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
Leadership
Deborah Kotz
Acting Assistant Dean
410-706-4255
DKotz@som.umaryland.edu
Web Communications
Ted Glazer
Director, Web Communications
410-706-2106
tglazer@som.umaryland.edu
Andy Goldberg
Lead Web Developer
410-706-4280
agoldberg@som.umaryland.edu
Don Peterkofsky
Lead Web Developer
DPeterkofsky@som.umaryland.edu
Design & Special Projects
Krissy Rifkin
Director, Design & Creative Strategy
410-706-8042
KRifkin@som.umaryland.edu
Photo & Video
Thomas Jemski
Lead Videographer
410-706-7808
tjemski@som.umaryland.edu
Media Relations
Ryan Fox
Senior Media & Public Relations Specialist
ryan.fox@som.umaryland.edu
Social media
Emily Walsh
Social Media Manager
Emily.Walsh@som.umaryland.edu
Community Engagement
Ramata KabaCommunity Relations Specialist
Media Writing
Jon Kelvey
Senior Writer
410-706-1523
JKelvey@som.umaryland.edu
Administrative Support
Jeannie Adkins
Office Manager
Office of Finance and Resource Management
410.706.7009 | 410.706.0235 FAX
jadkins@som.umaryland.edu
Affiliates
Heide Aungst, MA
Director, Marketing & Public Relations
Institute for Genome Sciences
Cell: 216-970-5773
HAungst@som.umaryland.edu
Devin Fisher, Ph.D.
Katie GhiardiKGhiardi@som.umaryland.edu
Jennifer Gonzales
Director, Media & Public Relations
Institute of Human Virology
410-706-3036
Jennifer.gonzales@ihv.umaryland.edu