USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism

https://annenberg.usc.edu/

ANN 402, MC 0281

Main Phone: 740-6180
Main Fax: 740-3772

Office of the Dean
ANN 402, MC 0281
Fax: 740-3772

Dean
Bay, Willow
740-6180
Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs
Bar, Francois
821-1108
Associate Dean of Communications and Marketing
Cavalcanti, Emily
821-1491
Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access
Castaneda, Laura
821-0762
Associate Dean, Admissions
Hill, Allyson
821-0766
Senior Associate Dean for Administration
Lawler, Debra
821-1112
Associate Dean, Finance and Programs
Racewicz, Dave
740-9259
Associate Dean, Operations and Strategy
Vasquez, James
821-1289
Academic Program Director
Vennegaard, Tina
821-1233
Department Business Manager
Ledesma, Fabian
821-5356
Department Business Administrator
Gordillo, Eugenia
740-1781
Budget/Business Analyst – School of Journalism
Mejia, Adrian
Budget/Business Analyst – School of Communication
Nguyen, Vinh
821-4029
Special Assistant to the Dean
Ingber, Stacy
821-1113
Project Specialist
Becton, Reggie
740-4421

Admissions

ascadm@usc.edu

Associate Dean
Hill, Allyson
821-0766
Director of Graduate Admissions
Jones, Valerie
740-0890
Associate Director of Admissions Counselor
Hicks, Dalvin
Admissions Counselor II
Trentham, Taylor
Admissions Counselor II
Tsatryan, Astghik
Program Specialist
Nguyen, Quyen
740-3697

Business Office

Associate Dean, Finance and Programs
Racewicz, Dave
740-9259
Senior Business Officer
Nguyen, Jean
740-2324
Human Resources Director
Evans, Marisa Colatriano
740-0902
Workday Client Specialist
Gonzalez, Cristy
740-5360
Workday Client Specialist
Arima, Wendy
821-8890
Business Analyst
Garcia, Mark
740-2053
Financial Analyst
Vigorito, Carlo
740-6922
Budget/Business Analyst
Baxter, Christopher
Financial Analyst
Robertson, Colette

Development and Alumni Affairs

Associate Dean, Development and External Relations
Mendoza, Tracy
740-4376
Senior Director of Development, Institutional Giving
Bernstein, Kathryn
764-7953
Lead Research Administrator
Wong, Daphne
764-7953
Dept. Contracts and Grants Coordinator
Alire, Kari
821-3038
Executive Director of Development and External Relations
Ortiz, Billie
821-4033
Director of Development
Faciane, Breana
821-6148
Director of Development
Hurty, Janine
821-7459
Senior Director, Alumni and Industry Relations
Lozoya, Leticia
821-2227
Stewardship and Development Operations
Chau, Anne
740-2844
Executive Secretary
Lazo, Sandra
821-1660

Communication and Marketing

Associate Dean for Communication and Marketing
Cavalcanti, Emily
821-1491
Senior Publications Editor and Media Relations Representative
Fleming, Athena
821-9829
Associate Director of Digital Content
Mowry, Olivia
821-6281
Digital Media Producer
Mobasher, Areon
Associate Director, Communication and Marketing
Mauro, Mike
740-1290
Digital Communication and Marketing, Lead
Martin, Rachelle
740-1290
Visual/Graphic Design, Lead
Boretz, Suzanne
740-6408
Senior Events Coordinator740-5114

Technical Services

TechOps Main Number: 740-5297

Associate Dean, Operations and Strategy
Vasquez, James
740-5297
Chief Information Officer
Peyton, Charles
740-5297

Salesforce Administration

Senior Salesforce Administrator
Purohit, Nikeeta
821-7910
Database Administrator
Ho, Anthony
740-5297
Salesforce Application Specialist
Logan, Joshua

Information Technology

Facilities Manager
Barkley, Ray
740-5297
LAN Administrator
Sylvester, Bryan
740-5297
Computer Services Consultant II
Cervantes, Luis
740-5297
Computer Services Consultant II
Ortega, Daisy Santiago
740-5297

Network and Systems Administration

MIS Manager
Endo, Keith
Systems Administrator III
Castillo, Jesus
821-0085

Facilities Management

Facilities Director
Marquez, Raymond
821-9611
Facilities Coordinator
Castaneda, Jorge
821-1406
Program Specialist
Lopez, Stella
740-8277
Program Specialist
Carvajal-Ganley, Patricia
821-6805
Events Coordinator
Yoder, Jim

Media Center

Equipment Room Manager
Yuge, Tim
821-2226

Instructional Design/Creative Media

Digital Lounge Manager
Logan, Joshua
821-1476
Digital Lounge Coordinator
Olsen, Sean
821-1426

Multimedia and Event Production

Media Production Supervisor
Prom, Bobby
821-2337
Media Production Supervisor
Norris, Tom
821-2332
Media Production Supervisor
Figueroa, Victor
740-5297
Media Production Supervisor
Grubaugh, Sebastian
821-0808
Digital Lab Coordinator740-4270

School of Communication

School of Journalism

Projects, Programs, and Centers

Annenberg Innovation Lab

Director and Clinical Professor
Maclay, Colin
821-5611
Project Coordinator
Madej, Sophie
740-0476

