Office of University Relations

Todd Simmons
Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations

Areas of responsibility: Chief brand officer, overall institutional messaging, central administration communications including executive-level communications, marketing/advertising, video production, On Point newsletter.

Tonya D. Dixon
Director of Digital Content

Areas of responsibility: Management of university social media including oversight of subaccounts across the university, video production for online purposes. Air Force ROTC/Army ROTC, Board of Trustees, Campus Enterprises (Primary Communications Specialist: Jamal Featherstone), Student Affairs

Jackie Torok
Director of Media Relations

Areas of responsibility: Chief media officer, news media communications, press releases, media training. Alumni, Athletics (Primary Communications Specialist: Brian Holloway), College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (Primary Communications Specialist Lydian Bernhardt), Division of Legal Affairs, Risk and Compliance

D'Angela Patrice Lockhart
Administrative Assistant

Areas of responsibility: Administrative support for the AVC and the Office of University Relations overall.

Yvonne Halley
Website / Financial Management

Areas of responsibility: Financial management of University Relations, support of university website including accessibility management and shared responsibility for content management training.

Stephen V. Charles
Website Administrator

Areas of responsibility: Management of the university website, training of content managers across the university.

Jamie Crockett
Science Writer

Areas of responsibility: Research communications across the university, College of Engineering (Primary Communications Specialist: Jordan Howse), College of Science and Technology, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Division of Research

Kevin B. Scalf
Graphic Designer

Areas of responsibility: Graphic design for printed and digital collateral, advertising and marketing, select university interior spaces.

Charity Cohen
Staff Writer

Areas of responsibility: College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (Primary Communications Specialist: Markita Rowe), Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics, John R. and Kathy R. Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences (including School of Nursing and Joint Program in Social Work), Honors College

Dianna 'Hope' Baptiste
Staff Writer

Areas of responsibility: Academic Affairs, Advancement, Business and Finance, College of Education, F.D. Bluford Library