Communications Staff
147 Wallis Hall • University of Rochester • Rochester, NY 14627-0033
(585) 275-4118 • Fax: (585) 275-0359 • offcomm@rochester.edu
Elizabeth Stauderman
Vice President for Communications
Amy Athey McDonald
Associate Vice President for Communications and Strategy
Scott Hauser
Associate Vice President for Content
Jenny Leonard
Associate Vice President for Digital Strategy
Sara Miller
Assistant Vice President for Communications and University Spokesperson
Administrative Support
Maureen Baisch
Administrator/Office Manager
Laura Torchia
Publicity Assistant
Creative Services
Graphic design, editorial, photography, and video services. Contact: creativeservices@ur.rochester.edu
Stephen Dow
Executive Director of Creative Services
Joyce Farrell
Senior Copy Editor
Adam Fenster
University Photographer
Julia Joshpe
Creative and Design Manager
Sarah Mossey
Senior Project Manager
Phyllis Mangefrida
Senior Copy Editor
Matthew Mann
Video Producer
Michael Osadciw
Creative and Design Manager
Brandon Vick
Digital Asset Management Specialist
Data/Analytics
Contact: commsdata@rochester.edu
Brian Piper
Director of Content Strategy and Assessment
Harrison Frank
Communications Data Scientist
Digital Strategy and Web Services
Digital branding, design, and consultation services; central administration web support. Contact: digitalcomms@rochester.edu
David Hunt
Director of Web Development
Erin Wendel
Digital Content Strategist
Phil Sennett
Senior Web Developer
Social Media
The University’s flagship social media channels and consultation services
Lori Packer
University Director of Social Media
Sofia Tokar
Communications Officer and Web Writer for Arts, Sciences and Engineering
Futurity.org
Rochester-based website featuring research news from top universities around the world. Contact: editor@futurity.org
Camden Flath
Editor
Liz Goodfellow
Contributing Editor
Katie George
Assistant Editor, Futurity
University News
Media Relations, leadership communications, Newscenter, @Rochester and electronic newsletters, and Rochester Review.
Contact: offcomm@rochester.edu
Jennifer Roach
Director of Internal Communications
Karen McCally
Senior Communications Officer and Editor
Jeanette Colby
Communications Officer, Arts and Humanities, and Calendar Editor
Covers: Dance; Music; Religion and Classics; Theater; Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program; Hartnett Gallery; AsIs Gallery; Institute of Performing Arts; Institute for Popular Music; International Theatre Program; and University of Rochester Press.
Peter Iglinski
Communications Officer, Social Sciences, and Media Relations Specialist
Covers: Anthropology; Business; Economics; Interdepartmental Studies; Linguistics; Public Health; Children’s Institute; Frederick Douglass Institute for African & African-American Studies; and the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies.
Sandra Knispel
Communications Officer, Social Sciences
Covers: History; Political Science; Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology; Susan B. Anthony Center; Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies; W. Allen Wallis Institute of Political Economy; Mt. Hope Family Center; International Relations; Multidisciplinary Studies Center.
Johanna Lester
Digital Communications Specialist
Jim Mandelaro
Communications Officer, The College and Student Life
Covers: Ain Center for Entrepreneurship, Athletics and Recreation, CARE Network, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning; College Center for Advising Services; Fellowships Office; Fraternity and Sorority Affairs; Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence; Gwen M. Greene Career Center and Internship Center; Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity in AS&E; Language Center; Minority and Student Affairs; Naval ROTC; Office of the Dean of Students; Rochester Center for Community Leadership; Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center; Postbaccalaureate Premedcial Program; Residential Life; Summer Sessions and Precollege Programs; Sustainability; Take Five Program; Undergraduate Research; and Wilson/Douglass Commons/Student Activities.
Bob Marcotte
Senior Communications Officer for Science, Engineering and Research
Covers: Archaeology, Technology, and Historical Structures; Biomedical Engineering; Chemistry; Chemical Engineering; Computer Science; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Institute of Optics; Center for Biomedical Ultrasound; Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences; Center for Medical Technology and Innovation; Goergen Institute for Data Science; and URNano.
Matt Cook
Senior Communications Officer for Libraries and Collections
Kathleen McGarvey
Communications Officer, Arts and Humanities, and Rochester Review
Covers: American Sign Language, Art and Art History, English, Film and Media Studies, the Humanities Center, Literary Translation and Open Letter Books, Modern Languages and Cultures, and Philosophy.
Lindsey Valich
Communications Officer, Science and Engineering
Covers: Biology and Biological Sciences; Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Mathematics and Statistics; Physics and Astronomy; Center for Energy and the Environment; Center for Future Health; Center for Visual Science; Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE).
Dennis O’Donnell
Director of Athletic Communications
