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Eddie North-Hager Interim Executive Director of UCLA Media [emailprotected] 310-780-3417 Jessica Wolf Director of Arts Communications and Marketing [emailprotected] 310-825-1046 Katherine Alvarado Assistant Director of Media Relations [emailprotected] 310-794-6847 (media inquiries, English and Spanish) Barbra Ramos Assistant Director of Media Relations [emailprotected] 310-844-3582 (areas: university initiatives, community-engaged research, Institute of American Cultures, ethnic studies, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, accessibility and disability) Alison Hewitt Senior Media Relations Officer [emailprotected] 310-206-5461 (areas: climate change and environment, humanities, Volunteer Center, veterans) Elizabeth Kivowitz Senior Media Relations Officer [emailprotected] 310-466-8769 (areas: social sciences, politics, economics, anthropology, technology and society, immigration, Center for Community Engagement, international and foreign policy experts) Ron Mackovich-Rodriguez Senior Media Relations Officer [emailprotected] 310-340-3911 (areas: university events and initiatives, community engagement, campus life, sustainability) Holly Ober Senior Media Relations Officer [emailprotected] 310-956-6465 (areas: physical sciences, life sciences, space and astronomy, geology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, atmospheric and oceanic sciences, evolution, ecology, biology, molecular genetics, psychology) Valarie Haynes Office Manager [emailprotected] 310-825-5295 Chris Stanton Media Relations Assistant [emailprotected] 310-825-2585 UCLA Newsroom Todd Schindler Managing Editor and Director, UCLA Media [emailprotected] 213-326-6300 Nancy Gondo Senior Editor [emailprotected] 310-429-8527 Madeline Adamo Features Writer [emailprotected] 650-387-1565 Michael Callahan Editorial Director of UCLA Magazine [emailprotected] 310-487-8728 UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine For media inquiries regarding UCLA medical centers, hospitals and clinics and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, email [emailprotected] and visit the UCLA Health news page. Contact information for individual members of the UCLA Health media team can be found here. UCLA Athletics For media inquiries regarding intercollegiate sports and athletics at UCLA, visit the UCLA Bruins website and contact: Liza David Sports Information Director [emailprotected] 310-206-8140 UCLA professional schools Media contacts for each of UCLA’s 12 professional schools: School of the Arts and Architecture Anne Marie Burke Assistant Dean, Strategic Communications [emailprotected] 310-825-4140 School of Dentistry Ben Alkaly Director of Communications [emailprotected] 310-206-0835 School of Education and Information Studies John McDonald Director of Media Relations [emailprotected] 310-880-5332 Samueli School of Engineering Christine Wei-li Lee Assistant Dean, Chief Marketing Communications Officer [emailprotected] 310-206-0540 School of Law Orli Belman Assistant Dean, Communications [emailprotected] Anderson School of Management Paul Feinberg Associate Director, Marketing and Communications [emailprotected] 310-794-1215 Geffen School of Medicine For inquiries, email [emailprotected]. Herb Alpert School of Music Russell Kelban Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing [emailprotected] 310-825-4215 School of Nursing Aaron Hilf Director of Communications [emailprotected] 310-903-6654 Luskin School of Public Affairs Kate Shirley Executive Director of Communications [emailprotected] 310-206-5252 Fielding School of Public Health Brad Smith Director of Public Relations [emailprotected] 424-440-3051 School of Theater, Film and Television Kat Carrido Bonds Executive Director of Communications and Marketing [emailprotected] 310-825-7891 Additional campus units Many UCLA centers and units have their own media contacts: Alumni Association Estellaleigh Franenberg Creative Director, Marketing and Communications [emailprotected] 310-794-5189 Broad Stem Cell Research Center Ani Vahradyan Communications and Media Relations Manager [emailprotected] 310-968-6144 California NanoSystems Institute Nicole Wilkins Director of Strategic Communications [emailprotected] 310-869-6835 Center for Health Policy Research Tiffany Lopes Director of Communications and Publications [emailprotected] 310-794-0930 Center for Immigration Law and Policy Sandra Hernandez Director of Strategic Communications [emailprotected] Chicano Studies Research Center Rebecca Epstein Communications and Academic Programs Officer [emailprotected] 310-206-9185 Depression Grand Challenge Anne Dahlem Director of Communications [emailprotected] 949-400-2055 Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment Evan George Communications Director [emailprotected] 323-877-8404 Film & Television Archive Sally Marquez Assistant Director of Communications and Digital Content [emailprotected] 310-825-4518 Fowler Museum at UCLA Nathalia Morales-Evanks Director of Communications and Marketing [emailprotected] 310-825-4288 Hammer Museum at UCLA Santiago Pazos Senior Manager, Public Relations [emailprotected] 310-443-7016 Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance Daniel Seeff West Coast Director [emailprotected] 310-206-9700 Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Claire Griffiths Marketing and Communications Specialist [emailprotected] 714-396-6766 International Institute Peggy McInerny Director of Communications [emailprotected] 310-794-7226 Latino Policy and Politics Institute Alberto Lammers Director of Communications [emailprotected] The Promise Institute for Human Rights Natalie Monsanto Communications and Development Manager [emailprotected] Technology Development Group Marivi Valcourt Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications [emailprotected] 310-569-1764 UCLA Labor Center Emily Jo Wharry Director of Communications [emailprotected] 310-617-5609 UCLA Library Ariane Bicho Director of Communications and Marketing [emailprotected] 760-836-2153 Williams Institute Rachel Dowd Communications Manager [emailprotected] 310-206-8982 Stay Connected UCLA on Twitter UCLA on Facebook UCLA on LinkedIn @UCLA on Instagram UCLA on YouTube Sign up for a daily briefing Get top research & news headlines four days a week. 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