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Marketing & Communications Roundtable

Keep up with all the marketing and communications initiatives at the University of Washington and interact with all your marketing colleagues from all three campuses. The group gathers quarterly to share ideas and resources, hear from industry experts and to collaborate on marketing opportunities.

Our next Marketing & Communications Roundtable will take place on Thursday,  December 11 at 2 p.m. in the Gathering Hall of the ɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House. Since most of the meeting will be the holiday mixer, we will not have a Zoom link but the presentation will be recorded and shared afterward for those who are unable to attend.

Our program will be a panel on brand strategy moderated by Nicole and featuring Andrea Buckmeier, Vice President of Marketing for the Seattle Kraken; Maureen Estep, Head of Strategic Initiatives, Marketing at REI, and Madeleine Manzano, Director of Brand Activation at Alaska Airlines.

Following the panel, we will host our 2025 Holiday Mixer, where we look forward to connecting and celebrating a very memorable year with all of you with music, food, drinks, and good cheer!

MEETING DETAILS

Marketing & Communications Roundtable

Thursday, December 11, 2025
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Gathering Hall of the ɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House

No Zoom link due to holiday mixer.

If you have any questions, please contact us at mktg@uw.edu.

 

Best,

Jack Martin, Vice President for Marketing & Communications

Nicole Morry Dierks, Associate Vice President for Branding & Marketing

Digital Marketing Insights

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Elevate

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When & where we meet / Meetings held quarterly

Contact / Manasi Mishra manasim@uw.edu

Event Network

A meeting that brings together event planners and those who support events to network, share best practices, hear from experts in the field and more. Join the Event Network Team on Teams for updates.

When & where we meet / Quarterly @ various locations

Contact / Annie Alldredge alldra@uw.edu

Social Media Roundtable

A group for communicators who utilize social media in their cross-channel marketing efforts. Whether you’re a seasoned veteran who has seen every iteration of a platform, or someone who is brand new to the world of fast-paced social media, this community is here to help you get the most out of your posts!

When & where we meet / Every other month on Zoom

Contact / Jacob Kelly kellyjr@uw.edu

Web Council

A monthly meetup for all web professionals to set the highest standards and best practices for the UW’s web presence, to foster collaboration, and to share resources and expertise.

When & where we meet / Monthly on Zoom

Contact / uweb@uw.edu

Word Nerds

A meeting for all UW writers, editors and communicators to share knowledge, best practices, challenges and solutions. We also talk about books.

When & where we meet / Quarterly on Zoom (occasionally in person)

Contact / uwcontent@uw.edu

WordPress Users Group

WordPress is used in many different ways and our members range from content editors to system administrators. We crowdsource solutions, elicit recommendations, and discuss best practice via our email list. Meetings include presentations and open discussion. All are welcome; so come share your WordPress work us!

When & where we meet / Monthly on Zoom

Contact / sites.uw.edu/wpug

Drupal Users Group

Share knowledge and best practices around the Drupal content management system. Participants include site managers, designers, site builders, and developers.

When & where we meet / Monthly on Zoom

Contact / depts.washington.edu/uwdrupal