University Communications Leadership
Ashley Schumaker
Executive Vice President for University Communications and Chief Operating Officer
Koch Hall, 2nd Floor
757-683-3159
aschumak@odu.edu
JaRenae Whitehead-Cooper
Chief of Staff and Senior Associate Vice President for Administration
Koch Hall, 1st Floor
757-683-6041
jwhitehe@odu.edu
Brian Eubank
Executive Director for University Licensing
IRP 2, Suite 100
757-683-3580
beubank@odu.edu
Virginia Hilton
Executive Director for Content Strategy and Public Relations
IRP 2, Suite 100
757-251-8665
hiltonva@odu.edu
Aaron Hodnett
Executive Director for Outreach
Koch Hall, 1st Floor
757-683-6821
ahodnett@odu.edu
Stephanie Smaglo
Executive Director for University Communications
Waitzer Hall, 10th Floor and IRP 2, Suite 100
757-446-6042
smaglose@odu.edu
University Communications Staff By Focal Area
Content Strategy and Public Relations (College/School and Division Communications; Creative Services; and News and Media)
Virginia Hilton
Executive Director for Content Strategy and Public Relations
IRP 2, Suite 100
757-251-8665
hiltonva@odu.edu
Nicholas Clark
Project Manager
IRP 1, Suite 110
757-683-4438
nclark@odu.edu
College/School and Division Communications
Mindy Ayala-Diaz
Director
Darden College of Education and Professional Studies
757-683-3938
mayaladi@odu.edu
Sherry DiBari
Director
Batten College of Engineering and Technology
757-683-3567
sdibari@odu.edu
Sam McDonald
Director
College of Arts and Letters
757-683-5717
spmcdona@odu.edu
Jordan-Ashley Walker
Director
Strome College of Business
757-683-3254
j4walker@odu.edu
Takia White
Director
College of Sciences
757-683-5826
t5white@odu.edu
Wende Whitman
Director
Division of Research and Economic Development
IRP 1, Suite 110
757-683-5787
wwhitman@odu.edu
Creative Services
Jim Brown
Graphic Designer and Media Specialist
IRP 1, Suite 110
757-683-5913
jebrown@odu.edu
Trisha Irving
Graphic Designer
IRP 1, Suite 110
757-683-3093
tmirving@odu.edu
Jean-Taylor Zimonick
Creative Communications Designer
IRP 1, Suite 110
757-683-4729
jzimonic@odu.edu
News and Media
Kenya Godette
Director
IRP 1, Suite 110
757-683-4988
kgodette@odu.edu
Jonah Grinkewitz
Assistant Director
IRP 1, Suite 110
757-683-4296
jgrinkew@odu.edu
Kelsey Kendall
PR Specialist III
IRP 1, Suite 110
757-683-3692
kkendall@odu.edu
Outreach (Photography/Videography and Social Media)
Aaron Hodnett
Executive Director for Outreach
Koch Hall, 1st Floor
757-683-6821
ahodnett@odu.edu
Reed Morgan
Director of Multimedia
Koch Hall, 1st Floor
757-683-5514
rcmorgan@odu.edu
Photography/Videography
Cetre Pegues
Senior Media Specialist
Koch Hall, 1st Floor
757-683-6265
cpegues@odu.edu
Social Media
Morganne Lander
Assistant Director of Social Media
Koch Hall, 1st Floor
757-683-5932
mlander@odu.edu
University Communications (Health Sciences College/School Communications; Health Sciences Services and Support; and Monarch Magazine)
Stephanie Smaglo
Executive Director for University Communications
Waitzer Hall, 10th Floor and IRP 2, Suite 100
757-446-6042
smaglose@odu.edu
Health Sciences College/School Communications
Patricia Chourio
Director
Ellmer School of Nursing
757-683-6230
pchourio@odu.edu
Nicole Hazuda
Director
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Waitzer Hall, 10th Floor
757-446-6042
nhazuda@odu.edu
Erica Howell
Director
Ellmer College of Health Sciences
757-683-4095
ehhowell@odu.edu
Amy Matzke-Fawcett
Director
Joint School of Public Health
757-683-5926
amatzkef@odu.edu
Andreea Putinelu
Director
EVMS School of Health Professions
Waitzer Hall, 10th Floor
757-446-1321
putineai@odu.edu
Health Sciences Services and Support
Kimberly Carr
Senior Communications Specialist
Medical Group
Waitzer Hall, 10th Floor
757-446-6069
carrkm@odu.edu
John Comerford
Art Director
Waitzer Hall, 10th Floor
757-446-6023
comerfjr@odu.edu
Matthew Haddaway
Senior Graphic Designer
Waitzer Hall, 10th Floor
757-446-6046
haddawms@odu.edu
Cory Hooper
Media Manager III
Waitzer Hall, 10th Floor
757-446-6078
hooperca@odu.edu
Alexandra Shults
Assistant Director of Photography
Waitzer Hall, 10th Floor
757-446-6073
ashults@odu.edu
Ryan Witherow
Graphic Designer
Waitzer Hall, 10th Floor
757-446-7170
witherrk@odu.edu
Monarch Magazine
Victoria Bourne
Editor
IRP 1, Suite 110
757-683-5112
vbourne@odu.edu
Jeannine Gliddon Owens
Editorial Designer and Multimedia Content Creator
IRP 1, Suite 110
757-683-5052
jowens@odu.edu
Robyn Sidersky
Senior Writer and Editor
IRP 1, Suite 110
757-683-6236
rsidersk@odu.edu
University Licensing