The University of Massachusetts Amherst

Our Staff

Vice Chancellor's Office
(413) 545-8500
Whitmore 390, 181 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA 01003
John Kennedy
Vice Chancellor for University Relations
(413) 545-8500
jkennedy@umass.edu
Cara Cusson
Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives
(413) 545-8500
cjcusson@umass.edu
Debra Longo
Director of Executive Communications
dclongo@umass.edu
University MarCom Group
(413) 545-0123
Slobody Building, 101 University Drive, Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 545-8500
Key Nuttall
Chief Marketing Officer
knuttall@umass.edu
Elizabeth Arpide
Director of Strategic Initiatives and Operations
(413) 577-9053
earpide@umass.edu
Claudia Donald
Executive Director of Digital Strategy
(413) 545-5282
cgdonald@umass.edu
Efi Georgiou
Executive Creative Director
egeorgiou@umass.edu
Patricia Mackenzie
Executive Director of Marketing Strategy
pmackenzie@umass.edu
Candice Pinault Novak
Senior Director of Content Development, Editor
novak@umass.edu
Chris Pilsner
Chief Relationship Officer
(413) 545-5603
cpilsner@umass.edu
Alexis Ali
Assistant Director for Content Production
adali@umass.edu
Derek Allard
Director of Web Content
dallard@umass.edu
Jason Amaral
Graphic Designer
(413) 545-0181
jasonamaral@umass.edu
Ryan Askew
Web Designer
raskew@umass.edu
Kristen Barry-George
Senior Strategic Project Manager
(413) 545-4567
kbarrygeorge@umass.edu
Tom Buehler
Senior Video Producer
tbuehler@umass.edu
Hailey Butler
Brand Marketing Manager
hbutler@umass.edu
Rita Campbell
Business and Production Manager
(413) 545-1179
ritac@umass.edu
Brian DeVore
Director of Technical Development
(413) 545-6541
bdevore@umass.edu
Sarah Gibbons
Director of Content Strategy
segibbons@umass.edu
Harshey Girish
Senior Art Director, Campaigns
hgirish@umass.edu
Kris Halpin
Editorial Director
kdhalpin@umass.edu
Dan Harper
Web Administrator
(413) 577-2880
dharper@umass.edu
Matt Hins
Data Analyst & Visualization Developer
mhins@umass.edu
Matt Jasiorkowski
Graphic Designer
(413) 545-6573
mjasiork@umass.edu
Ari Jewell
Editorial and Production Coordinator
ajewell@umass.edu
Heather Kamins
Writer/Coordinator
heather.kamins@umass.edu
James Kinder
Motion/Video Designer
jameskinder@umass.edu
Seth Landman
Web Writer
slandman@umass.edu
Bill Leahy
Web Design Manager
(413) 545-9308
leahyw@umass.edu
Elizabeth Leahy
Art Director
(413) 545-3591
e.bishop@umass.edu
Hal Marshall
Web Designer/Developer
(413) 577-0766
hal@umass.edu
Louis Martin
CRM Technical Specialist
louismartin@umass.edu
Wendy Mason
CRM Manager
wmason@umass.edu
Samuel Mead
Senior Director CRM
(413) 545-5593
samead@umass.edu
Nubian Meehan
Director of UMass Flex Marketing
nubianmeehan@umass.edu
Fora Nezam
Web Administrator
fnezam@umass.edu
Hank Pinkowski
Director of HR Marketing and Communication
hpinkowski@umass.edu
Jordan Prickett
Senior Project Manager
(413) 545-9694
jprickett@umass.edu
Lauren Rubenstein
Director of Research Communication
lrubenstein@umass.edu
David Ruderman
Senior Marketing Data Analyst
(413) 545-5451
david.ruderman@umass.edu
Michelle Sauve
Graphic Designer
(413) 545-9696
msauve@umass.edu
Nathanael Schildbach
Marketing Manager
(413) 545-5539
nates@admin.umass.edu
Deepak Selvam
CRM Technical Support
dselvam@umass.edu
Lori Shine
Director of Content Development, Managing Editor
lori.shine@umass.edu
John Solem
University Photographer
(413) 577-2473
jsolem@umass.edu
Chris Sparks
Digital Content & Analytics Strategist
(413) 545-8848
csparks@umass.edu
Lincoln Ward
Web Designer/Developer
lincolnward@umass.edu
Elizabeth Waskiewicz
Copy Writer
elizabethwas@umass.edu
Elenor Wilson
CRM Manager
(413) 545-1162
elenorwilson@umass.edu
Community Relations and University Events
(413) 577-1101
Munson Hall, 101 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003
Nancy Buffone
Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations
(413) 577-1101
buffone@umass.edu
Tony Maroulis
