisa G. Akchin, Associate Vice President
and Assistant to the President
Nicole Ruediger, Communications Manager
University of Maryland-College Park, MD
Crystal Brown, Chief Communications
Officer
Missy McTamney, Communications
Manager
Sarah Snyder, Communications Coordinator
University of Massachusetts, MA
Jared Sharpe, Associate News Editor
University of Mount Union, OH
Joni Poorbaugh, Assistant Director of Media
Relations
University of Nevada-Las Vegas, NV
Afsha Bawany, Media Relations Specialist
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
NC
Tanya Moore, Writer and Editor
University of Northern Iowa, IA
Lindsay Cunningham, Communications
Specialist
University of Richmond, VA
Brian Eckert, Director of Media and Public
Relations
Linda N. Evans, Assistant Director of Media
and Public Relations
University of Rochester, NY
Valerie Alhart, Press Officer and Broadcast
Media Manager
University of San Diego, CA
Melissa Ann Wagoner, Director of Media
Relations
University of South Carolina-Columbia, SC
Peggy Binette, Assistant Director of News
and Internal Communications
Megan Sexton, Senior News Writer
Jeff Stensland, Associate Director of News
and Internal Communications
University of Vermont, VT
Jon Reidel, Senior Writer
Amanda Waite, Web and Social Media
Editor
Jeff Wakefield, Associate Director of
Communications
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, WI
Kate Worster, Executive Director
University of Wyoming, WY
Chad Baldwin, Director, Institutional
Communications
USA TODAY, VA
Natalie DiBlasio, Breaking News Reporter
2013 College Media Conference June 26-28, 2013 Washington, DC

Villanova University, PA
Jonathan Joseph Gust, Director of Media
Relations
Vincennes University, IN
Vickie Puffer, Communications Coordinator
Virginia Tech, VA
Mark Owczarski, Assistant Vice President of
News and Information
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA
Andrew Baron, Public Relations and Media
Associate
Eileen Brangan Mell, Director of Public
Relations
WUSA 9TV, DC
Peggy Fox, Reporter
Wall Street Journal, NY
Melissa Korn, Education Reporter
Washington & Jefferson College, PA
Karen Oosterhous, Director of
Communications and Special Assistant
to the President
Washington College, MD
Kay Hudgens MacIntosh, Director of Media
Relations
Webb Institute, NY
Keisha Monique Brown, Associate Director
of Web Technologies
Erica Lynne Hansen, Director of
Communications and Information
Technology
Western Governors University, UT
Joan Mitchell, Director of Public Relations
Western University, ON
Janis Wallace, Media Relations Officer
Westminster College, MO
Robert Crouse, Director of Media and Public
Relations
2013 College Media Conference June 26-28, 2013 Washington, DC