UW media contacts
Media contacts for the University of Washington and UW Medicine/Health Sciences
Victor Balta
University Spokesperson and Assistant Vice President for Communications
Email | 206-543-2580
Media contact for UW administration issues.
Kim Eckart
Interim Director of Media Relations
Email | 206-543-2580
Manages the UW News team and its various publications and channels. Media contact for the departments of psychology; sociology; anthropology; speech and hearing sciences; geography; gender, women and sexuality studies; American ethnic studies; American Indian studies; political science. Schools of social work, law and public policy and governance. Colleges of education and built environments.
Susan Gregg
UW Medicine / Health Sciences
Director of Media Relations
Spokesperson
Email | 206-616-6730
Media contact for UW Medicine hospitals and the School of Medicine.
Hannah Hickey
Assistant Director of UW News
Email | 206-543-2580
Media contact for atmospheric science, climate science, weather, oceanography, polar science, geology and seismology.
Sarah McQuate
Assistant Director of UW News
Email | 206-543-2580
Media contact for aeronautics and astronautics, civil and environmental engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, materials science, industrial and systems engineering, mechanical engineering and bioengineering.
Jackson Holtz
Public Information Officer
Email | 206-543-2580
Media contact for major university initiatives, programs and gifts.
Lauren Kirschman
Public Information Officer
Email | 206-543-2580
Media contact for economics, business, communications, arts, humanities, history and world affairs.
Stefan Milne
Public Information Officer
Email | 206-543-2580
Media contact for computer science and engineering, Information School, human-centered design, statistics and math. Also the contact for research centers focused on clean energy, neurotechnology, data science, nano engineering and molecular engineering.
James Urton
Public Information Officer
Email | 206-543-2580
Media contact for the departments of biology, chemistry, physics and astronomy in the College of Arts & Sciences; as well as the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, Friday Harbor Labs and the UW Botanic Gardens in the College of the Environment.
Alden Woods
Public Information Officer
Email | 206-543-2580
Media contact for schools of pharmacy, dentistry, public health, nursing and the Population Health Initiative.
