Our Team

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Administration

Jen Cote

Executive Assistant to the Vice President

jen.cote@uconn.edu

860-486-5352

Michelle Long

Manager of Business Services

michelle.long@uconn.edu

860-486-0894

Brand Partnerships and Trademark Management

Anna Milot

Assistant Director, Brand Partnerships and Trademark Management

anna.milot@uconn.edu

Kyle Muncy

Director of Brand Partnerships and Trademark Management

kyle.muncy@uconn.edu

860-486-9097

Kayla Postler

Trademark Management Coordinator

kayla.postler@uconn.edu

860-486-5369

Creative Strategy and Brand Management

Tracy Anderson

Executive Director for Creative Strategy and Brand Management

tracy.anderson@uconn.edu

860-486-1242

John Bailey

Senior Designer

john.bailey@uconn.edu

860-486-0884

Julie Bartucca

Associate Director for Marketing Project Management

julie.bartucca@uconn.edu

860-486-4183

Adam Berkowitz

Senior Web Developer

adam.berkowitz@uconn.edu

860-486-4989

Alexa Biron

Associate Director for Advertising, Digital Marketing, and Special Projects

alexa.biron@uconn.edu

860-486-0279

Craig Burdick

Marketing Content Specialist & Project Manager

craig.burdick@uconn.edu

860-486-0245

Yesenia Darling

Senior Designer

yesenia.carrero@uconn.edu

860-486-0880

Sean Flynn

Senior Designer

sean.flynn@uconn.edu

860-486-0886

Andrew Janavey

Designer

andrew.janavey@uconn.edu

860-486-5634

Lisa Stiepock

Editor, UConn Magazine

lisa.stiepock@uconn.edu

860-486-1089

Janet Vamos

Web Developer

janet.vamos@uconn.edu

860-486-1410

Christine Vasington

Associate Director for Branding and Visual Identity, Lead Designer

christine.vasington@uconn.edu

860-486-0488

Christa Yung

Art Director & Designer, UConn Magazine

christa.yung@uconn.edu

860-486-4068

Multimedia Production

Ryan Bernat

Multimedia Specialist

bernat@uchc.edu

860-679-1229

Bret Eckhardt

Director of Multimedia Productions

bret.eckhardt@uconn.edu

860-486-0872

Ethan Giorgetti

Multimedia Producer

egiorgetti@uchc.edu

860-679-2201

Izzy Harris

Multimedia Producer

izzy.harris@uconn.edu

860-486-3610

Peter Morenus

University Photographer

peter.morenus@uconn.edu

860-486-5386

Carolyn Pennington

Senior Multimedia Producer

cpennington@uchc.edu

860-679-4864

Tom Rettig

Multimedia Producer

thomas.rettig@uconn.edu

860-486-1053

Angelina Reyes

Assistant Director of Multimedia Productions

angelina.reyes@uconn.edu

860-486-0875

University Relations

Tom Breen

Director of News and Editorial Communications

tom.breen@uconn.edu

860-486-0890

Courtney Chandler

Manager of Internal Communications and Special Projects, UConn Health

courtney.chandler@uconn.edu

860-679-2698

Gina Czark

Assistant Vice President, Health Communications

czark@uchc.edu

860-679-1199

Chris DeFrancesco

Health News & Information Officer

cdefrancesco@uchc.edu

860-679-3914

Michael Enright

Deputy Spokesperson and Manager of Internal Communications and Curator, J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum

mike.enright@uconn.edu

860-486-3607

Keller Glass

Digital Assets and Information Technology Manager

keller@uconn.edu

860-486-1100

Elaina Hancock

News & Information Officer

elaina.hancock@uconn.edu

860-486-5385

Sydney Herdle

Digital Media Producer

sydney.herdle@uconn.edu

860-486-2997

Kim Krieger

News & Information Officer

kim.krieger@uconn.edu

860-486-0361

Megan Philippi

Director of Public Records

megan.philippi@uconn.edu

860-486-3607

Kimberly Phillips

News & Information Officer

kimberly.debaise@uconn.edu

860-486-2377

Kayla Postler

Public Records Associate

kayla.postler@uconn.edu

860-486-5369

Stephanie Reitz

Director of Media Relations & Strategic Initiatives, University Spokesperson

stephanie.reitz@uconn.edu

860-486-0871

Tessa Rickart

Social Media Specialist, UConn Health

rickart@uchc.edu

Jaclyn Severance

News & Information Officer

jaclyn.severance@uconn.edu

860-486-4656

Jennifer Walker

Health Information Officer, UConn Health

jewalker@uchc.edu

860-679-6078

Emily Zangari

Director of Digital Content and Strategy

emily.zangari@uconn.edu

860-486-0878

Academic Communications Partners

Courtney Chandler

School of Dental Medicine

courtney.chandler@uconn.edu

860-679-2698

Matthew Engelhardt

Office of the Vice President for Research

matthew.engelhardt@uconn.edu

Taylor Graves

School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

taylor.graves@uconn.edu

Mikala Kane

Neag School of Education

mikala.kane@uconn.edu

Ashley O’Connell

Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing

ashley.o’connell@uconn.edu

Quoron Walker

School of Fine Arts

quoron.walker@uconn.edu

Lauren Woods

School of Medicine

lauren.woods@uconn.edu

860-679-2139

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