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Third floor Mrak Hall
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

(530) 752-1930

(Since August 2009)

Duties: Develop and implement a new integrated marketing program for UC Davis
Other UC Davis posts: Marketing coordinator for UC Davis Undergraduate Admissions August 2002–April 2006
Background: 12 years in communications and marketing: Editor-in-chief of Schwann Publications; senior/channel editor for Verde Media and Atevo.com; editor for Ulysses Press
Education: Education: B.A. (with focus on English and communications), The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Wash.

(Since 2010)

Duties: Coordinate communications for The Campaign for UC Davis, the university's first comprehensive fundraising initiative, and communications related to development and philanthropy at UC Davis
Background: Experience in journalism, grant writing, non-profit marketing/communications, and development communications writing
Education: M.S., Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, B.A., Tufts University

(Since 2010)

Duties: Writer for The Campaign for UC Davis, the UC Davis Magazine, the UC Davis Annual Report and other development and marketing related publications
Background: More than seven years of journalism and public relations experience: Communications specialist for the University of Alabama, banking/finance reporter for The Colorado Springs Business Journal, business reporter for Colorado Springs Gazette, general assignment reporter for The Davis Enterprise, and production assistant for KVIE.
Education: B.A. in history, minors English and philosophy, St. Ignatius Institute program, University of San Francisco; Loyola University of Chicago, Rome, Italy; Knights Center for Specialized Journalism fellow

(Since 1996)

Duties: Manages the design unit, supervising two design positions; provides art direction for UC Davis Magazine, undergraduate recruitment materials, development campaign materials and special projects; chief educator for campus graphic standards and brand development
Other UC Davis posts: Designer for Repro Graphics, 1987-88; editor/designer for Publications Office, 1988-96
Background: More than 20 years in publications field, the last 18 at UC Davis, and nearly all of that time in University Communications; taught in the UC Davis Extension Graphic Design program for five years, receiving their award for excellence in teaching and outstanding service in 1991; served as volunteer on boards of directors for campus athletics and arts groups and received the Cal Aggie Athletic Hall of Fame Special Recognition Award
Education: B.A. in Art, San Diego State University

(Since 2003)

Duties: Designs UC Davis Magazine, campus annual report, undergraduate admissions recruitment materials, development campaign materials and special projects
Background: Seven years as the graphic designer at the Sacramento Business Journal where he received the American City Business Journals Eagle award, best feature illustration; eight years in the printing industry; operates a freelance graphic design, illustration and consultation business; won a 2005 silver medal from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District VII for design leadership in the 2005 Annual Report
Education: A junior in Design at California State University, Sacramento

(Since March 2007)

Duties: Designs UC Davis Magazine, development campaign materials, undergraduate admissions materials and special projects
Background: Six years as designer for Drum Workshop (DW Drums), focusing on Web, advertising, packaging and print catalog design; also operates a freelance design business
Education: B.A. in Communication Arts and Psychology, minor in Art, California Lutheran University

(Since 2004)

Duties: Designs UC Davis Magazine, undergraduate recruitment materials, development campaign materials and special projects
Other UC Davis posts: Interned for Intercollegiate Athletics in sports marketing and promotions for four years and helped plan the Division I athletics campaign; served as a teaching assistant for all five upper-division design classes offered at UC Davis and as the student representative on the planning committee for the new football stadium
Education: B.S. in design, University of California, Davis

(Since 1998)

Duties: Webmaster for campus home pages; chairs Web administrative committee; manages the Web unit, supervising Web programmer and analyst positions
Other UC Davis posts: Principal artist for Mediaworks, 1987-93
Background: Partner, i five design, Woodland, 1993-97; owner, CFH Illustration Design, 1997-98; won a 2005 silver medal from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District VII for leadership in redesigning the UC Davis home page
Education: B.A. in studio art, University of California, Davis

(Since November 2009)

Duties: Manages the UC Davis Web content management system, including account management, system administration and coordination of training; provides Web communications support and design
UC Davis posts: In current since November 2009; nearly 30 years as a UC staff member, including 10 years as webmaster for the UC Davis College of Engineering and 17 years as information technology manager for the UC Davis Bookstore; served and serving on various committees and groups addressing Web accessibility at both the UC Davis and UC system level
Background: A magician specializing in close-up and strolling magic; member of two national magic organizations; invented a sport no one has heard of (bagrot)
Education: Studied chemical engineering at University of California, Berkeley; B.A. in Rhetoric and Mass Communications (double major), University of California, Davis; M.A. in Rhetoric, University of California, Davis