Contact the Strategic Communications team for help with media relations, social media, blogging, video, photography, translation, training, and website best practices. Drop-in office hours are available — no appointment needed.
Leadership
Linda Forbes
Director of Strategic Communications
Email: lforbes@ucanr.edu
Crisis communications, branding, marketing, home page content (ucanr.edu), digital accessibility, events and sponsorships, training
Office hours: Mondays, 3–4 p.m. — contact via email
Pam Kan-Rice
Assistant Director, News and Information Outreach
Email: pam.kanrice@ucanr.edu
Media relations, English-language blogs and news stories, ANR Employee News
Ricardo Vela
Program Manager, News and Information Outreach in Spanish
Email: rvela@ucanr.edu
Spanish-language media relations, translation, video production, blogs, news stories, podcasts
Office hours: Thursdays, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. — join Zoom office hours
Team Members
Caroline Champlin
Science Communication Specialist
Email: cchamplin@ucanr.edu
Media relations, English-language blogs and news stories, podcasting, audio production
Office hours: Fridays, 10–11 a.m. — contact via email
Dora Garay
Social Media Strategist
Email: dgaray@ucanr.edu
Social media best practices, policy, and strategy
Office hours: Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. — join Zoom office hours
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 and news stories, home page content (ucanr.edu), digital accessibility
Ethan Ireland
Senior Videographer
Email: eireland@ucanr.edu
English-language video production and editing, video accessibility
Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1–5 p.m. — contact via email
Sandra Osterman
Senior Artist, Publications
Email: sjosterman@ucanr.edu
Graphic design and illustration
Weekly Content Planning Meeting
The Strategic Communications team hosts a weekly content planning meeting open to all UC ANR staff. Stop by to brainstorm coverage ideas, get support for an initiative, or learn how we can help promote your work. No appointment needed.
Mondays at 11:00 a.m.
Meeting ID: 945 1001 3451 | Passcode: SC2022
Join the Monday content planning meeting on Zoom