Temple University
News Communications 

CONTACT US

For media inquiries and to reach faculty experts, call 215-204-7476 or refer to the news staff list.

Office of News Communications
1601 N. Broad St.
301 USB
Philadelphia, PA 19122

 

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Contact us

Not sure whom to contact? Call the Office of News Communications at 215-204-7476 and someone will direct you.

Ray Betzner, ray.betzner@temple.edu, 215-204-7595
Director of News Communications
Oversees the gathering and distribution of Temple University news to audiences on and off campus, and the promotion of Temple in print, broadcast and online news media.

  • Media Requests
  • Crisis Communications  
  • Acts as University spokesman when needed


Jazmyn Burton, jazmyn.burton@temple.edu, 215-204-7594
Staff writer
School of Communications & Theater

  • Temple Theaters

Boyer College of Music and Dance

Academic Advising Center
Student Affairs (student life)
Teaching and Learning Center
University Honors

Denise Clay, denise.clay@temple.edu, 215-204-6522
Senior staff writer

School of Communications & Theater

  • Advertising
  • Broadcasting, Telecommunications & Mass Media
  • Film and Media Arts
  • Journalism
  • Strategic & Organizational Communication

College of Education
School of Social Administration

College of Liberal Arts

  • Department of African American Studies

WRTI-FM radio

Kim Fischer, kim.fischer@temple.edu, 215-204-7479
Assistant director of news communications

College of Liberal Arts

  • Except for Anthropology, African American Studies and Psychology

Inside-Out Program
Center for the Humanities
Community Relations
Institute for the Study of Literature, Literacy, and Culture

Hillel Hoffmann, hillel.hoffmann@temple.edu, 215-204-9699
Assistant director of news communications

National media relations
Enrollment Management (admissions)
Faculty Affairs and Faculty Senate
Institutional Advancement (alumni and development)
Office of the Provost
Office of the Vice President for Research and Strategic Initiatives
Tyler School of Art

Preston Moretz, preston.moretz@temple.edu, 215-204-4380
Science and technology writer

College of Science & Technology
College of Engineering
Environmental Studies
Center for Neurovirology
College of Liberal Arts

  • Anthropology and Psychology only

Vaughn Shinkus, vaughn.shinkus@temple.edu, 215-204-6314
Executive Office of the President

Health Sciences


Eryn Jelesiewicz, eryn.jelesiewicz@temple.edu, 215-707-0730
Director of News Communications, Health Sciences Center

College of Health Professions
Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry
School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy
School of Podiatric Medicine


Megan Chiplock, chiplock@temple.edu, 215-707-1731

Associate director of News Communications, Health Sciences Center

College of Health Professions
Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry
School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy
School of Podiatric Medicine

Renee Cree, renee.cree@temple.edu, 215-707-1583
Staff writer, Health Sciences Center

College of Health Professions
Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry
School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy
School of Podiatric Medicine

 

Ambler Campus and College

James Duffy, james.duffy@temple.edu, 267-468-8108
Public relations and website coordinator

 

Internal communications

Leslie Saunders, leslie.saunders@temple.edu, 215-204-4401
News assistant and TUcalendar editor