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Communications and Media Relations

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 WengerDavid 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 HightGayle 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.
 

Kim Brown McCombs Digital CoordinatorKim Brown, Senior Graphic Designer, 512-232-6048
Oversees art production and photography for the McCombs School department of communications. Manages McCombs trademarks and licensing requests. Maintains the major events calendar and the McCombs home page.

Donna CoffeltDonna 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
Dale and April manage the McCombs Graphic Services Division. Their services are available for McCombs-related publication layout and design, poster creation, PowerPoint presentations, laser engraved signs, and more.  

Media Relations
Renee HopkinsRenee 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)
Sarah Beckham Senior Editor McCombs Sarah Beckham, Senior Editor, 512-471-3998 
Sarah wants to hear from YOU about your interests, accomplishments, experiences and memories of your time at the business school.


Tracy MuellerTracy 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.

Robert Heidrick 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 SimonJeremy 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.

LeDaryl KelleyLeDaryl Kelley, Webmaster, 512-232-6750
Maintains and plans for future changes to Texas Enterprise and McCombs Today websites.

 

Business School Rankings
Faculty Expertise Guide
Matt TurnerMatt 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 manages the faculty expertise guide.


Advertising
Bethany ThomasonBethany Thomason, Marketing Manager, Texas MBA Programs, 512-232-4624
Bethany manages the marketing efforts for the Texas MBA programs.


Bethany Thomason Vanessa Manley, Marketing Manager, Texas MSTC, 512-471-2283
Manages the marketing and recruiting efforts of the Texas MSTC Program.



Ethics Unwrapped Video Series

Cara BiasucciCara 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.

Sonia MelendezSonia Melendez, Assistant Producer for the Ethics Unwrapped Series, 512-232-3355
Assists with the Ethics Unwrapped Video Series, responsible for visual aids, as well as editor of the Concepts Unwrapped Series.

Printing

Susan FrentzSusan Frentz, Customer Service Representative - UT Printing Services, 512-232-3934
Assists with planning and scheduling projects through all phases of the printing process.

 

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