Telling the story of McCombs School of Business - while fostering brand strength, enhancing the prominence of the school's intellectual capital and forging purposeful relationships of value with alumni and other stakeholders.
Brand, Design and Marketing
David Wenger, Director of Communications, 512-471-3314
Focuses on strengthening the McCombs School of Business brand equity, while supporting the school's mission of sharing relevant intellectual capital beyond the academic community.
Gayle Hight, Texas Enterprise Marketing and Special Projects, 512-475-6423
Promotes readership and blogger engagement on Texas Enterprise, and organizes special events and promotions such as the Texas Enterprise Speaker Series.
Donna Coffelt, Creative Manager, University Creative Services, 512-475-6078
Serves as project manager and creative director for all McCombs School design projects that run through the university design office.
Dale Allen , 512-232-6672 and April Wright, 512-232-6659, Graphic Designers, McCombs Graphic Services
The McCombs Graphic Services Division is managed by graphic designers Dale Allen and April Wright. Their services are availble for McCombs-related publication layout and design, poster creation, PowerPoint presentations, laser engraved signs and more.
Media Relations
Renee Hopkins, Media Relations, 512-471-6746
Primary contact for reporters, writers and editors interested in interviewing McCombs faculty or finding out more about their research and areas of expertise.
School Publications (OPEN Magazine, McCombs TODAY and Texas Enterprise)
Cory Leahy, Assistant Director of Communications, 512-471-3998
Cory wants to hear from YOU about your interests, accomplishments, experiences and memories of your time at the business school.
Tracy Mueller, Managing Editor of McCombs TODAY and OPEN magazine, 512-232-6065
Tracy is in charge of finding and telling McCombs’ best, most interesting, compelling and engaging stories. She’s also the voice of the @UTexasMcCombs Twitter account.
Rob Heidrick, Managing Editor of Texas Enterprise, 512-232-9166
Highlights the innovative research being done by faculty at the business school and other colleges at The University of Texas at Austin. Contact Rob with feedback about articles or to provide information about research news.
Jeremy Simon, Writer for Texas Enterprise and McCombs TODAY, 512-232-6031
Covers business-related research and news, and manages Texas Enterprise social media. Contact Jeremy with feedback about articles or to provide information about research news.
Trademarks & Licensing Requests
Faculty Expertise Guide Updates
Events Calendar and Plasma Screens
Mary Cone, Administrative Associate, 512-232-6048
Handles photo requests, faculty vita updates and trademark and licensing requests. She also serves as a back-up for media inquiries and maintains a calendar of events at McCombs.
Business School Rankings
Matt Turner, Market Researcher, 512-232-6723
Serves as the ranking steward for all external business school rankings. tracks basic data (admission, enrollment, graduation) for the school and assists with the faculty expertise guide.
Advertising
Shannon Chapman, Texas MBA Advertising Manager, 512-475-6425
Coordinates the advertising campaign for the Texas MBA program.
Digital Media Production
Kris Maxwell, Digital Media Producer/Editor, 512-471-3396
Enlivens the McCombs story through audio and video productions, and produces special video projects for the school. Award-winning producer of the LINGO series.
Cara Biasucci , Producer for the Ethics Unwrapped Series, 512-232-6755
Project director and series producer for the Ethics Unwrapped Video Series launched by the Business, Government & Society Department at McCombs.
Printing
Susan Frentz, Customer Service Representative - UT Printing Services, 512-232-3934
Assists with planning and scheduling projects through all phases of the printing process.