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Our Staff

UMC Leadership

Brett Eaton

Vice President & Chief Communications Officer

336.758.4393

eatonbd@wfu.edu

Mark Anderson

Assistant Vice President of Strategic Communications (News, Social and Digital)

336.758.4498

andersmc@wfu.edu

Mary Boyd Chenery

Assistant Vice President, Account Management and Planning

336.758.7445

chenermb@wfu.edu

Shannon Dubuisson

Assistant Vice President, University Events

336.758.5788

dubuissl@wfu.edu

Patrick Gibbons

Senior Advisor for Crisis Communication and Issues Management

336.758.7146

gibbonp@wfu.edu

Hayes Henderson

Assistant Vice President, Marketing & Brand Experience

336.758.3001

henderhc@wfu.edu

Elaine Tooley

Assistant Vice President of Advancement Communications

336.758.4664

tooleyea@wfu.edu

UMC Staff

Richard Adkins

Assistant Director, Social Media

336.758.4448

adkinsr@wfu.edu

Rachael Bari

Assistant Account Manager

336.758.3212

barir@wfu.edu

Mary K. Birch

Executive Director, Social Media

336.758.4875

birchmk@wfu.edu

Jill Carson

Associate Director, Art Direction and Design

336.758.4384

carsonjl@wfu.edu

Betsy Chapman

Executive Director of Family Communications

Ph.D., Higher Education

336.758.4845

chapmaea@wfu.edu

Gena Cook

Associate Director, Marketing Strategy and Writing

336.758.7007

cookgh@wfu.edu

Ty Cooper

Associate Director, Video Direction and Editing

336.758.3633

coopert@wfu.edu

Rob Daniels

Communications Research Analyst

336.758.7151

danielrb@wfu.edu

Lindsey Davis

Assistant Director, Events Operations & Technology

336.758.6390

davisl@wfu.edu

Christy Dvorscak

Associate Director, Account Management

336.758.4091

dvorsccr@wfu.edu

Kristopher Glenn

Assistant Director, University Events

336.758.3755

glennk@wfu.edu

Will Hackley

Executive Director, Art Direction and Design

336.758.5225

hacklew@wfu.edu

Tamara Harris

Front-End Web Developer, Digital

336.758.6529

tharris@wfu.edu

Kris Hendershott

Executive Director, Art Direction and Design

336.758.3002

henderkc@wfu.edu

DeeDe P. Holly

Executive Director of Internal Communications

336.758.4339

pincknd@wfu.edu

Gretta Kohler

Director, Creative Production

336.758.2167

kohlergd@wfu.edu

Kim McGrath

Senior Director, News and Public Relations

336.758.3209

mcgratka@wfu.edu

Grace Morris

Assistant Director, Video Direction and Editing

336.758.3633

morrisg@wfu.edu

Pete Nowak

Senior Director, Digital Strategy & Enrollment Marketing

336.758.5332

nowakpj@wfu.edu

Simone Parker

Associate Director, Digital

336.758.4536

parkers@wfu.edu

Lisa Perriello

Associate Director, Digital

336.758.7259

perrielm@wfu.edu

Brent Piper

Executive Director, Art Direction and Design

336.758.3016

piperba@wfu.edu

Bart Rippin

Executive Director, Marketing Strategy and Writing

336.758.3004

rippinba@wfu.edu

Matt Russell

Executive Director of Digital Marketing

336.758.6254

russelm@wfu.edu

Mike Shaw

Associate Director, Social Media Video

336.758.3640

shawms@wfu.edu

Lyndsie Schlink

Director of Photography

336.758.6009

schlinl@wfu.edu

Travis VanSweden

Executive Director, Video Direction and Editing

336.758.3633

vanswetw@wfu.edu

Cheryl Walker

Executive Director of News and Public Relations

336.758.6073

walkercv@wfu.edu

Lloyd Whitehead

Senior UX Designer, Digital

336.758.6128

lloydw@wfu.edu

Melanie York

Assistant Director, University Events

336.758.4848

yorkml@wfu.edu