Note: Our office building, Discovery 2, will be closed for renovations from June through December 2026. During this period, our team will primarily be working remotely.
Caldwell, Logan Social Media Content Specialist Office: Discovery 2
Email: [[lpcaldwell]]
Phone: 757-221-1201
Duties: As a Content Specialist for the William & Mary social media team, he helps to share the day-to-day happenings in Williamsburg through a digital lens.
Beat: Social media
Corbett, Susan Communications Specialist Office: Discovery 2
Email: [[sacorbett]]
Phone: 757-221-1388
Duties: As a Communications Specialist, serves as a writer, both in beat areas on campus and on general assignment, posting stories to the W&M News site. Works with our Media Relations team to pitch faculty as experts to local, regional and national news outlets.
Beats: Africana Studies, American Studies, Art & Art History, Classical Studies, English, Film & Media Studies, Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies, Linguistics, Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Modern Languages & Literatures, Music, and Theatre & Performance.
Jay, Erin Senior Associate Director of University News Office: Discovery 2
Email: [[eazagu]]
Phone: 757-221-1020
Duties: Serves as primary writer for major events and general assignment. Also helps coordinate the News & Media social network sites, has the lead on web posting of news stories and photos and also serves as backup spokesperson and contact for press queries.
Beat: Major Events, Civic Engagement, Student Health and Wellness, Inclusive Excellence, Rankings, Information Technology liaison, University Advancement liaison (with Suzanne Clavet)
Kennedy, Amber Executive Director of Content & Strategy Office: Discovery 2
Email: [[akennedy02]]
Phone: 757-221-6418
Oster, William Communications Specialist Office: Discovery 2
Email: [[wposter]]
Phone: 757-221-3360
Duties: As a Communications Specialist, serves as a writer, both in beat areas on campus and on general assignment, posting stories to the W&M News site. Works with our Media Relations team to pitch faculty as experts to local, regional and national news outlets.
Beats: Anthropology, Economics, Global Studies, Government, History, International Relations, Military Science, Philosophy, Public Policy, Religious Studies and Sociology
Phillips, Emily Associate Director for Social Media Strategy Office: Discovery 2
Email: [[ebphillips]]
Phone: 757-221-1929
Duties: Responsible for the strategy and content production for William & Mary's main social media channels. Provides community management and emergency communications support. Leads the university social media users group.
Tyson, Catherine Communications Specialist Office: Discovery 2
Email: [[cmtyson]]
Phone: 757-221-1835
Duties: As a Communications Specialist, serves as a writer, both in beat areas on campus and on general assignment, posting stories to the W&M News site. Works with our Media Relations team to pitch faculty as experts to local, regional and national news outlets.
Catherine covers the science departments in the College of Arts & Sciences. For story ideas related to the School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics, please reach out to Randy Ready, rready@wm.edu. For stories related to the Batten School & VIMS, please reach out to John Wallace, jwallace@vims.edu.
Beats: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Computational and Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Geology, Health Sciences, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Psychological Sciences
Will, Cortney Associate Director of Leadership & Internal Communications Office: Discovery 2
Phone: 757-221-2623
Email: [[cortney]]
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