Contact Us
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University Media Relations
Emily Gersema, USC Executive Director of Media Relations
Office: (213) 740-6973
Cell: (213) 712-3168
gersema@usc.edu
Paul McQuiston, USC Assistant Director of Media Relations
Cell: (323) 527-7770
paulmcq@usc.edu
Ron Mackovich, USC Senior Media Representative
Cell: (213) 810-8583
ronald.mackovich@usc.edu
Leigh Hopper, USC Media Representative
Office: (213) 740-5277
Cell: (310) 308-0405
lhopper@usc.edu
Nina Raffio, USC Media Representative
Office: (213) 740-0252
Cell: (213) 442-8464
raffio@usc.edu
Crisis Communications and Issues Management
Lauren Bartlett, USC Associate Vice President, Strategic and Crisis Communications
Cell: (213) 361-5204
lauren.bartlett@usc.edu
Jeremy Pepper, USC Director of Communications
Office: (213) 740-8606
Cell: (858) 353-3096
pepper@usc.edu
Cinema, Television, Games
Kristin Borella, USC School of Cinematic Arts
(213) 740-9514
kborella@cinema.usc.edu
Architecture
Keiko McNally, USC School of Architecture
(213) 740-1633
keikomcn@usc.edu
Ron Mackovich, USC Senior Media Representative
(213) 810-8583
ronald.mackovich@usc.edu
Arts
Fisher Museum (vacant)
Cecile Oreste, USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance
(213) 821-6176
oreste@usc.edu
Kirsten Schmidt, USC Roski School of Art and Design
(213) 821-2696
schmidtk@usc.edu
Delphine Vasko, USC School of Dramatic Arts
(213) 821-4050
dvasko@usc.edu
Evan Calbi, USC Thornton School of Music
(213) 740-3229
calbi@usc.edu
Ron Mackovich, USC Senior Media Representative
(213) 810-8583
ronald.mackovich@usc.edu
Athletics
Darcy Couch, Assistant Athletic Director
213-740-3808
dcouch@usc.edu
Katie Ryan, Director of Football Communications
(213) 740-8480
katierya@usc.edu
Business, Entrepreneurship
USC Marshall School of Business
213-740-9000
communications@marshall.usc.edu
Community, Public Safety
Lauren Bartlett, USC Associate Vice President, Strategic and Crisis Communications
Cell: (213) 361-5204
lauren.bartlett@usc.edu
Education
Ellen Evaristo, USC Rossier School
(213) 740-2327
evaristo@rossier.usc.edu
Sheryl MacPhee, Pullias Center for Higher Education
(213) 740-7707
smacphee@rossier.usc.edu
Ron Mackovich, USC Senior Media Representative
(213) 810-8583
ronald.mackovich@usc.edu
Engineering, Technology, Digital Media
Amy Blumenthal, USC Viterbi School
(213) 821-1887
amyblume@usc.edu
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Education
Karine Kim, USC Iovine Young Academy
(213) 821-6953
karine.kim@usc.edu
Health, Medicine, Health Care, Aging
Leigh Hopper, USC Media Representative
Office: (213) 740-5277
Cell: (310) 308-0405
lhopper@usc.edu
Meg Aldrich, Keck Medicine of USC Media Relations
(323) 442-3941
meg.aldrich@med.usc.edu
Cynthia Smith, Keck Medicine of USC Media Relations
(323) 442-3811
cynthia.smith@med.usc.edu
Mary Dacuma, Keck Medicine of USC Media Relations
Mary.Dacuma@med.usc.edu
(323) 865-7839
Gabriella Robison, Keck Medicine of USC Media Relations
Gabriella.Robison@med.usc.edu
(323) 865-7657
Laura LeBlanc, Keck School of Medicine of USC Media Relations
(323) 442-0689
laura.leblanc@med.usc.edu
Stephanie Hedt, USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics
(213) 821-7978
hedt@healthpolicy.usc.edu
Orli Belman, USC Davis School of Gerontology
(310) 709-4156
obelman@usc.edu
Michele Keller, USC School of Pharmacy
(323) 442-3497
kellermi@usc.edu
Humanities, Philosophy
Jim Key, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
(213) 821-2992
jameskey@dornsife.usc.edu
Libraries, Archives
Tyson Gaskill, USC Libraries
(213) 740-2070
gaskill@usc.edu
Media, Journalism and Communication
Emily Cavalcanti, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Office: (213) 740-0705
Cell: (213) 280-0699
emilycav@usc.edu
Ron Mackovich, USC Senior Media Representative
(213) 810-8583
ronald.mackovich@usc.edu
Politics, Law, Public Policy
Nina Raffio, USC Media Representative
Office: (213) 740-0252
raffio@usc.edu
Jenesse Miller, USC Price School
(213) 810-8554
jenessem@usc.edu
Lance Ignon, Senior Associate Dean of Communication
(213) 821-4023
ignon@usc.edu
Leslie Ridgeway, USC Gould School of Law
(213) 740-9690
lridgewa@usc.edu
Religion, Social Work
Joanna Scott
Producer, Multimedia Communications
(213) 821-3658
joannas@usc.edu
Jenesse Miller, USC Media Relations
Office: (213) 740-0252
Cell: (213) 810-8554
jenessem@usc.edu
Megan Sweas, Director of Communications, USC Dornsife Center for Religion and Civic Culture
Office: 213-743-1611
sweas@usc.edu
Research, Science, Sustainability, Environment
Paul McQuiston, USC Assistant Director of Media Relations
(323) 527-7770
paulmcq@usc.edu
Jim Key, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
(213) 821-2992
jameskey@dornsife.usc.edu
Student Life
Gretchen Meier, USC Office of Student Affairs
(213) 709-5723
gmeier@usc.edu
Brett Padelford, USC Trojan Marching Band
(213) 740-6317
brettp@usc.edu, tmb@usc.edu