Executive Director of Community and Strategic Initiatives
(413) 577-1101
tonymaroulis@umass.edu
Marzena Burnham
Assistant Director for University Events
(413) 545-4484
m.burnham@umass.edu
Ivy Davida
Operations Manager
(413) 577-1101
idavida@umass.edu
Jen Gallant
UMACC Manager
(413) 545-8414
jengallant@umass.edu
Jim Neill
Old Chapel Manager
jneill@umass.edu
John Page
Assistant Director for University Events
(413) 545-0259
jrpage@umass.edu
Rebecca White
Associate Director of Community Relations and University Events
(413) 577-1101
rebecca.white@umass.edu
Finance and Operations
(413) 545-4201
Whitmore 390, 181 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA 01003
Sue Lorow
Executive Director of Finance and Operations
(413) 545-4201
slorow@admin.umass.edu
Leasa Roberts
Business Manager
leasa.roberts@umass.edu
Samantha Wilson
Human Resources Specialist
samanthawils@umass.edu
Issues Management
(413) 545-8500
Whitmore 390, 181 President's Drive, Amherst, MA 01003
Samuel Masinter
Associate Vice Chancellor for Issues Management
(413) 545-8500
smasinter@umass.edu
News and Media Relations
(413) 545-0444
Munson Hall, 101 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003
Ed Blaguszewski
Executive Director of Strategic Communications and Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor
(413) 545-2986
edblag@umass.edu
Louise Coburn
Director of Social Media
(207) 730-0496
louisecoburn@umass.edu
Signe Dugger
Associate News Editor
(413) 545-0146
sdugger@umass.edu
Andrew Gooding-Call
Associate News Editor/Social Media
(413) 545-3086
agoodingcall@umass.edu
Aaron Kupec
Associate News Editor
(413) 545-1852
akupec@umass.edu
Olga Kyle
Video Producer
(413) 545-2501
olga.kyle@umass.edu
Daegan Miller
Associate News Editor/Science
(413) 545-2989
drmiller@umass.edu
Nancy Miller
News Content/Office Manager
(413) 545-0445
nancy.miller@umass.edu
Melinda Rose
Deputy Director News & Media Relations
(413) 545-2990
melindarose@umass.edu
Jared Sharpe
Associate Director News Content
(413) 545-3809
jsharpe@umass.edu
Patty Shillington
Associate News Editor
(413) 545-2997
pshillington@umass.edu
Nina Sossen
Associate News Editor for Web and Analytics
(413) 577-4741
nsossen@umass.edu
Angelyn Thornton
Associate News Editor/Social Media
(413) 687-2500
acthornton@umass.edu
Julia Westbrook
Associate News Editor
(413) 545-0149
jwestbrook@umass.edu
Government Relations
(617) 287-7074
One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02110
Chris Dunn
Associate Vice Chancellor of Government Relations
(617) 287-7074
cdunn@admin.umass.edu
New England Public Media (NEPM)
(413) 781-2801
1525 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103
Karen Brown
Reporter/Producer/Host
(413) 735-6632
kbrown@admin.umass.edu
Vanessa Cerillo
Senior Director Marketing Communications/Events
(413) 735-6605
vcerillo@admin.umass.edu
Nancy Cohen
Reporter/Producer/Host
(413) 545-1311
necohen@umass.edu
Chris Daly
On-Air Fundraising Director & Producer
(413) 735-6612
csdaly@wfcr.org
Chuck Dube
Chief Engineer, Radio
(413) 735-6651
cld@admin.umass.edu
Cara Foster
Assistant Operations Supervisor
(413) 735-6653
ckfoster@admin.umass.edu
Adam Frenier
Reporter/Producer/Host
(413) 236-1052
afrenier@umass.edu
Carrie Healy
Reporter/Producer/Host
(413) 781-2801
cahealy@admin.umass.edu
Sam Hudzik
Director, News
(413) 735-6623
shudzik@admin.umass.edu
Jill Kaufman
Reporter/Producer/Host
(413) 735-6624
jkaufman@admin.umass.edu
Susan Lofthouse
Leadership Circle Manager
(413) 735-6607
susanl@admin.umass.edu
Kari Njiiri
Reporter/Producer/Host
(413) 735-6628
kari@wfcr.org
John Nowacki
Classical Music Producer/Host
(413) 735-6646
jnowacki@umass.edu
Bart Rankin
Operations Supervisor & IT
(413) 307-4499
bfeller@admin.umass.edu
Dave Sears
Technical Director, Morning Edition
(413) 735-6600
drsears@umass.edu
John Voci
Program Director
(413) 735-6619
jvoci@umass.edu
Katie Wright
Director On-Air Promotion/Audio
(413) 735-6602
katie@wfcr.org