Contact the Strategic Communications (SC) team for help with media relations, social media, blogging, video, photography, translation, training, and website best practices.
Leadership
Linda Forbes
Director of Strategic Communications
Email: lforbes@ucanr.edu
Crisis communications, training, home page content (ucanr.edu)
Pam Kan-Rice
Assistant Director, News and Information Outreach
Email: pam.kanrice@ucanr.edu
Media relations, English-language blogs
Ricardo Vela
Program Manager, News and Information Outreach in Spanish
Email: rvela@ucanr.edu
Spanish-language media relations, translation, video production, blogs
Team Members
Caroline Champlin
Science Communication Specialist
Email: cchamplin@ucanr.edu
Podcasting, audio production, English-language blogs
Dora Garay
Social Media Strategist
Email: dgaray@ucanr.edu
Social media best practices, policy, and strategy
Erin Greenfield
Digital Content Strategy Specialist
Email: egreenfield@ucanr.edu
Website best practices, IWP standards
Mike Hsu
News and Information Outreach
Email: mjhsu@ucanr.edu
Media relations, English-language blogs, home page content (ucanr.edu)
Ethan Ireland
Senior Videographer
Email: eireland@ucanr.edu
English-language video production and editing
Office Hours
Drop-in office hours are available via Zoom. No appointment needed.
| Name | Day and Time | How to Join |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline Champlin | Fridays, 10–11 a.m. | Contact via email |
| Dora Garay | Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. | Join Zoom office hours |
| Ethan Ireland | Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1–5 p.m. | Contact via email |
| Linda Forbes | Mondays, 3–4 p.m. | Contact via email |
| Ricardo Vela | Thursdays, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. | Join Zoom office hours |