Staff Responsibilities

John DeVilbiss
Executive Director

  • Directs university marketing, public and media relations
  • Represents the university and Office of the President as chief public information officer in a spokesman and crisis communications capacity
  • Directs university Trademarks and Licensing
  • Directs daily staff operations

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Maren Cartwright
PR Specialist

  • Main contact for:
    - College of Engineering
    - Water lab main
    - College of Business
    - Space Dynamics Laboratory
    - Innovation Campus
    - Research office
  • Coordinates special events and projects
  • Editor/writer of Research Matters radio spots
  • Editor/writer of USU home page content

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Patrick Williams
Senior Writer, Utah State Today Editor

  • Manages the university's online newsletter, Utah State Today, and the President's Page
  • Main contact for:
    - College of HASS
    - School of the Arts
    - University Libraries
    - Graduate School
    - Honors
  • Senior writer and report content manager

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Annalisa Purser
PR Specialist

  • Main contact for:
    - College of Science
    - College of Natural Resources
    - Regional Campuses
    - School of Graduate Study

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  Sarah Reale
PR Specialist

  • Main contact for:
    - President's Office
    - Student Services
    - Provost Office
    - International Students and Scholars

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Tim Vitale
Assistant-Director

  • Directs daily staff operations
  • Coordinates university marketing efforts
  • Main contact for:
    - College of Education and Human Services
    - College of Agriculture/Experiment Station
    - Center for Integrated BioSystems
    - University Extension
    - Business and Finance VP office
    - Human Resources

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Ben Renard-Wiart
University Webmaster

  • Directs development and maintenance of the university Web site in coordination with the university's Information Technology department
  • Directs university Web Council
  • Directs Web policy and guidelines

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Heidi Adams
Office Manager

  • Coordinates and tracks news release distribution and placements
  • Compiles and posts daily news hits
  • Manages office budget and finances

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Donna Barry
University Photographer

  • Directs photography promoting Utah State University for external print and electronic publications
  • Documents major university events
  • Manages university photo archives

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Jeremy Jensen
Video Producer / Director

  • Producer of university marketing videos
  • Manages video compression for the USU Web pages
  • Oversees CD-ROM/DVD-ROM development

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