About the Office
Led by Vice President
Debra Townsend (315-228-7417), the office produces Colgate's print and electronic messages for internal and external audiences. We coordinate Colgate’s strategic communications and serve as the point of contact for news media. The communications team is available to help other offices and departments at Colgate define and refine their messages. If you're unsure whom to contact, please call Senior Administrative Assistant
Kathy Bridge at 315-228-7417.
The main office number is 315-228-7417, or scroll down for the appropriate communications professional.
The Colgate Scene
The
Scene is our quarterly alumni magazine. Each issue includes full-length features relevant to the Colgate community, news and updates from campus, and class notes that keep our loyal alumni connected to their peers. Read our
current issue.
Rebecca Costello
Managing editor,
The Colgate Scene
315-228-7415
Aleta Mayne
Associate editor, university publications
315-228-6669
From unique courses that attract national media attention to students who co-publish peer-reviewed journal articles with their professors, the
news and feature stories on our news page have attracted over 1 million visits since 2008. Our media relations team also works with journalists around the world who report on these stories.
Barbara Brooks
Director, PR and marketing
315-228-7416
Daniel DeVries
Admission marketing manager
315-228-6395
Matt Hames
Manager of media communications
315-228-6637
Mark Walden
Senior advancement writer
315-228-6535
We pride ourselves on maintaining a site that meets the needs of all our visitors, from prospective students and alumni, to journalists, prospective employees, and grant-making institutions. If you notice an improvement that we can make to our online presence, please
send us an e-mail. If you are an internal website user looking for help with web content, please make the change in accordance with our
style guidelines using our
content management system. For assistance, please fill out our
help form.
Tim O'Keeffe
Director of web content
315-228-6634
Jason Kammerdiener
Web content specialist
315-228-6186
Dave Herringshaw
Online community manager for communications
315-228-6408
We play a key role in official university publications, including the admission viewbook, fundraising materials, the ‘Gateline newsletter to alumni and parents, the Colgate calendar, and the university catalogue, among many more. For information about Colgate's graphic standards, download the
Graphic Identity Standards Quick Guide (PDF) 
Gerry Gall
Director, publications
315-228-7462
Karen Luciani
Art director
315-228-6660
Katherine Mutz
Graphic designer
315-228-6780
Andy Daddio
Photographic services coordinator
315-228-6670