Strategic Communications, Marketing, and Engagement
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Educate & Inspire
Inspires investment in the university through compelling storytelling, engagement, and information sharing. The team develops strategies, crafts messaging, produces materials and coordinates communications with UF Advancement and campus partners.
- Campaign Communications: Informs and educates stakeholders to champion and implement a shared campaign communications plan, raising UF’s awareness and reputation through key messaging and storytelling
- Unified Brand: Fosters “Go Greater” unified brand through an integrated and collaborative university advancement communications model
- Communications Project Management: Executes strategic advancement communications through priority system and with high-quality and efficient production
- World Class Events: Engage and inspire constituents by producing signature University of Florida events that promote institutional priorities and support the fundraising enterprise
- Wow Stewardship: Engages and steward donors through a comprehensive campaign donor relations strategy and structure
Team Listing
Donor Relations
Sarah E. SimsExecutive Director
352-392-5976 click to email
Claire Burns
Interim Director of Donor Programs
352-392-7762 click to email
Megan Christopherson
Associate Director of Donor Engagement
352-392-5862 click to email
Marissa Hartman
Donor Relations Assistant
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Micah Hyle
Assistant Director of Stewardship & Data
352-392-8310 click to email
Patrick Sell
Director of Stewardship
352-846-3444 click to email
Rachel Smith
Donor Relations Coordinator
352-392-3881 click to email
Strategic Communications and Marketing
Luke AndersonAssociate VP, Strategic Communications & CMO
352-392-8950 click to email
Jim Baer
Interim Art Director
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Chris Barnett
Senior Web Administrator
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Katie Clemen
Communications Coordinator and Project Manager
352-392-1633 click to email
Aaron Daye
Multimedia Specialist
352-392-4068 click to email
Barbara Drake
Communications Coordinator
352-846-3643 click to email
David Finnerty
Senior Director of Communications
352-392-8971 click to email
Tonya Gibbs
Web Designer
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David Houder
Senior Dir. of Creative Services
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Martha Jakab
Web Developer/Programmer
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Robert Mack
Interim Associate Art Director
352-392-8495 click to email
Nicole Neal
Executive Director of Strategic Communications
352-846-3447 click to email
Liesl O'Dell
Associate Director of Communications & Special Projects
352-392-5491 click to email
Jason Phenicie
Director of Digital Communications
352-392-5980 click to email
Brenton Richardson
Multimedia Specialist
352-392-7491 click to email
Vice President and Campaign Events
Susan RasmussenDirector
352-392-6296 click to email
Giovanni Lugo
Special Events Manager
352-392-5973 click to email
Jaclyn O'Brian
Assistant Director
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