Our Staff

The Office of Media and Public Relations staff helps reporters get the information and experts they need for stories of local, national and international significance. Listed below are the public relations managers and their areas of expertise:

Topics	Contact
University News and Events Campus-specific Information Administration Issues	John Blacksten, Director of Media and Public Relations 703-993-9376, jblacks1@gmu.edu Dan Walsch, Press Secretary 703-993-8785, dwalsch@gmu.edu
Business Education Engineering Technology	Jennifer Edgerly, Manager 703-993-8699, jedgerly@gmu.edu
Economy and Money Legal Affairs Philosophy Politics Society and Government Religion Transportation	James Greif, Manager 703-993-9118, jgreif@gmu.edu
Earth Sciences Environment Immigration Media and Communications Pop Culture History Psychology	Tara Laskowski, Manager 703-993-8815, tlaskows@gmu.edu
Bioengineering Bioscience Health Care	Marjorie Musick, Manager 703-993-8781, mmusick@gmu.edu
Construction	Dave Andrews, Associate Manager 703-993-4722, dandrew5@gmu.edu
Admissions The Arts Foreign Languages Human Resources Math University Life	Catherine Ferraro, Coordinator 703-993-8813, cferraro@gmu.edu