Office of Strategic Communications Team

Mason Essif

Mason Essif

Vice Dean for Communications and Advancement and Chief Communications Officer
Andrea S. Martin

Andrea Martin

Assistant Dean for Digital and Brand Communications
Shelby Boyd

Shelby Boyd

Senior Director, Executive Communications
Beky Branagan

Beky Branagan

Manager, School of Medicine Websites

Jennifer Carpenter

Associate Director, Marketing

Robert Cooper

Senior Web Applications Developer
Synclaire Cruel

Synclaire Cruel

Communications Strategist
Mark Dolejs

Mark Dolejs

Senior Visual Storyteller
Daniel Dunston

Daniel Dunston

Senior Multimedia Producer

Audrey Fenske

Assistant Director, Social Media and Marketing
Emily Ford

Emily Ford

Senior Development Writer
Susan Gallagher

Susan Gallagher

Senior Director, Communications
Rhiannon Giles, BA

Rhiannon Giles

Senior Digital Communications Specialist
Bernadette Gillis

Bernadette Gillis

Communications Strategist

Wendy Graber

Assistant Director, Development Communications
Carol Harbers

Carol Harbers

Senior Director, Editorial Strategy
David Hart

Dave Hart

Editorial Director
Shantell Kirkendoll

Shantell Kirkendoll

Senior Science Writer and Managing Editor
Alissa Kocer

Alissa Kocer

Communications Strategist
Jonathan McCall

Jonathan McCall

Director of Communications, School of Medicine AI Strategy
LaWanda McCreary

LaWanda McCreary

Senior Director of Communications, Dept. of Medicine
Eamon Queeney

Eamon Queeney

Assistant Director, Multimedia & Creative
Matthew Ray

Matthew Ray

Visual Strategist & Designer
Tanya Schreiber

Tanya Schreiber

Digital Communications Specialist
Angela Spivey

Angela Spivey

Assistant Director and Managing Editor
Liz Switzer

Liz Switzer

Communications Strategist, Dept. of Medicine
Angela J. White

Angela J. White

Administrative Assistant

Office Contact Information

For general communications questions or story ideas, please email SOM-Communications@duke.edu.

School of Medicine Communicators Network

A list of communications contacts for various departments, centers, institutes, & programs within the School of Medicine