Meet the team
Leadership
Jack Martin
Vice President for Marketing & Communications
Leadership
Telephone: 206-221-8579
Email: vpmc@uw.edu
Kim Mapes
Executive Assistant to the Vice President
Leadership
Telephone: 206-221-8579
Email: kimmapes@uw.edu
Branding and Marketing
Nicole Dierks
Associate Vice President for Branding & Marketing
Branding and Marketing
Telephone: 206-685-0284
Email: morryn@uw.edu
Annie Alldredge
Director, Events
Branding and Marketing
Telephone: 206-616-5523
Email: alldra@uw.edu
Jennifer Johnston
Director, Special Projects
Branding and Marketing
Telephone: 206-616-3418
Email: jcjmail@uw.edu
Lindsey Burns
Assistant Director, Brand Marketing Strategy
Branding and Marketing
Email: ltburns@uw.edu
Courtney Coster
Director, Marketing Strategy
Branding and Marketing
Telephone: 206-616-6851
Email: ccoster@uw.edu
Audra Daniels
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Branding and Marketing
Telephone: 206-685-2971
Email: audrad@uw.edu
Miranda Dixon
Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships
Branding and Marketing
Telephone: 206-221-5008
Email: mjdixon@uw.edu
Peta Dyken
Associate Director, Events
Branding and Marketing
Telephone: 206-685-6337
Email: petad@uw.edu
Samantha Harasen
Associate Director of Trademarks & Licensing
Branding and Marketing
Telephone: 206-543-0773
Email: srbaker@uw.edu
Tracy Lepper
Assistant Director, Events
Branding and Marketing
Telephone: 206-616-2665
Email: tlepper@uw.edu
Karin Mellskog
Assistant Director of Trademarks & Licensing
Branding and Marketing
Telephone: 206-616-3676
Email: mellskog@uw.edu
Manasi Mishra
Assistant Director for Strategic Diversity Communications
Branding and Marketing
Email: manasim@uw.edu
Lauren Olsen
Assistant Director, Strategic Partners
Branding and Marketing
Telephone: 206-616-8160
Email: lmo2@uw.edu
Staishy Siem
Director, Development Communications
Branding and Marketing
Telephone: 206-685-7394
Email: sbsiem@uw.edu
Samantha Snively
Assistant Director, Advancement Communications
Branding and Marketing
Email: snively@uw.edu
Jonathan Velasquez
Executive Assistant to the Assoc. Vice President for Branding & Marketing
Branding and Marketing
Telephone: 206-616-8645
Email: jvelas1@uw.edu
Sarah Wion
Assistant Director for Advancement Communications
Branding and Marketing
Email: swion@uw.edu
Communications
Victor Balta
Assistant Vice President for Communications and University Spokesperson
Communications
Telephone: 206-543-2580
Email: balta@uw.edu
Genevieve Haas
Director, Executive Communications
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
Communications
Telephone: 206-221-7087
Email: suderh@uw.edu
Michael Steigmeyer
Associate Director, Internal Communications
Communications
Telephone: 206-616-2513
Email: steigme1@uw.edu
Hannah Hickey
Assistant Director, UW News
Communications
Telephone: 206-543-2580
Email: hickeyh@uw.edu
Jackson Holtz
Public Information Officer
Communications
Telephone: 206-543-2580
Email: jjholtz@uw.edu
Lauren Kirschman
Public Information Officer
Communications
Telephone: 206-616-5903
Email: lkirsc@uw.edu
Anastasia Mendoza
Assistant Director of Communications and Project Manager
Communications
Telephone: 206-616-6912
Email: afvm22@uw.edu
Kiyomi Taguchi
Assistant Director, UW News
Communications
Telephone: 206-685-2716
Email: ktaguchi@uw.edu
Victoria T. Tyron
Executive Assistant to the AVP for Communications and the AVP for Media Relations
Communications
Telephone: 206-221-4183
Email: tyronv@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
Associate Director of Content
Creative
Telephone: 206-616-9958
Email: editormj@uw.edu
Malavika Jagannathan
Assistant Director of Content
Creative
Telephone: 206-221-1713
Email: mj126@uw.edu
Digital Strategy
Elise Perachio
Director, Digital Engagement
Digital Strategy
Telephone: 206-616-8923
Email: eperdan@uw.edu
Thomas ("Thom") Winston Thorpe, PCM, CDMP, CCFP
Director, Web Strategy
Digital Strategy
Telephone: 206-221-6997
Email: twthorpe@uw.edu
Lauren Caple
Associate Director, Web Development
Digital Strategy
Telephone: 206-543-8895
Email: lcaple@uw.edu
Jeff Hendrickson
Assistant Director of Content Strategy and User Experience
Digital Strategy
Telephone: 206-543-2736
Email: jh1@uw.edu
Jacob Kelly
Assistant Director of Social Media Strategy
Digital Strategy
Telephone: 206-543-2642
Email: kellyjr@uw.edu
Shelby Schumacher
User Experience Specialist
Digital Strategy
Telephone: 206-221-9017
Email: saschuma@uw.edu
Finance and Operations
Mariah Moody
Director of Finance and Operations
Finance and Operations
Telephone: 206-685-0224
Email: mamoody2@uw.edu