Directory of the College of Ag Sciences Marketing and Communications unit at Penn State.
- Art Director
Areas of Expertise
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Book design
- Brand identity
- Typography
- Email jdb48@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-2718
Jennifer Bair is an Art Director with the Agricultural Science’s creative team. As an Art Director, Jen works closely with educators, staff, and fellow designers and copywriters to produce marketing, educational, and training materials for both the College and Penn State Extension.
- Team Marketing Coordinator
Courtney is a marketing coordinator for the program teams within the Penn State Extension Animal Systems Unit, as well as the EEVB Unit.
- Marketing Strategy Specialist
Areas of Expertise
- B2B Marketing and Sales Development
- Marketing strategy
- Project management
- Content Marketing
- Email hlc5271@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-2681
Hillary is a Marketing Strategy Specialist focused on developing products and marketing strategy for the Penn State Extension Animal Systems Unit, which includes the dairy, livestock, poultry and Equine teams, as well as the EEVB Unit, which includes the Energy, Leadership and Community Vitality, Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, and New and Beginning Farmer teams.
- Marketing Strategy Specialist
Areas of Expertise
- Marketing Strategy
- Brand Development
- B2B Marketing
- Email mrv114@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-0242
Megan is a Marketing Strategy Specialist with Penn State Extension where she enjoys developing product and marketing strategies for the Horticulture Unit, working directly with the following teams: Green Industry, Master Gardeners, Tree Fruit, Vegetable and Small Fruit, and Grape and Enology.
- Customer Service Lead
- Email jac67@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-2962
Jennie is the lead of the customer service group, which provides customer support for event registrations, website orders, website technical support, digital product access, as well as general Extension support questions and call routing.
- Customer Service Representative
- Email tmc453@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-8259
Tina Cutler is a Customer Service Representative at Penn State Extension, where she utilizes her 25+ years of customer service experience to help individuals and groups register/ order events, online courses, webinars and publications.
- Creative Design Specialist
Areas of Expertise
- publication design
- typography
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Email keithdiehl@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-3407
Keith Diehl is a graphic designer with the College's creative services team, producing educational and marketing materials for Penn State Extension educators and college faculty which are made available through Penn State's land grant mission to the citizens of the Commonwealth and others who may have questions or need help with their agricultural-related problems.
- Customer Service Representative
- Email snd11@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-2732
- Pronouns She/Her
- Director of Marketing and Digital Education
Areas of Expertise
- Business Strategy, Analysis, and Operations
- Marketing Strategy and Operations
- Marketing Technology
- Digital Strategy and Learning Solutions
- Email jxe122@psu.edu
- Office 814-867-1816
Jon oversees the marketing strategy (strategy, creative), marketing technology (CRM, web, event management), digital learning (credit and non-credit), and customer service teams, where he focuses on ensuring the strategic development and implementation of integrated marketing and business solutions for the three main mission areas of the college – teaching, research, and extension.
- Public Relations Specialist/News Coordinator
- Email cdg5@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-2713
- Marketing Strategy Specialist
Areas of Expertise
- Marketing Strategy
- Client Communication
- Social Media
- Email lnj5008@psu.edu
- Office 814-867-4144
Lauren is a Marketing Strategy Specialist focused on the success of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Berkey Creamery.
- Marketing Communications Specialist 3
Areas of Expertise
- Marketing Strategy
- Email Marketing
- Social Media
- Web Development
- Project Management
- Production Coordination
- Email cmh130@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-0620
Colleen Heckard is the Team Marketing Coordinator for Horticulture working directly with the Green Industry, Master Gardeners, Tree Fruit, Vegetable and Small Fruit, and Grape and Enology Teams.
- Marketing Strategy Specialist
Areas of Expertise
- Marketing Strategy
- Budget Optimization
- Project Management
- Business Development
- Public Relations
- Email cdh19@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-0224
Areas of Focus
Penn State Extension, Program Units:
- Agronomy and Natural Resources
- Assistant Director of Creative Services
- Email keh63@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-2700
Kelly leads the creative services unit in Ag Marketing and Communications, managing a team of writers, editors, graphic designers, and photographers for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Penn State Extension.
- Assistant Director of Marketing Strategy
Areas of Expertise
- Marketing strategy
- Product development
- Content marketing
- Public relations
- Digital marketing
- Email mjh394@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-4867
Megan oversees the marketing strategy team dedicated to the College of Agricultural Sciences Research and Penn State Extension. She focuses on ensuring the strategic development of marketing solutions for both areas as well as product development for Extension.
