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Media relations

Mark Bode
Indiana University

Mark Bode

Executive Director of Media Relations
Teresa Mackin
Indiana University

Teresa Mackin

Deputy Director of Media Relations, Indianapolis
Coverage area: 
  • Health and medicine
Vic Ryckaert
Indiana University

Vic Ryckaert

Deputy Director of Media Relations, Bloomington

Storytelling and research communications

Barbara Brosher
Indiana University

Barbara Brosher

Executive Director of Storytelling and Research Communications, and Interim Associate Vice President for Strategic Communications
Coverage area: 
  • Board of Trustees
  • Kinsey Institute
Kelsey Cook
Indiana University

Kelsey Cook

Deputy director for research communication
Coverage area: 
  • Research
Jaleesa Elliott
Indiana University

Jaleesa Elliott

Storyteller
Coverage area: 
  • Science
  • Research
Kevin Fryling
Indiana University

Kevin Fryling

Senior storyteller
Coverage area: 
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Dentistry 
  • Optometry 
Julia Hodson
Indiana University

Julia Hodson

Storyteller
Coverage area: 
  • Arts
  • Humanities
  • Media
Nikki Livingston
Indiana University

Nikki Livingston

Storyteller
Coverage area: 
  • Education 
  • Law
  • Public policy
Marah Yankey
Indiana University

Marah Yankey

Deputy director for storytelling
Coverage area: 
  • IU Alumni Association
  • IU Foundation
  • Global

Internal communications

Bethany Nolan
Indiana University

Bethany Nolan

Executive Director of Internal Communications
Coverage area: 
  • Internal communications strategies
  • News for and about staff and faculty on all IU campuses
Tia Broz
Indiana University

Tia Broz

Communications Consultant, Strategic Communications
Coverage area: 
  • Internal Communications
Kirk Johannesen
Indiana University

Kirk Johannesen

Communications Consultant, Strategic Communications
Coverage area: 
  • Internal Communications

Executive communications and state impact

Conner Becker-Chamberlin
Indiana University

Conner Becker-Chamberlin

Executive Communications Manager
Coverage area: 
  • Executive leadership
  • State impact
Ryan Piurek
Indiana University

Ryan Piurek

Senior Advisor for State Impact and Executive Communications
Coverage area: 
  • Executive communications
  • State impact communications
  • Public affairs strategies
Beth Young
Indiana University

Beth Young

Senior Communications Strategist
Coverage area: 
  • Executive Communications
  • State Impact

Public Safety

Mary Keck
Indiana University

Mary Keck

Communications Manager, Public Safety
Coverage area: 
  • Public safety