Annenberg Networks Network

Monge, Petermonge@usc.edu

Annenberg Digital Social Media Program

Phone: 821-4431

Annenberg Media Center

Director
Bellantoni, Christina
740-3874
Digital Media Producer
Stecklein, Graham
740-3874

Annenberg TV News

Director
Scholder, Stacy
740-0014

Center for Health Journalism

Director
Levander, Michelle
821-8857
Manager of Operations
Wang, Lan
821-8823
Manager of Projects
Stenson, Jacqueline
Communications Strategist
Bichu, Apps
Administrative Budget Assistant
Oh, Ji Young
821-8826
Administrative Budget Assistant
Perez, Andrew
740-2723
Content Editor
White, Ryan
821-8825
California Engagement Editor
Garibay, Cassandra
National Engagement Editor
Apeles, Teena
Senior Learning and Development Specialist
Padmanabhan, Jaya

Center for Climate Journalism

Director
Agsten, Alison
821-9328
Academic Program Administrator
Ahuja, Pawan
821-1889

Center for the Digital Future

Director
Cole, Jeffrey
(310) 235-4444

Center on Communication Leadership & Policy

University Professor and Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership
Cowan, Geoffrey
740-4466
Budget/Business Analyst
Goelz, Susan
740-9683
Junior Fellow
Foster, Owen
Program Assistant
Huang, Grace
Project Specialist – Administrative
Kang, Judy
740-9683

Center for Public Relations

Director
Cook, Fred
821-1275
Project Administrator
Antonette, Ron
740-3864

Center on Public Diplomacy

Executive Director
Wang, Jay
740-9611
Assistant Director for Operations and Programming
Almassizadeh, Renee
740-2796
Assistant Director for Engagement
Corona, Cesar
821-5505
Assistant Director for Marketing
Dubbins, Andrew
Research Specialist
Amiri, Sohaela
821-4033
Director, Master’s in Public Diplomacy
Banks, Robert
821-7851

Center for Third Space Thinking

Director
Wilson, Ernest J.
740-1781
Executive Director, Center for Third Space Thinking
Smith, Shellee
740-1781
Program Administrator
Zhuo, Melissa
740-2001
Administrative Budget Assistant
Lim, Joseph
740-2001

Charlotta Bass Journalism and Justice Lab

Founding Director
Richardson, Allissa
740-9700

Civic Paths/MAPP Project

Director and Provost’s Professor, Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism and School of Cinematic Arts
Jenkins, Henry
740-9727
Administrative Assistant
Ford, Amanda
Research Director
Shresthova, Sangita
740-0989

Debate Squad

GFS 227, MC 1694

Debate Lecturer
Kennedy, Sean
740-7413

Distance Learning

Director
Teixeira, Neil
743-2237
Student Services and Admissions Counselor
Vidales, Divina
743-2247

Impact News Magazine

Phone: 740-3927

International Programs

International Programs Coordinator
Stahl, Georgia
Student Programs Advisor
Reyes, Cassandra
740-4260

Institute for Diversity and Empowerment at Annenberg (IDEA)

Director
Frazier, Taj
740-6595

Annenberg Inclusion Initiative

Founder
Smith, Stacy
740-7213
Program Director
Pieper, Kate
740-7213
Program Manager
Case, Ariana
740-7213
Program Manager
Kahn, Al-Baab
740-7213
Project Administrator
Neff, Katherine
Program Specialist
Davis, Matthew
740-1790
Project Specialists
Hernandez, Karla
Moore, Zoe
Mercado, Zoily
Project Assistants
Christopher, Aimee
Davis, Bryan
Lead Development Officer
Kolaya, Ashley
Data Management Coordinator
Wheeler, Sam
764-3491
User Experience Designer
Kong, Brooke
Junior Content Strategist
Neff, Sarah

Media, Economics, and Entrepreneurship

Founder & Co-Director
Kahn, Gabriel

740-0448

Norman Lear Center (NLC)

Director
Kaplan, Martin
Deputy Director
Blakley, Johanna
821-1344
Research Scientist
Rosenthal, Erica
(323) 782-3232
Project Manager
Giaccardi, Soraya
(213) 764-2717
Project Administrator
Korobkova, Ksenia
(213) 442-2335
Department Business Administrator
Leong, Mark
(323) 782-3313
Special Project Manager
Jauriqui, Veronica
821-1284
Project Administrator
Rogers, Adam
821-1284
Content Developer
Hurtado, Cristian
Budget/Business Analyst
Okechuwu, Uju
Research Associate
Watson-Currie, Erica
(323) 782-3311
Project Administrator
Jung, Kristin
(323) 782-3311

Hollywood, Health and Society

Director
Folb, Kate
(323) 782-3315
Project Manager
Kourouyan, Armine
Cruger, Roberta
(323) 782-3312
(323) 782-3325
Project Administrator(323) 782-3232
Project Administrator
Hall, Brandon
821-9482
Content Developer
Le, NamQuyen
Writer/Web Editor
De Vita, Russell
(323) 782-3311

Media Impact Project (NLC)

Phone: (323) 557-1085

U.S. China Institute

Program Manager
Dube, Clay
821-4382
Program Manager
Higgins, Vicki
821-6582
Program Specialist
Hsia, Crystal
821-7420
Unless otherwise noted, the area code for all telephone and fax numbers is 213.