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EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICE ROLES

Lead by Assistant Dean Melinda Semadeni, each team is essential to fulfilling the mission of the External Relations Office.

EXTERNAL RELATIONS COUNCIL

The External Relations Council is comprised of representatives from the academic units throughout the college. The council hosts a monthly meeting designed to collaborate on and cross-promote External Relations activities and strategies. The meeting is an opportunity for:

The External Relations office to share updates and resources with area leadership, faculty and staff
The areas to let External Relations know about what’s going in their unit, as well as to share news pitches
The college to encourage faculty, staff and students to submit news and experiential learning stories

EXTERNAL RELATIONS COUNCIL ROSTER (WINTER 2024)

Department	Name	Title	Email
Department of Art	Chris Lynn	Professor	chrislynn@byu.edu
Department of Art	Madeline Rupard	Assistant Professor	madeline_rupard@byu.edu
Department of Art	James Talbot	PR Coordinator	james.talbot@byu.edu
BYU OnStage Marketing	Rex Kocherhans	Marketing Services Manager	rex_kocherhans@byu.edu
BYU OnStage Marketing	Marin Barney	Creative Services Manager	marin_barney@byu.edu
School of Communications	Robert Waltz	Associate Teaching Professor	robert_waltz@byu.edu
School of Communications	Jacey Carpenter	Dev + Outreach Assistant	jacey@byu.edu
Department of Dance	Brent Keck	Associate Professor	brent_keck@byu.edu
Deans Office - Producer/Presenter	Lyndsay Keith	CFAC Producer/Presenter	lyndsay_keith@byu.edu
Department of Design	Sam Nielson	Associate Teaching Professor	sam.nielson@byu.edu
Department of Design	Rachel Hatch	Design Department PR Coordinator	rachel_hatch@byu.edu
Department of Design \| 1313 Gallery	Luke Gibson	Visiting Assistant Professor	lukegibson@byu.edu
Church of Jesus Christ Philanthropies	Brad Olsen	LDSP NonPaid Affiliate	brad_olsen@byu.edu
Museum of Art (MOA)	Riley Lewis	Marketing and Public Relations Manager	riley_lewis@byu.edu
School of Music	Mark Ammons	Associate Professor	mark_ammons@byu.edu
PAM \| BYU Music Group	Ben Fales	BYU Music Group Manager	ben_fales@byu.edu
PAM	Karson Denney	Artist Manager	karson_denney@byu.edu
Theatre and Media Arts	Tina Bellon	Administrative Assistant	tine_bellon@byu.edu
CFAC Advisement	Randa Alvord	Academic Advisor	randa_alvord@byu.edu
Dean's Office	Melinda Semadeni	Assistant Dean	melinda_semadeni@byu.edu