Meet the team
Leadership
Mary Gresch
Interim Senior Vice President for Advancement // Vice President for Communications and University Marketing Officer
Leadership
Telephone: 206-685-3710
Email: mgresch@uw.edu
Nicole Dierks
Interim Associate Vice President for Brand Marketing Strategy
Brand Marketing Strategy Leadership
Telephone: 206-685-0284
Email: morryn@uw.edu
Jack Martin
Interim Associate Vice President for Communications
Leadership Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-616-2334
Email: jacktm@uw.edu
Brand Marketing Strategy
Melissa Englund
Director, Advancement Marketing & Communications Strategy
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-616-8645
Email: menglund@uw.edu
Jennifer Johnston
Director, Special Projects
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-616-3418
Email: jcjmail@uw.edu
Courtney Coster
Director, Marketing Strategy
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-616-6851
Email: ccoster@uw.edu
Audra Daniels
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-685-2971
Email: audrad@uw.edu
Miranda Dixon
Strategic Partnerships
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-221-5008
Email: mjdixon@uw.edu
Caitlin Grady
Manager, Advancement Marketing and Communication
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-616-8936
Email: cgrady@uw.edu
Samantha Harasen
Associate Director of Trademarks & Licensing
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-543-0773
Email: srbaker@uw.edu
Erika Harris
Director, Marketing & Communications, College of Built Environments
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-616-4540
Email: emharris@uw.edu
Jocelyn De Jong
Senior Associate Director of Admissions
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-685-3655
Email: jddejong@uw.edu
Alice Lee
Visitor Center Manager
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-543-9197
Email: alicejh@uw.edu
Karin Mellskog
Licensing Manager
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-616-3676
Email: mellskog@uw.edu
Staishy Siem
Director, Marketing & Communications, School of Law
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-685-7394
Email: sbsiem@uw.edu
Jessica Singh
Executive Assistant to the Interim Associate Vice President for Brand Marketing Strategy
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-685-0632
Email: singhj22@uw.edu
Margaret Su
Assistant Director for Advancement Marketing and Communications
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-221-3064
Email: mwsu@uw.edu
Creative
Pamela Dore
Studio Manager, University Photography
Creative
Telephone: 206-685-2487
Email: pdore@uw.edu
Meredith Jacobson
Assistant Director of Content
Creative
Telephone: 206-616-9958
Email: editormj@uw.edu
Operations
Mariah Moody
Sr. Associate Director, Finance & Operations
Operations
Telephone: 206-685-0224
Email: mamoody2@uw.edu
Lauren Rowe
Fiscal and Operations Coordinator
Operations
Telephone: 216-616-1262
Email: lrowe@uw.edu
Strategic Communications
Genevieve Haas
Director, Executive Communications
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-221-6883
Email: haasg@uw.edu
Elise Perachio
Director, Digital Engagement
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-616-8923
Email: eperdan@uw.edu
Thomas (Thom) Winston Thorpe
Director, Web Strategy
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-221-6997
Email: twthorpe@uw.edu
Lori Sudermann
Director of Editorial Communications, UW Alumni Association and Managing Editor, UW Magazine and Viewpoint magazine
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-221-7087
Email: suderh@uw.edu
Lauren Caple
Associate Director, Web Development
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-543-8895
Email: lcaple@uw.edu
Meg Matthews
Associate Director, Strategic Communications
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-616-5475
Email: megmm@uw.edu
Mari Tamiyasu
Associate Director, Operational Communications
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-543-2560
Email: maritt@uw.edu
Michael Steigmeyer
Associate Director, Internal Communications
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-616-2513
Email: steigme1@uw.edu
Cris Barajas
Digital Automation Specialist
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-543-6966
Email: barajc@uw.edu
Jeff Hendrickson
Web Content Manager
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-543-2736
Email: jh1@uw.edu
Sasha Im
Web Content Strategist
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-852-5985
Email: sashaim@uw.edu
Jacob Kelly
Social Media Digital Strategist and Community Manager
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-543-2642
Email: kellyjr@uw.edu
Anastasia Mendoza
Communications Specialist and Executive Assistant to the
Interim Associate Vice President for Communications
and the Senior Director of Media Relations
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-543-2560
Email: afvm22@uw.edu
Morgen Nilsson
Systems Engineer
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-221-6687
Email: morgen@uw.edu
Jean-Paul Willynck
Executive Communications Specialist
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-616-6912
Email: willynja@uw.edu
UW News
Hannah Hickey
Senior Public Information Specialist
UW News
Telephone: 206-543-2580
Email: hickeyh@uw.edu