College and university media contacts
Alexandria Technical College
Kathy Josephson
Institutional marketing manager
(320) 762-4609
kathyj@alextech.edu
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Mary Jacobson
Director of marketing and
public relations
(763) 433-1315
mary.jacobson@anokaramsey.edu
Anoka Technical College
Bobbie Dahlke
Director of Public Relations and Marketing
(763) 576-4994
bdahlke@anokatech.edu
Bemidji State University
Rose Jones
Marketing
(218) 755-2041
rjones@bemidjistate.edu
Central Lakes College
Steve Waller
Public information specialist
(218) 855-8137
swaller@clcmn.edu
Century College
Nancy Livingston
Director of community
relations and college advancement
(651) 779-3222
nancy.livingston@century.edu
Dakota County Technical College
Erin Larsen
Communications director
(651) 423-8233
erin.larsen@dctc.edu
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Tom Urbanski
Director of public information
(218) 879-0820
urbanski@fdltcc.edu
Hennepin Technical College
Carole Carlson
Executive director of institutional
advancement
(763) 488-2426
carole.carlson@hennepintech.edu
Hibbing Community College
Susan Degnan
Director of public information
(218) 262-6710
susandegnan@hibbing.edu
Inver Hills Community College
Charles Cheesebrough
Marketing and communications
(651) 450-8546
ccheese@inverhills.edu
Itasca Community College
Bobbi Johnson
Public information director
(218) 327-4351
bjohnson@it.cc.mn.us
Lake Superior College
Gary Kruchowski
Public information director
(218) 733-7649
g.kruchowski@lsc.edu
Mesabi Range Community & Technical College
Jennifer Willard
Marketing & key communicator
Eveleth campus
(218) 744-7524
j.willard@mr.mnscu.edu
Brenda Kochevar
Director of enrollment
services
Virginia campus
(218) 749-0314
b.kochevar@mr.mnscu.edu
Metropolitan State University
Sue Amos Palmer
Publications/news services
director
(651) 793-1823
sueamos.palmer@metrostate.edu
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Jean Heyer
Assoc Dean of Enrollment Management
(612) 659-6765
jean.heyer@minneapolis.edu
Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical
Diane Dingfelder
Director of college advancement
(651) 385-6300 (cell)
ddingfelder@southeastmn.edu
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Steve Guttormson
Public relations
director
Fergus Falls
(218) 736-1531
steve.guttormson@minnesota.edu
Dale Westley
Marketing-college public
relations
Detroit Lakes
(218) 846-3777
dale.westley@minnesota.edu
Carla Johanson
Online communications specialist
(218) 849-2656 (cell)
carla.johanson@minnesota.edu
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Michael Cooper
Marketing director
(507) 389-6838
michael.cooper@mnsu.edu
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Doug Hamilton
Executive director of university advancement
(218) 477-2175
hamiltnd@mnstate.edu
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Gary Gillin
Dean of communications and
enrollment
(507) 825-6804
gary.gillin@mnwest.edu
Normandale Community College
Geoff Jones
Director marketing communications
(952) 487-8191
geoffrey.jones@normandale.edu
North Hennepin Community College
Carmen Shoquist
Communications director
(763) 424-0902
carmen.shoquist@nhcc.edu
Northland Community and Technical College
Julie Olson
Director of public relations
(218) 681-0861
julie.olson@northlandcollege.edu
Northwest Technical College, Bemidji
Lisa Bruns
Public relations coordinator
(218) 333-3903
lisa.bruns@ntcmn.edu
Office of the Chancellor
Nancy Conner
Publications and media relations director
(651) 296-0541
nancy.conner@so.mnscu.edu
Melinda Voss
Public relations director
(651) 296-9443
melinda.voss@so.mnscu.edu
Pine Technical College
Jim Stumne
Marketing director
(320) 629-5114
stumnej@pinetech.edu
Rainy River Community College
Wayne Merrell
Provost
(218) 285-2213
wmerrell@rrcc.mnscu.edu
Ridgewater College
Sam Bowen
Director of marketing and
public relations
(320) 222-6090
sam.bowen@ridgewater.edu
Riverland Community College
James Douglass
Director of marketing and public
relations
(507) 433-0611
jdouglas@riverland.edu
Rochester Community and Technical College
Dave Weber
Director of strategic planning
(507) 285-7217
dave.weber@roch.edu
St. Cloud State University
Marge Proell
Communications director
(320) 308-2104
mproell@stcloudstate.edu
St. Cloud Technical College
Penny Casavant
Director of advancement
(320) 308-5980
pcasavant@sctc.edu
Saint Paul College
Jim Brown
Director of marketing and communications
(651) 846-1305
jim.brown@saintpaul.edu
South Central College
Ann Splinter
Public relations/marketing
director
(507) 389-7289
ann.splinter@southcentral.edu
Southwest Minnesota State University
Jim Tate
Associate director of university
relations
(507) 537-6256
tatej@southwestmsu.edu
Vermilion Community College
Jeff Nelson
Director of enrollment services
(218) 235-2193
j.nelson@vcc.edu
Winona State University
Andrea Mikkelsen
Director of public information services
(507) 457-5024
amikkelsen@winona.edu
Last updated: 8/07