- Event Management Specialist, part-time
Areas of Expertise
- Cvent Event Management Certified
- Cvent Event Registration Site Creation
- Event and Registration Management
- Event Logistics and Planning
- 4-H Enrollment CRM Administrator
Areas of Expertise
- 4-H Science
- Youth Development/4-H
- Email sxd297@psu.edu
- Office 724-465-3880
- Marketing Automation Manager
Areas of Expertise
- Marketing Automation
- Email Marketing
- Copywriting
- Email ceh41@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-4099
Charlie works closely with the marketing team to understand campaign goals and identify implementation solutions for campaign plans.
- Assistant Director of Marketing Strategy
- Email thi1@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-0046
Tina oversees marketing strategy for the College. She is the primary contact for initiating marketing and communications consults, campaigns, and projects for college and department efforts in undergraduate education, alumni relations, development, graduate education, and more.
- Event Registration System & Operations Manager
Areas of Expertise
- Cvent Account Administrator Certification
- Cvent Event Management Professional - Advanced Certification
- Email dishler@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-2827
Darlene oversees the event management system and team operations for non-credit events offered by Penn State Extension. With a team of certified event management professionals, she works closely with Extension teams to develop registration websites, as well as instill best practices, conduct training, and provide support in the areas of event registration management, reporting and analysis, and marketing.
- Salesforce Developer
Areas of Expertise
- Salesforce.com Certified Platform Developer I
- Salesforce.com Certified Platform App Builder
- Salesforce.com Certified Administrator
- SOAP and REST Web Service Integrations
- Business Process Automation
- Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning development in the Salesforce environment
- Email zck5032@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-5812
Zach works collaboratively with the Salesforce/CRM software team to create custom, scalable processes for Penn State Extension.
- Proofreader and Copyeditor
Areas of Expertise
- Chicago Manual of Style
- Penn State Editorial Style
- Federal and University compliance statements (U.Ed. rep) for publications
- Email akirsten@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-2709
Amanda Kirsten proofreads the layouts and copyedits the manuscripts produced by Creative Services. She also proofreads other digital materials developed by Marketing and Communications.
- Marketing Strategy Specialist
Areas of Expertise
- Brand Management
- Marketing Strategy
- Campaign Implementation
- Content Creation
- Storytelling
- Email muk45@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-3408
- Pronouns She/Her
Mindy is a Marketing Strategy Specialist focused on the development of products and marketing strategy for the Penn State Extension Food, Families, and Health and Food Safety and Quality units.
- Team Marketing Coordinator
Areas of Expertise
- Marketing Strategy
- Social Media
- Communications
- Project Management
- Email mcl222@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-7992
Maria is a Team Marketing Coordinator for Pennsylvania 4-H. 4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills.
- Graphic Designer, part-time
Areas of Expertise
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Brand Identity and Advertising
- Print and Digital Design
- Photo Editing
Michele Lauriha is a graphic designer with the Creative Services team in the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences. She works closely with the creative team to create marketing and educational materials for both the college and Penn State Extension.
- Graphic Design Specialist, part-time
Areas of Expertise
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Social Media
- Illustration
- Typography
Braden Lee is a graphic designer with the Creative Services team at the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences. He works closely with the creative team, academics, and other stakeholders to create marketing and educational materials, from concept to execution, for the college, the Creamery, and Penn State Extension.
- Art Director
Areas of Expertise
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Brand Identity
- Typography
- Layout and Print Design
- Digital Design
- Email abm5988@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-8711
Andrea is an Art Director who works closely with educators, staff, and fellow designers and copywriters to produce marketing materials for both the College and Penn State Extension.
- Education Program Assistant
- Event Management Specialist
- Email ajm405@psu.edu
- Office 814-867-0504
- Public Relations Specialist/Science Writer
- Email jjm29@psu.edu
- Office 814-934-6477
- Team Marketing Coordinator
- Email jms1140@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-4346
Joslyn is the Team Marketing Coordinator for the Penn State Extension Food, Families, and Health and Food Safety and Quality Units.
- Assistant Director of Web Strategy and Operations
Areas of Expertise
- Business analysis
- Digital strategy
- E-commerce
- System integration
- User experience
- Email kew176@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-9812
- Pronouns She/Her
Kate leads the web team in providing digital solutions that meet the strategic goals of the college. Together, we develop and support extensive websites for Penn State Extension, Berkey Creamery, nine academic departments, and the college at large.
- Education Program Coordinator
- Event Management Specialist
Areas of Expertise
- Cvent Event Management Certified
- Cvent Event Registration Site Creation
- Event and Registration Management
- Event Logistics and Planning
- Production Coordination
- Certified Microsoft Office Specialist
Kristin is an event management specialist with six years of event experience. She utilizes her expertise in event logistics, event planning, and visual merchandising to help Extension educators and Penn State faculty create event registration sites.
