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The Department of Public Relations expresses the vitality of UNMC through several avenues: informing the public, building relationships, and generating support and advocacy for the university.  We create awareness and promote UNMC’s academic, research and community service missions. Our department is also an accurate, comprehensive source of health information for Nebraska and beyond. As part of this mission, we respond to media request for experts, educated opinions and local angles to national news.  Public Relations is divided into four teams: Media, Publications, Advancement (Image/Brand, Events, Community Relations) and Web/New Media Communications.

Contact:

• (402) 559-4353, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
• (402) 559-4000, For after hours media calls, call and ask the operator to page
  UNMC Public Relations media.
• Also see cell phone numbers on our media team page.

Director

Bill O'Neill Director woneill@unmc.edu 402.559.9152

Media Relations

Tom O'Connor Senior Associate Director toconnor@unmc.edu 402.559.4690	Vicky Cerino Media Coordinator vcerino@unmc.edu 402.559.5190	Lisa Spellman Media Specialist lspellman@unmc.edu 402.559.4693

 Publications and Creative Services

Karen Burbach Senior Associate Director  kburbach@unmc.edu 402.559.7377	Chuck Brown UNMC Today Editor cdbrown@unmc.edu 402.559.8329	Liz Kumru Magazine Editor ekumru@unmc.edu 402.559.4691	Jillian Carson Brand Manager jlcarson@unmc.edu 402.559.4694

 Web/Interactive Media

Ryan Shaw Web Graphic Designer rshaw@unmc.edu 402.559.4315	Jo Giles Media/Diversity Specialist jgiles@unmc.edu 402.559.4696	Nicole Lindquist Social Media Specialist nlindquist@unmc.edu 402.559.9149

 Events & Community Relations

Jessica Brummer Associate Director jbrummer@unmc.edu 402.559.6027	Lisa Metzger Grotrian Events Center Manager lmetzgergrotrian@unmc.edu 402.559.5192	Kacie Gerard Special Events/Community Relations Associate kgerard@unmc.edu 402.559.4319

Administrative/Clerical Team

Julie Garfield Office Manager jgarfield@unmc.edu 402.559.4249	Mary Stacy Office Receptionist mstacy@unmc.edu 402.559.4353