Meet the team
Leadership
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
Lindsey Burns
Assistant Director, Brand Marketing Strategy
Brand Marketing Strategy
Email: ltburns@uw.edu
Jo Chen
Associate Director for Media Buying and Planning
Brand Marketing Strategy
Email: johsin@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
Samantha Harasen
Associate Director of Trademarks & Licensing
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-543-0773
Email: srbaker@uw.edu
Jocelyn De Jong
Senior Associate Director of Admissions
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-685-3655
Email: jddejong@uw.edu
Karin Mellskog
Licensing Manager
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-616-3676
Email: mellskog@uw.edu
Lauren Olsen
Assistant Director, Strategic Partners
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-616-8160
Email: lmo2@uw.edu
Staishy Siem
Director, Marketing & Communications, School of Law
Brand Marketing Strategy
Telephone: 206-685-7394
Email: sbsiem@uw.edu
Samantha Snively
Assistant Director, Advancement Communications
Brand Marketing Strategy
Email: snively@uw.edu
Creative
David Bessenhoffer
Director of Video Content Production
Creative
Telephone: 206-225-4136
Email: dbess@uw.edu
Pamela Dore
Studio Manager, University Photography
Creative
Telephone: 206-685-2487
Email: pdore@uw.edu
Jaime Garrand
Assistant Director, Creative Operations
Creative
Telephone: 206-685-7951
Email: jaimeg2@uw.edu
Meredith Jacobson
Assistant Director of Content
Creative
Telephone: 206-616-9958
Email: editormj@uw.edu
Operations
Mariah Moody
Director of Finance and Operations
Operations
Telephone: 206-685-0224
Email: mamoody2@uw.edu
Strategic Communications
Elise Perachio
Director, Digital Engagement
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-616-8923
Email: eperdan@uw.edu
Genevieve Haas
Director, Executive Communications
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-221-6883
Email: haasg@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
Thomas ("Thom") Winston Thorpe, PCM, CDMP, CCFP
Director, Web Strategy
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-221-6997
Email: twthorpe@uw.edu
Lauren Caple
Associate Director, Web Development
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-543-8895
Email: lcaple@uw.edu
David Rey
Associate Director, Strategic Communications
Strategic Communications
Email: drey94@uw.edu
Michael Steigmeyer
Associate Director, Internal Communications
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-616-2513
Email: steigme1@uw.edu
Jeff Hendrickson
Web Content Manager
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-543-2736
Email: jh1@uw.edu
Jacob Kelly
Assistant Director of Social Media Strategy
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-543-2642
Email: kellyjr@uw.edu
Alice Lee
Social Media Coordinator and Community Manager
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-543-9197
Email: alicejh@uw.edu
Anastasia Mendoza
Assistant Director of Communications and Project Manager
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-616-6912
Email: afvm22@uw.edu
Morgen Nilsson
Systems Engineer
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-221-6687
Email: morgen@uw.edu
Shelby Schumacher
User Experience Specialist
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-221-9017
Email: schu4790@uw.edu
Tiffany Sevareid
Front End Developer
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-685-9002
Email: tlb3@uw.edu
Teri Shelton
Front End Developer
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-543-9301
Email: tjshelt@uw.edu
Victoria T. Tyron
Executive Assistant to the AVP for Communications and the AVP for Media Relations
Strategic Communications
Telephone: 206-221-4183
Email: tyronv@uw.edu
UW News
Misty Shock Rule
Public Information Specialist
UW News
Telephone: 206-685-2774
Email: mistysr@uw.edu