Kathryn Emery
Receptionist
As part time receptionist I provide general office and administrative support to the University Marketing and Communications team. I also provide accounting support to our creative services department by handling all the billing for their projects. My role at MarComm allows me to interact with every talented and creative member of our group. I earned […]
Deb Parker
Senior News Director, Public Health
As senior news director of public health, I am excited to promote Washington University’s first new school in 100 years: a planned School of Public Health, launching in fall 2026. I’ve spent most of my career at Washington University, starting as editor of the Record and then editing Outlook magazine at the School of Medicine […]
Leah Shaffer
Senior News Director, Science
I’m a science writer covering research from the McKelvey School of Engineering and brain sciences. Prior to joining the university, I was a freelance science journalist for more than a decade, with stories appearing in the news sections of the journal PNAS, Nature Medicine, Discover magazine and NOVA, among other publications. I am a member of both the National […]
Claire Gauen
Senior Associate Editor, Washington Magazine
As a senior associate editor for Washington Magazine, I collaborate with writers, editors and designers to showcase the incredible stories of WashU alumni, faculty and students. The magazine reaches alumni and community members around the world through three print issues and three digital-only issues per year. Before joining University Marketing and Communications, I served as […]
Whitney Curtis
Senior University Photographer/Videographer
As a senior photographer and videographer, I communicate the stories of our students, faculty and staff through visuals. Before joining WashU, my clients as an independent photojournalist included The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and ProPublica. While managing my own photography business, I worked with a wide range of corporations […]
Krista Miller
Senior Interactive Web Designer
As an interactive web designer, I work with the digital team and campus partners to create engaging web experiences. My goal is to design solutions that will positively impact people through thoughtful research, problem-solving, and collaboration with those around me. Throughout my career, I have had experience in many areas of design and I love […]
Sherry Haines
Multimedia Project Coordinator
I’m the media production coordinator for the multimedia team. On the pre-production side, I coordinate the day-to-day photo and video shoots, as well as collaborate on larger projects with multidisciplinary teams, including MarComm team members, freelancers, vendors, and campus partners. I come from a professional photography background having received a BA in Photography and MA in New Media Production. I’ve worked alongside […]
Mike Bulthaus
Associate Vice Chancellor for University Marketing
I joined Washington University in May 2022 as associate vice chancellor for university marketing. In this role I am charged with guiding the process of defining and growing the reach of the Washington University brand regionally, nationally and globally, working collaboratively with academic and administrative partners campus wide. I bring more than 20 years of […]
Kaja Grabowska
Web Developer
I’m a junior Web Developer which means that I spend about as much time working on university websites as I do on continuously expanding my current programming knowledge. I graduated from LaunchCode’s LC101 and CoderGirl (now Women+) courses. My passion lies in Front-End Web Development. I work with WordPress, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS/SCSS. Additionally, […]
Bryan Reckamp
Director of Web Development
As the director of web development on the Digital Team, I work with our developers to plan, build, and maintain the solutions we create in collaboration with our University partners and the Marketing and Communications architects, strategists, creatives, and project managers. I studied art, design, and illustration at Winthrop University, the Rhode Island School of […]