Meet Our Team
Office of the Chief Communications Officer
Althea Blackburn-Evans
Chief Communications Officer, Western Communications
a.blackburnevans@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x85469
Jessica Elliott
Administrative Coordinator
jelli5@uwo.ca
Jennifer Thao
Administrative Specialist
jthao@uwo.ca
519.661.2111 x85454
Advancement Communications & Marketing
Trista Walker
Executive Director, Advancement Communications & Marketing
twalker2@uwo.ca
519-661-9510
Kate Avery
Communications & Marketing Specialist (Digital)
kavery9@uwo.ca
519.661.2111 x87456
Cassie Dowse
Content Writer, Advancement Marketing
cdowse@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x88820
Heather Gibson
Writer, Principal Gifts
hgibso6@uwo.ca
Amanda Jackman
Associate Director, Advancement Marketing
ajackma6@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x82657
Laura Janecka
Manager, Development Communications
ljaneck@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x87482
Editorial Strategy & Media Relations
Marcia Steyaert
Executive Director, Editorial Strategy & Media Relations
steyaert@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x85467
Keri Ferguson
Reporter
kfergu28@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x82788
Crystal Mackay
Associate Director, Media Relations
crystal.mackay@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x85468
Jeff Renaud
Senior Media Relations Officer
jrenaud9@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x85165
Siddhartha Sarma
Managing Editor, Western News
ssarma5@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x81530
Prabhjot Sohal
Media Relations Officer, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
psohal5@uwo.ca
Megan Stacey
Reporter
mstace22@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x80504
Cynthia Yi
Media Relations Coordinator
cyi8@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x88990
Justin Zadorsky
Media Relations Officer
jzadorsk@uwo.ca
226-377-1673
Brand Strategy & Integrated Marketing
Adele Huffman
Executive Director, Brand Strategy & Integrated Marketing Communications
ahuffma2@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x85106
Steve Anderson
Production Manager for Video & Motion Graphics
sander76@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x81592
Crystal Carter
Brand Designer
ccarte82@uwo.ca
Zeineb Djirar
Marketing Analyst
zdjirar@uwo.ca
Victoria Douglas
Director, Marketing
vdougla3@uwo.ca
Jeff Johnston
Web Developer/Programmer
jjohn352@uwo.ca
Darryl Lahteenmaa
Manager, Content Production
dlahteen@uwo.ca
Nick Logan
Digital Content Creation Associate
nlogan3@uwo.ca
Narmata Naguleswaran
Web Strategy Manager
nnagules@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x88839
Rob Potter
Graphic Designer
rpotte@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x81588
Jose Luis Quezada Jarquin
UX/UI Design Specialist
jquezad@uwo.ca
Lindsay Wiley
Manager, Marketing Strategy and Planning
lindsay.arnold@uwo.ca
Strategic Communications
Alexie Bain
Social Media Strategist
alexie.bain@uwo.ca
519-661-2111 x85463
Julia Capaldi
Communications Specialist, Internal
jcapald@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x85727
Tricia Flatley
Communications Specialist
tflatley@uwo.ca
519-317-7940
Tristan Joseph (she/her)
Communications Manager, Research
tjoseph7@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x88467
Stephen Ledgley
Communications Specialist
sledgley@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x85283
Allison Stevenson
Director, Integrated Communications
asteve27@uwo.ca
519-661-2111, x89335
