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Roqua Montez
Executive director of communications and media relations
rmontez@berkeley.edu
(510) 642-3591
Roxanne Makasdjian
Director of broadcast communications
Broadcast media liaison, video news director/producer
roxannem@berkeley.edu
(510) 642-6051
Yasmin Anwar
Writer and media relations
Beats: Psychology, cognitive neuroscience, sociology, demography, social welfare, anthropology, linguistics
yanwar@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-7944
Bob Sanders
Manager of science communications
Writer and media relations
Beats: Animal research, astronomy, biology, chemistry, energy, evolution, genetics, geology/earthquakes, mathematics, neuroscience, paleontology, physics, geography
rlsanders@berkeley.edu / @bobthesciguy
(510) 643-6998
Kara Manke
Science writer and media relations
Beats: Engineering, computer science, agriculture, natural resources, public health, optometry, data science, transportation
kjmanke@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-7741
Gretchen Kell
Director of special projects and outreach
Institutional storytelling and story pitching, media relations
gkell@berkeley.edu
(510) 642-3136
Barbara Boster
Editor, Berkeley in the News
bboster@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-8644
Anne Brice
Writer and podcast producer, Berkeley News
Beats: Art, theatre, dance, music, libraries, museums
abrice@berkeley.edu
(510) 642-2520
Will Kane
Editor, Berkeley News, Berkeleyan
willkane@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-6259
Ed Lempinen
Writer and media relations
Beats: Economics, business, education, political science, law, public policy, international affairs international studies
lempinen@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-5651
Ivan Natividad
Writer and media relations
Beats: Architecture, history, environmental design, city & regional planning, ethnic studies, gender & women’s studies, African American studies, disability studies, journalism
ivan.natividad@berkeley.edu
(510) 643-5651