General Contacts
- News tips and media relations: news@cals.wisc.edu
- eCALS: eCALS@cals.wisc.edu
- Grow Magazine: grow@cals.wisc.edu
- Alumni news and updates: alumninews@cals.wisc.edu
External Relations Staff
Heidi Zoerb, Assistant Dean for External Relations and Advancement, oversees the college's external relations efforts, leads the CALS communications team, works with the UW Foundation to advance the college’s development priorities, and advises the dean on matters related to the college’s public image and relationships with stakeholders.
News and media relations
Bob Mitchell, News Manager, writes about CALS activities in the areas of natural resources, social sciences and agriculture. He also serves as media contact and distributes faculty and staff news via the eCALS newsletter and the CALS faculty/staff web pages.
Sevie Kenyon, Writer/Editor, writes about college activities, focusing primarily on agriculture, and coordinates coverage of CALS in agricultural media. He also produces podcasts and videos for CALS web sites, events and presentations and other venues.
Nicole Miller, Writer/Editor, writes articles on CALS activities, focusing on life sciences, health, food and nutrition. She maintains news content on the main CALS web page and the CALS News page, posts CALS content for social networking sites (Facebook and Twitter), and serves as a contact for media.
Publications
Joan Fischer, Publications Manager, serves as editor of Grow, the CALS alumni magazine, edits a monthly electronic alumni newsletter, and manages and edits a variety of special projects, including development communications.
Diane Doering, Graphic Designer, designs Grow magazine and other CALS publications and identity materials, ranging from folders to banners to student recruiting brochures. She generally doesn’t take on projects for individual departments but is available for consultation.
Development and stakeholder relations
Kara Luedtke, Development specialist, works with the UW Foundation to advance the college’s development priorities and helps coordinate special events and other efforts to strengthen the college's ties with alumni, stakeholders and the community.
(608) 890-2999 - kluedtke@cals.wisc.edu
Administrative support
Rebecca Bock, University Services Associate, handles a variety of administrative support tasks, including purchasing, scheduling, contact management and supervising student workers.
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