Erin Martin Kane
Interim Vice President for Communications
erin.kane@rochester.edu
Meet the team
Our leaders and team members
We offer expertise in news and social media, creative and brand strategy, digital and web solutions, media relations, leadership messaging, and change management.
Maureen Baisch
Executive Assistant and Office Manager
maureen.basich@rochester.edu
Our team
Use the following links to navigate to each area of expertise
Presidential Communications
Robert Vickers
Associate Vice President for Leadership Communications
rvickers@ur.rochester.edu
Leadership Communications
Amy Athey McDonald
Associate Vice President for Strategy and Communications
amy.mcdonald@rochester.edu
Matt Cook
Senior Communications Officer for Libraries and Collections
Tiffany Lankes
Director of Communications for Arts, Sciences & Engineering
Creative and Brand Strategy
Stephen Dow
Assistant Vice President for Creative and Brand Management
sdow@ur.rochester.edu
Sarah Mossey
Senior Project Manager
Nicole Smith
Project Manager
Julia Josphe
Creative and Design Manager
Michael Osadciw
Creative and Design Manager
Phyllis Mangefrida
Senior Copy Editor
Adam Fenster
University Photographer
AJ Pow
Senior Video Producer
Brandon Vick
Digital Asset Management Specialist
University News and Social Media
Scott Hauser
Assistant Vice President for Content
scott.hauser@rochester.edu
UNIVERSITY SOCIAL MEDIA
Lori Packer
University Director of Social Media
Michelle Kleinhammer
Social Media Specialist
UNIVERSITY News
Jennifer Roach
Director of Internal Communications
Sofia Tokar
Deputy Director and Senior Editor, News Center
Johanna Lester
Digital Communications Specialist
Jeanette Perez Colby
Communications Officer, Arts and Humanities, and Calendar Editor
Sandra Knispel
Communications Officer, Social Sciences
Jim Mandelaro
Communications Officer, The College and Student Life
Karen McCally
Senior Communications Officer and Editor
Lindsey Valich
Communications Officer, Science and Engineering
Laura Torchia
Publicity Assistant
Digital Strategy and Services
Jenny Leonard
Associate Vice President for Digital Strategy
jenny.leonard@rochester.edu
Brian Piper
Director of Content Strategy and Assessment
Erin Wendel
Senior Digital Content Strategist
Phil Sennett
Director of Digital Services
Zack Bassett
Assistant Director of Digital Services
Alex Morrison
Senior Web Developer
Chase Corcoran
Web Developer
Mikey Vargas-Rodriguez
Digital Designer and Multimedia Producer
Futurity
Camden Flath
Editor
Katie George
Assistant Editor
Liz Goodfellow
Contributing Editor
Media Relations
Sara Miller
Assistant Vice President for Communications and University Spokesperson
smiller@ur.rochester.edu
Peter Iglinski
Communications Officer and Media Relations Specialist
Athletic Communications
Scott Sabochek
Director of Athletic Communications
Ari Ross
Assistant Director of Athletic Communications