Staff - Communication and Marketing Office: Wartburg College

Communication and Marketing Office

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	Saul Shapiro Assistant Vice President for Advancement; Director of Communication and Marketing saul.shapiro@wartburg.edu 319-352-8379 Saul is the college’s top communications official. Among his responsibilities are marketing, advertising and brand management for Wartburg’s Be Orange campaign.
	Karris Golden Assistant Director of Communication and Marketing/News Director karris.golden@wartburg.edu 319-352-8277 Karris is responsible for college news-related information and photography, writes and edits college materials and edits the Wartburg Magazine. Contact her to issue an off-campus news release or schedule a photographer for an on-campus event.
	Mark Adkins Sports Information Director mark.adkins@wartburg.edu 319-352-3089 Mark is responsible for all Wartburg athletics-related news, information and photography. His duties include managing statisticians for college events, preparing sports news releases and maintaining www.go-knights.net.
	Lori Poehler Creative Services Manager lori.poehler@wartburg.edu 319-352-8366 Lori manages publications jobs and other materials. She works with on- and off-campus printers and does layout, design and typesetting. She also monitors the use of Wartburg logos. All publications projects start with Lori. Contact her to initiate your project.
	Lori Wallace Graphic Designer Lori.wallace@wartburg.edu 319-352-8525 Lori conceptualizes and designs college publications, including brochures, admissions materials, programs and advertisements. She and Lori Poehler work closely to best meet client needs. (If it helps you tell “the Loris” apart, we sometimes call this one “Wally.”)
	Linda Moeller Director of Advancement Communication linda.moeller@wartburg.edu 319-352-8347 Linda is located in the Advancement Office and coordinates communication related to alumni constituents and writes and edits for college publications and publishes online the online Faculty/Staff newsletter.
	Mary VerSteegt Office Coordinator, Speakers Bureau Coordinator mary.versteegt@wartburg.edu 319-352-8232 Mary provides clerical support for the Communication and Marketing team. She tracks the college’s sports and news information placements in local, regional and national media, schedules speakers for the college’s Speakers Bureau and provides calendar information for the online Wartburg calendar, college publications and the media. She also handles nametag/name plate orders for the Wartburg community.
	Richard “Rich” Betts Copy Center Coordinator richard.betts@wartburg.edu 319-352-8285 Although he works in the Copy Center of the Information Technology Division, Communication and Marketing is in close communication with Rich. Lori Poehler and Lori Wallace work with Rich in determining how to print jobs accurately, effectively and economically.
	Chris Knudson Web Developer/Manager chris.knudson@wartburg.edu 319-352-8580 Chris works in Information Technology but maintains close contact with Communication and Marketing to ensure that the college Web site utilizes the most up-to-date, accurate information and serves as an effective marketing tool for all Wartburg constituencies.

The Communication and Marketing Office, Luther Hall 106, prepares and distributes information about Wartburg students and activities to the media. The office also supervises production of college publications, including the Wartburg Magazine, which is published three times a year.

If you play on a sports team, belong to a music organization, make the Dean's List, hold an office in a college organization, graduate, or distinguish yourself in other ways, a news release about your accomplishment is sent to your hometown newspaper and the appropriate area media. If you prefer not to have news about your activities sent to your hometown paper, you must sign a form available in the Communication and Marketing Office.