You may use UMass People Finder below to look for a specific person in the Department and his or her contact information.
All staff offices are closed between 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm for lunch and they are located on the fourth floor of Machmer Hall. The map of Machmer Hall and its surrounding area is below. Click here or the map below to get a pdf file of the full UMass campus map.
Main Office
Susan Dreyer, Receptionist
Communication Department, Machmer Hall
University of Massachusetts
240 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9278
tel. (413) 545-1311
fax (413) 545-6399
M-F 9:00am-5:00pm
The following listings all use the same street address as above.
Department Chair
Lisa Henderson
tel. (413) 545-4314
Undergraduate Program
April Tidlund, Secretary to the Undergraduate Program Director
tel. (413) 545-3539
M-F 8:00am-4:00pm
Graduate Program
Kathleen Ready, Secretary to the Graduate Program Director
tel. (413) 545-2795
M-F 9:00am-5:00pm
Bookkeeping
Kevin Teres, Business Manager
tel. (413) 545-2220
M-F 8:00am-4:00pm
Alumni & Development
Debra Madigan, Office Manager
tel. (413) 545-4314
M-F 8:00am-4:00pm
Please fill out the alumni update form to stay connected to the Department
Web Support
Kevin Teres, Business Manager
tel. (413) 545-2220
M-F 8:00am-4:00pm