- Administrative Coordinator
- Email jlp49@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-7992
Jennifer's primary responsibility is to support the Director of Marketing Strategy and Digital Education as well as the team leaders and staff of those departments. This includes management and coordination of budgets, processing expenses, creation of financial and operational reports, vendor contracts and agreements, calendar management, Simba and Concur reporting, logistics for meetings and interviews, as well as various other support roles for the department.
- User Experience Specialist
Areas of Expertise
- User Experience
- Usability Testing
- Information Architecture
Kelly is a user experience specialist focused on improving usability for the college's digital assets, including websites for the college, Extension and Creamery.
- Team Marketing Coordinator
Areas of Expertise
- Marketing Strategy
- Social Media
- Digital Marketing
- Event Promotion
- Project Management
- Email enb119@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-3170
Emily Reid is Team Marketing Coordinator for the Penn State Extension Agronomy and Natural Resources Unit, which includes the Farm Safety, Field and Forage Crops, Forestry, Master Watershed Stewards, Pesticide Safety Education, Urban and Community Forestry, and Water Resources program teams.
- Marketing Strategy Specialist
Areas of Expertise
- Adult and youth non-formal education and coaching
- Agriculture sciences
- Project management
- Digital and print design
- Videography
Andrea is the marketing strategy specialist focused on developing product and marketing strategy for the Penn State Extension 4-H unit. 4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills.
- Assistant Director of Digital Education - Non-Credit
Areas of Expertise
- Team leadership and strategy
- Online learning and pedagogy
- Curriculum development
- Team development and facilitation
- Technical writing and editing
- Video production
- Project management
- Digital copyright
- Digital accessibility
- Email rar160@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-2743
- Pronouns She/Her
Rebecca Rumbel develops learning strategies for videos and online courses. She also focuses on the Digital Education Team’s project management, development processes, video production, and quality control.
- Copywriter
- Email tss56@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-4565
- Programmer/Analyst
Areas of Expertise
- Plone
- Zope
- Python
- Linux
- HTML
- CSS
- Email trs22@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-7710
Tim is a web developer for the College of Agricultural Sciences, and is focused on supporting and enhancing the software that drives the college's websites.
- Associate Director of Communications
- Email jstevenson@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-7278
- Salesforce Administrator/Data Analyst
Areas of Expertise
- Certified Salesforce Administrator
- Certified Salesforce Advanced Administrator
- Project Management
- Advanced Reporting and Data Analysis
- Marketing Strategy
- Email srs202@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-2754
- Creative Design Specialist
Areas of Expertise
- Marketing/Advertising
- Page Layout
- Typography
- Adobe CS
- Email jdw5985@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-0600
Jenny Walker is a graphic designer with the Creative Services team at the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences. She works closely with the creative team, academics, students and other stakeholders to create marketing and educational materials, from concept to execution, for both the college and Penn State Extension.
- Project Manager
Areas of Expertise
- Project Management
- Business Strategy
- Workfront
- Director, College Relations and Communications
- Email mfw10@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-9646
- Web Coordinator
Areas of Expertise
- HTML
- Plone
- Web Editing
- Web Support
- Web Training
- Email mjw174@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-9761
Mary is a member of the web team. She oversees training for Plone, provides web support, and works on web projects.
- Assistant Director of CRM Strategy and Operations
Areas of Expertise
- Salesforce.com (Architecture, Administration, Security) - 12 years+ experience
- Salesforce.com Certified Platform Developer I
- Salesforce.com Certified Advanced Administrator
- Salesforce.com Certified Platform App Builder
- Salesforce.com Certified Sales Cloud Consultant
- Salesforce.com Certified Administrator
- Salesforce.com Certified Email Marketing Specialist
- SOAP and REST Web Service Integrations
- Marketing Automation
- Business Process Automation
- Email bcw148@psu.edu
- Office 814-867-5266
Brandon manages the Salesforce/CRM software team and is responsible for maintaining the technical and functional aspects of Penn State Extension's CRM applications (Salesforce.com and 4HOnline) which includes requirements assessment, project management, design, development, integration, testing, documentation, and maintenance.
- Art Director
Areas of Expertise
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Art direction and design
- Brand compliance
- Exhibits and displays
- Email jdz3@psu.edu
- Office 814-867-1561
Jonathan works directly with marketing strategists, copywriters, and designers to create effective solutions for print, display graphics, and social media. He guides visual communications for college relations, undergraduate education, and the Berkey Creamery.