Office of Public Affairs

Office of Public Affairs and Communications

University of Maryland School of Medicine
655 W. Baltimore Street
Bressler Research Building 14-002
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-1559

Public Affairs Office Hours
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday – Friday

General Inquiries:
(410) 706-8518

Our Team

Chris Hardwick, MA
Associate Dean for Public Affairs & Communications
410-706-5260
chardwick@som.umaryland.edu

Heide Aungst, MA
Director, Marketing & Public Relations
Institute for Genome Sciences
216-970-5773 Cell
HAungst@som.umaryland.edu

Ted Glazer
Director, Web Communications
410-706-2106
tglazer@som.umaryland.edu

Andy Goldberg
Lead Web Developer
410-706-4280
agoldberg@som.umaryland.edu

Thomas Jemski
Lead Videographer
410-706-7808
tjemski@som.umaryland.edu

Jon Kelvey
Senior Writer
410-706-1523
JKelvey@som.umaryland.edu

Deborah Kotz
Senior Director, Media Relations
410-706-4255
DKotz@som.umaryland.edu

Holly Moody-Porter
Senior Media & Public Relations Specialist
410-706-4348
443-939-4024 (Cell)
hmoody@som.umaryland.edu 

Krissy Rifkin
Director, Design & Creative Strategy
410-706-8042
KRifkin@som.umaryland.edu

Emily Walsh
Senior Marketing Specialist
Emily.Walsh@som.umaryland.edu