Strategic Marketing and Communications

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The Strategic Marketing and Communications (SM+C) team is the source for marketing communications and media relations at Temple University. It serves as the point of contact for campus news, digital advertising, media inquiries, photography, university newsletters, and web strategy and maintenance.

SM+C Leadership


Name	Title	Phone	Email
Angela Polec	Vice President, Strategic Marketing and Communications	215-204-7607	angela.polec@temple.edu
Andrea Gaudini	Interim Assistant Vice President, Marketing Operations	215-204-2937	andrea.gaudini@temple.edu

Marketing and Advertising


Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Andrea Gaudini	Sr. Director, Marketing Management	215-204-2937	andrea.gaudini@temple.edu
Jonathan Hartley	Director, Marketing	215-204-2606	jhartley@temple.edu
Ta'Nisha Wells	Director, Digital Marketing		tanisha.wells@temple.edu
Danielle Melzard	Associate Director, Advertising	215-204-3198	dmelz@temple.edu
Sami Evans	Sr. Marketing Manager, Brand	215-204-3201	sami.evans@temple.edu
Lydia Thomas	Marketing Specialist, Advertising	215-204-7606	lydia.thomas0001@temple.edu
Audrey Kadow	Digital Marketing Specialist	215-204-2927	audrey.kadow@temple.edu
Bria Bowman	Digital Marketing Coordinator		bria.bowman@temple.edu

Social Media


Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Amanda Ferrill	Associate Director, Social Media	215-204-6557	amanda.ferrill@temple.edu
Victoria Chhor	Sr. Manager, Social Media and Community	215-204-7740	victoria.chhor@temple.edu
Will Careri	Manager, Social Media, Executive Communications		wcareri@temple.edu
Dana Luo	Social Media Specialist	215-204-5335	dana.luo@temple.edu

Media Buying and Advertising


Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Jonathan Hartley	Director, Marketing	215-204-2606	jhartley@temple.edu

News and Public Relations


Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Deirdre Hopkins	Sr. Director, Communications	215-983-1812	deirdre.hopkins@temple.edu
Steve Orbanek	Director, Communications	267-846-8444	stephen.orbanek@temple.edu
Ayana Jones	Manager, Media Relations	445-227-3258	ayana.jones0003@temple.edu

Content


Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Kim Fischer	Director, Content Strategy	215-204-7479	kim.fischer@temple.edu
Kiki Volkert	Content Manager, News	215-204-6558	kikivolkert@temple.edu
Brent Baum	Content Producer, News	215-204-7560	brent.baum@temple.edu
Jonny Hart	Content Producer, News	215-204-2606	jonny.hart@temple.edu
Maria Klecko	Content Producer, News	215-204-7732	maria.klecko@temple.edu
Elizabeth Clay	Director, Web Content Strategy	215-204-9691	elizabeth.clay@temple.edu
Rhoda Charles	Associate Director, Web Content	215-204-4251	rhoda.charles@temple.edu
Lauri Kochis	Content Manager, Web	215-204-4970	lauri.kochis@temple.edu
Kierstyn Smith	Content Manager, Web		kierstyn.smith@temple.edu

Marketing Communications


Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Lindsay Hargrave	Content Producer	215-204-7648	lindsay.hargrave@temple.edu

Quality Assurance


Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Emily Brown	Quality Assurance Specialist	215-204-6532	emily.brown0007@temple.edu

Publications


Name and Title	Publication	Phone Number	Email
Kiki Volkert Content Manager, News Center	Temple Now (employee newsletter)	215-204-6558	kikivolkert@temple.edu

Visual Strategy


Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Lael Troupe	Director, Visual Strategy	215-204-3615	lael.troupe@temple.edu
David Bonomo	Associate Director, Visual Strategy, Brand	215-204-7542	david.bonomo@temple.edu
Andrew Collette	Associate Director, Visual Strategy, Design	215-204-2929	andrew.collette@temple.edu
Robert Frawley	Sr. Designer	215-204-7572	robert.frawley@temple.edu
Rose Caporaletti	Designer	215-204-7758	rosec@temple.edu
Ian Prizer	Motion Graphics Specialist	215-204-5122	ian.prizer@temple.edu

Multimedia and Photography


Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Betsy Manning	Sr. Associate Director, Multimedia	215-204-4668 215-680-4628 (cell)	bmanning@temple.edu
Ryan Brandenberg	Sr. University Photographer	267-670-1583 267-670-1583 (cell)	ryan.brandenberg@temple.edu
Joe Labolito	Sr. University Photographer	215-204-4669 215-370-3204 (cell)	labolito@temple.edu
Eric Lovett	Sr. Videographer, Executive Communications		eric.lovett@temple.edu
Joe Schreiber	Sr. Videographer	267-853-7352 267-853-7352 (cell)	joseph.schreiber@temple.edu
Wesley Haag	Staff Videographer		wesley.haag@temple.edu

Web Technology


Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Thomas Cassidy	Director, Web Technology	215-204-7559	tcassidy@temple.edu
Mike Brewington	Sr. Interactive Developer	215-204-3616	michael.brewington@temple.edu
Jake Hymson	Sr. Web Developer	215-204-1283	jhymson@temple.edu
Carlos E. Rivera	Back-end Developer		carlos.rivera.centeno@temple.edu

User Experience (UX) and Research


Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Olga Dressler	Associate Director, UX Strategy	215-204-2928	olga@temple.edu
Kelsey Martin	UX Researcher		kelsey.martin0001@temple.edu
Oscar Peña	Data Analyst		oscar.pena@temple.edu

Operations

Marketing Management


Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Andrea Gaudini	Sr. Director, Marketing Management	215-204-2934	andrea.gaudini@temple.edu
Eric Shomer	Associate Director, Partnership Management	215-204-4401	emshomer@temple.edu
Emily Zargan	Partnership Manager	215-204-4655	emily.zargan@temple.edu
Kristin Schrier	Associate Director, Project Management	215-204-7739	kristin.schrier@temple.edu
Natasha Naumova	Project Manager, Digital		nataliia.naumova@temple.edu
Sara Wuillermin	Project Manager, Digital		sara.wuillermin@temple.edu
Mary Gownley	Project Manager	215-204-6065	mary.gownley@temple.edu
Tiara Cooper	Project Coordinator	215-204-7585	tiara.cooper@temple.edu
Heather Hungate	Marketing Process Manager		heather.hungate@temple.edu

Finance


Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Nadiah Abdul	Associate Director, Finance	215-204-6553	nadiah.abdul@temple.edu
Charles Schneider	Account Analyst	215-204-7607	tue28723@temple.edu

Administration


Name	Title	Phone Number	Email
Nayah Nicholson	Associate Director, Administration	215-204-5042	nayah.nicholson@temple.edu
Katie Griffin	Executive Assistant	215-204-7776	katie.griffin@temple.edu