Detailed beat list for Media Relations staff
Media Relations is staffed weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The main number is (510) 642-3734. In case of an after-hours emergency, the UC Berkeley Police Department at (510) 642-6760 will help you locate one of us.
Below is contact information for the Media Relations staff. It includes a detailed list of the topics and/or departments on each staff member's "beat."
Marie Felde, executive director
mfelde@berkeley.edu, (510) 642-3734
Breaking news, chancellor's office, community affairs, national media calls, student conduct, UC police, admissions, affirmative action, campus planning.
Gretchen Kell, associate director
gkell@berkeley.edu, (510) 642-3136
General inquiries from campus community, media.
Janet Gilmore, manager of strategic communications
jangilmore@berkeley.edu, (510) 642-5685
Breaking news, chancellor's office, community affairs, national media calls, student conduct, UC police, admissions, affirmative action, campus planning, government, history, law, political science.
Roxanne Makasdjian, broadcast communications
roxannem@berkeley.edu, (510) 642-6051
Handles TV and radio requests for interviews, help in shooting story elements and information about broadcast facilities.
Robert Sanders, manager of science communications
rlsanders@berkeley.edu, (510) 643-6998
Animal research, astronomy, biology, chemistry, energy, evolution, genetics, geology/earthquakes, mathematics, paleontology, physics.
Yasmin Anwar, senior public information representative
yanwar@berkeley.edu, (510) 643-7944
Student life, African American studies, American studies, childhood development, demography, ethnic studies, international and area studies, philosophy, popular culture, psychology, rhetoric, social welfare, sociology, undergraduate affairs, women's studies.
Kathleen Maclay, senior public information representative
kmaclay@berkeley.edu, (510) 643-5651
Anthropology, the arts, business, city and regional planning, economics, education, environmental design, information management, journalism, labor, languages, libraries, Mark Twain Papers, public policy.
Sarah Yang, senior public information
representative
scyang@berkeley.edu,
(510) 643-7741
Agriculture, computer science, engineering, environment, health, nanotechnology, nutrition, optometry, transportation.
