The School of Education’s Office of Communications and Advancement is an integrated and collaborative office, which serves and engages School alumni and friends, builds and nurtures internal and external relationships, develops and enhances lifelong philanthropic relationships, and increases the awareness and visibility of our academic programs and service units.
Need help from the C&A team? Follow this link get in touch!
Admin
We are strategic thought partners who can help you figure out what’s next. Unsure about who on the team can assist you, or with what? We can help you find that person.
Marianne Spoon
(she/her/hers)
Associate Dean for Communications and Advancement
Claire Carlson
(she/her/hers)
Administrative Manager
Communications & PR
We communicate various news and activities of the School’s excellent faculty, staff, and students. If you have stories to be told, we’re here to support you telling them (whether it’s a book you’re publishing, an award a colleague is receiving, or amazing things students and alumni are doing beyond the classroom).
Todd Finkelmeyer
(he/him/his)
Communications Associate Director
Kari Dickinson
(she/her/hers)
Communications Specialist
Jody Moen
(she/her/hers)
Public Relations Specialist
Laurel White
(she/her/hers)
Research Writer
Advancement
We stay in touch with the School’s 46,000+ alumni through online and print publications as well as advance the School’s greatest needs through philanthropy and engagement.
Martha Vukelich-Austin
(she/her/hers)
Director of Advancement and Engagement
Sarah Fuelleman
(she/her/hers)
Advancement Manager
Shaun LeCloux
(he/him/his)
Event Manager
Marketing
We work strategically to help you meet your goals, whether that’s broadening your academic programs, student communications, brand awareness, and social media.
Sarina Lotlikar
(she/her/hers)
Marketing Associate Director
Corinne Burgermeister
(she/her/hers)
Marketing Specialist
Lauren Kainrath
(she/her/hers)
Student Engagement Marketing Specialist
Creative Services
We capture what makes the School of Education and UW–Madison special through branded designs, photography, websites, and videos. We are here to tell your story in a variety of formats.
Felipe Gacharná
(he/him/his)
Creative Associate Director
Nathan Fetter
(he/him/his)
Web Developer
Hannah Lyons
(she/her/hers)
Multimedia Designer
Sarah Maughan
(she/her/hers)
Multimedia Designer
The Office of Communications and Advancement is here to support School of Education faculty and staff with a variety of requests.