CMU’s University Communications staff members are a collection of designers, photographers, writers and editors who are here to help you develop communication plans, social media and print materials. The office is in West Hall, at the northwest end of the Mount Pleasant campus.

Have a general comment or question? Call 989-774-3197 or e-mail univcomm@cmich.edu.

Executive Staff

Sherry Knight​, 989-774-7326, knigh1s@cmich.edu
Associate Vice President

Lori Conroy. 989-774-7326, conro1ls@cmich.edu
Executive Secretary

Creative Services & Licensing​

Jamee Urrea. 989-774-1163, urrea1j@cmich.edu
Director of Creative Services

Peggy Brisbane. 989-774-3670, brisb1m@cmich.edu
Associate Director of Photography

Dan Digmann. 989-774-7332, digma1dj@cmich.edu
Assistant Director of Editing

Amy Gouin. 989-774-1791, gouin1a@cmich.edu
Associate Director of Creative Services and Graphic Design

Nate Jones. 989-774-2296, jones1nw@cmich.edu
Graphic Designer

Integrated Marketing & Digital Communications

Blaine Bendele. 989-774-2060, bende1bm@cmich.edu
Assistant Director of Web Development

Monica Mull. 989-774-7331, mull1mm@cmich.edu
Associate Director of Integrated Marketing

Public Relations & Internal Communications

Steve Smith. 989-774-7328, smith1sf@cmich.edu
Director of Public Relations

Kathy Backus. 989-774-1702, backu1k@cmich.edu
Assistant Director of Public Relations

Robert Barclay. 989-774-7329, barcl1ra@cmich.edu
Director of Photography

Denise Donohue. 989-774-1207, donoh1ds@cmich.edu
Associate Director of Executive Communications

Rachel Esterline Perkins. 989-774-2701, ester1rm@cmich.edu
Associate Director of Public Relations and Social Media

Danny Goodwin Jr. 989-774-1072, goodw1db@cmich.edu
Assistant Director of Public Relations

Adam Miedema. 989-774-1641, miede2aj@cmich.edu
Assistant Director of Videography

Terri Nelson. 989-774-3197, nelso1tl@cmich.edu
Specialist Clerk​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​