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Karen Neely Faryniak Karen Neely Faryniak '86
Associate Vice President for College Relations
(717) 245-1528
faryniak@dickinson.edu

Karen oversees all areas of College Relations including alumni and parent relations and communications in an effort to build lifelong relationships between alumni, students and parents and to raise the overall visibility of Dickinson. She is also the main point of contact for the Alumni Council.
Judy Hair Judy Hair
College Relations and Publications Administrative Assistant
(717) 245-1528
hairj@dickinson.edu

Judy works closely with Karen and the Publications team and is the primary support person for the Alumni Council and Hall of Fame activities. Additionally, she is the department budget guru.
Alumni and Parent Relations
Rick Delgiorno Rick Delgiorno
Director of Alumni Programs
Office: (717) 245-1571 - Cellphone: (717) 413-2877
delgiorr@dickinson.edu

Rick works closely with regional clubs and volunteers, developing off-campus programs and services for alumni, parents, current students, prospective students and friends of Dickinson College to foster lifelong commitment to the institution. He collaborates with the Enrollment Management staff to help promote the image and mission of the college.
Laura Wills Laura Wills
Associate Director for Alumni and Parent Programs
(717) 245-1949
willsl@dickinson.edu

Laura organizes major on-campus weekends (Alumni Weekend, Homecoming & Family Weekend), manages the affinity programs, coordinates the Parents Council and parent communications and serves on the Volunteer Management Committee.

Brianne Giffin '02 Brianne Giffin '02
Assistant Director for Alumni Programs
(717) 245-1147
giffin@dickinson.edu

Bri works with regional clubs and volunteers in the New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, DC areas, as well as Southern Connecticut, Southern New Jersey, Lehigh Valley and Central Pennsylvania. She coordinates and develops on and off-campus programs for alumni, parents, current and prospective students and friends of Dickinson to foster lifelong commitment to the college. Bri also advises the Dickinson Student Ambassador program and co-advises the senior class. Additionally, she collaborates with the Enrollment Management staff to help promote the image and mission of the college.
Alyssa Windholz

Alyssa Windholz
Assistant Director for Alumni Programs
(717) 245-1310
windhola@dickinson.edu

Alyssa coordinates Networking Day, Alumni Weekend and Homecoming & Family Weekend, organizes the legacy program and oversees Greek activities.

Gina Bell Gina Bell
Alumni Relations Staff Associate
(717) 245-1373
bellg@dickinson.edu


Gina helps in the coordination of on-campus alumni and parent programs such as Networking Day, Alumni Weekend and Homecoming & Family Weekend.
Editorial Services and Dickinson Magazine
Sherri Kimmel Sherri Kimmel
Director of Editorial Services
(717) 245-1067
kimmel@dickinson.edu

As director of editorial services, Sherri oversees editorial content and style for external college publications. She also is senior editor of Dickinson Magazine, in charge of editorial content and design for the quarterly alumni magazine.

Matt Getty

Matt Getty
Associate Director for Editorial Services
(717) 245-1407
gettym@dickinson.edu

Matt works with a variety of campus offices and departments on publications and marketing communications projects, particularly for the Development Office. He is the communications coordinator for Dickinson’s First in America: Fulfilling Our Destiny capital campaign.

Lauren DeFont

Lauren Davidson
Assistant Director for Editorial Services
(717) 254-8150
davidsol@dickinson.edu

As assistant director, Lauren writes and copy-edits various publications for internal and external audiences. As assistant editor of Dickinson Magazine, she also is responsible for writing articles and managing the class notes section. She maintains Web site content and is an editor of the D-Book.

Electronic and Web Communications
Paul Dempsey Paul Dempsey
Director of Electronic Communication & Web Manager
(717) 245-1312
dempsey@dickinson.edu

Paul manages the primary college Web site, overseeing the organization, design and content. He also coordinates electronic communication efforts such as e-mail newsletters.
Tim Lantz Timothy Lantz
Web Manager and Graphic Designer
(717) 245-1528
lantz@dickinson.edu

Timothy maintains various sections of the Dickinson College Web site. In addition, he provides graphics for various electronic communications, including Web publications and multimedia presentations.

Justin Marquis '93
Web and Multimedia Specialist
(717) 245-1787
marquisj@dickinson.edu

Justin assists in maintaining college web sites and creates videos for use by admissions and on the web. Additionally, he teaches through the First-Year seminar program.

Media Relations
Christine M. Dugan Christine M. Dugan
Director of Media Relations
(717) 245-1180
duganc@dickinson.edu

Christine provides national and international visibility in the media for the college and its many programs and achievements. She also works with faculty and administrators in planning communication strategies for internal and external audiences.
Bill Sulon Bill Sulon
Assistant Director for Media Relations
(717) 245-1916
sulonb@dickinson.edu

Bill serves as editor of The Compass and the semi-annual Calendar of Arts brochure. He also writes for the bi-monthly Extra Features and works with Pennsylvania media in advancing the mission, achievements and events of Dickinson College, its students and faculty. Bill also works closely with the media relations student writers in creating and editing news releases for dissemination to the media.
Denise Robinson Denise Robinson
Media Relations Staff Associate
(717) 245-1289
robinsde@dickinson.edu

Denise assists in editing the Compass and publishing the Calendar of Events. Beyond assisting with media relations and the Dickinson Magazine, she also sends out hometown news releases on student achievements, such as study abroad, dean's list, honor society inductions and Commencement.
Photography
A. Pierce Bounds A. Pierce Bounds '71
College Photographer
(717) 245-1246
bounds@dickinson.edu

Pierce provides photographs for all areas of College Relations. In addition, he is available to anyone on campus with college-related photography needs, keeping the photography priorities in mind. He maintains the photo files in the College Relations office.
Publications
Kim Nichols Kim Nichols
Director of Publications
(717) 245-1510
publications@dickinson.edu

Kim works closely with Pat to design and produce the publications that are printed off campus. She also designs the text graphics for bronze plaques on campus and oversees the updating of the kiosk maps.
Pat Pohlman Pat Pohlman
Associate Director for Publications
(717) 245-1510
publications@dickinson.edu

Pat works closely with Kim to design and produce the publications that are printed off campus. She also works with Bill Sulon in the design and production of the Calendar of Arts.



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