Contact Us
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 |