University Relations

Staff

 

	Joe Carr Director 581-3571 Joe Carr is UMaine's Director of University Relations. In that role, he is responsible for oversight of the strategic direction of University Relations.  He works with the university leadership and others to develop plans for increasing UMaine's visibility to prospective students, alumni, friends and the media. Carr is the point of contact for news reporters working on stories involving UMaine and he serves as the university's media spokesperson. He also produces UMaine's daily news update, UMaine Today Online. Carr, who grew up in Hermon, has a bachelor's degree in political science from Providence College and a master's degree in mass communication from Emerson College. A former television reporter and producer, he has worked at UMaine since 1993.
	Carrie Ward Administrative Associate 581-3743 Carrie Ward is the Administrative Associate for University Relations. She oversees matters pertaining to department activities, and serves as an intermediary to the Director on matters affecting the department. She has worked at UMaine since 1979, and in University Relations since 1988.
	Kristen Andresen Writer/Editor 581-3742 Kristen Andresen is a writer and editor for University Relations, where she is responsible for content in UMaine Today magazine and admissions publications. A Massachusetts native who grew up in southern Maine, Andresen graduated from the University of Maine journalism program in 1997. Before joining University Relations, Andresen spent 11 years at the Bangor Daily News, where she was an award-winning features writer and columnist. She continues to write a weekly column, ShopGirl, for the BDN. Since 2006, she has also worked as assistant editor of Inside Arts, a Washington, D.C.-based trade magazine for performing arts presenters. In her spare time, she serves on the executive board of the University of Maine Alumni Association, and she is a member of the President’s Task Force on Alumni Engagement.
	Bill Drake Photographer 581-3766 As chief photographer for the University of Maine's research magazine, UMaine Today, Drake's 25 years of experience as a photographer digitally memorializes the research and development of the university’s students, faculty and researchers.
	Jeannine Hashey Administrative Assistant I 581-3758 Jeannine Hashey is the Administrative Assistant for University Relations. She came to the department in July 2000, after working in the Athletics Department from 1993-2000. Before that, she was a stay-at-home mom, raising eight children. As department secretary, Hashey creates and maintains an enormous catalogue of photographic images used in various print and Web publications university-wide. She also is responsible for photography scheduling, departmental billing and invoicing, retrieving and saving images in different formats, as well as greeting and directing callers and visitors.
	Ron Lisnet Manager of News Operations/Media Producer 581-3779 Ron Lisnet is the Manager of News Operations/Media Producer for University Relations. He is responsible for all aspects of video, audio and multimedia production for faculty, staff and student groups, as well as UMaine as a whole. Ron also is involved in planning, shooting and editing a variety of productions that are distributed to clients across campus, and the university's Web site. In addition, he helps to coordinate the technical aspects of news conferences and events that happen on campus. Lisnet grew up in Westport, Conn. He has a forestry degree from the University of Maine and worked as sports director at WVII-TV in Bangor before coming to the university.
	George Manlove University Relations Writer 581-3756 George Manlove is the News Writer for University Relations, and contributes articles and news releases to UMaine Today Online, the Inside UMaine employee newsletter and other university-based publications. His areas of concentration include noteworthy activities and accomplishments of faculty, staff and students in the colleges of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Business, Public Policy & Health. An Old Town native, Manlove holds a bachelor's degree in English Literature from the University of New Hampshire. He is a former daily newspaper reporter and editor, has maintained a public relations practice, and was founder, editor and publisher of the Augusta, Maine-based Kennebec Business Monthly newspaper until joining the UMaine community in January 2004.
	Mike Mardosa Senior Designer 581-3752 Michael Mardosa is a Senior Designer in University Relations. In his position, he works on the visual aspects of communications media (mostly print). He is a Maine native—raised and educated—and he considers himself a Maine chauvinist. Prior work experience includes freelance advertising, Public Television production, and installing gravestones.
	Kim Mitchell Media Producer 581-3749 Kim Mitchell is a Media Producer in University Relations. In that role, he is responsible for radio, television and multimedia productions for various departments on campus, as well as for a number of institutional marketing pieces. Regular productions include Black Bear Minute and UMaine Minute, two features that air on radio and television stations in central Maine. Kim is an area native, graduating from Old Town High School in 1971, and has a bachelor's degree in speech from the University of Maine. Since his graduation in 1976, Kim has produced and directed for Maine Public Television and Radio, KVLU radio in Beaumont, Tex., as well as several commercial radio and TV stations in Maine. Kim also is the advisor to UMaine's student radio station, WMEB-FM.
	Caroline Moore Web Specialist 581-3721 Caroline Moore is responsible for the design and maintenance of multiple University of Maine Web sites, and is the primary tech support contact at the campus Web Office. She has worked at UMaine as a student employee since 2001, and in a professional capacity at University Relations since May 2006. A native of northern Maine, she graduated from UMaine in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in New Media.
	Margaret Nagle Managing Editor 581-3745 Margaret Nagle is Managing Editor of UMaine Today, a magazine highlighting creativity and achievement at the University of Maine. UMaine Today magazine, published six times annually, is distributed statewide and nationally. Nagle has overall responsibility for the magazine's content, both in print and online. She also co-manages the university's Web-based calendar of events. A New York native, Nagle has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Maryland and a master's degree in education from the University of Maine. A former newspaper reporter, Nagle has been a member of the staff since 1985.
	Carol Nichols Senior Designer 581-3753 Carol Nichols is a Senior Designer in University Relations. Responsibilities include publication design, display design, and PowerPoint presentations. Nichols grew up in Old Town and graduated from the University of Maine at Presque Isle. She worked as an art teacher in Aroostook County, and a publication/broadcast designer for Maine Public Broadcasting and WLBZ in Bangor before coming to UMaine in 1979.
	Christopher Smith Manager of Electronic Communications 581-3744 Christopher Smith is UMaine's Manager of Electronic Communications. He oversees the management of UMaine's Web sites, including the university's top-level site, UMaine.edu, and he also contributes to the content and publication of a number of department Web sites--the University Relations Web sites, the President’s Web site, UMaine Today Online, UMaine Today magazine and Inside UMaine. Smith also serves as copy editor for UMaine Today magazine. A Maine native with degrees from UMaine in English and business, Smith has worked in UMaine’s Department of University Relations since 1993. For the past 12 years, he also has been the film critic for the Bangor Daily News.
	Tom Weber Science Writer 581-3777 As a science writer for University Relations, Tom Weber reports on the notable achievements of faculty and student researchers for the UMaine Today magazine and online edition. A New Yorker by birth, he got a journalism degree from UMaine in 1974 and went on to work for nearly 25 years as a reporter, feature writer and columnist for the Bangor Daily News.
	Val Williams Manager of Creative Services 581-3754 Val Williams is the Manager of Creative Services in University Relations. Williams’ focus is on the creative implementation of visual identity for the university. Design projects range from print, multimedia and television to Web, display signage and a wide variety of miscellaneous projects involving visual communication. Williams works closely with University Relations staff and the campus community to meet the institutional needs of the university. She also is a resource for outside vendors and licensees who need to meet the style guidelines maintained by the department. Williams is one of three designers for UMaine Today, a magazine published every other month featuring creativity and achievement at the University of Maine. A Montana native, Williams moved to Maine at the age of five and grew up in Deer Isle. After college, she and her family settled in Hampden. She has a bachelor's degree in art from UMaine, and has worked for her alma mater since 1981.