Media Contacts

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USF's News & Media office is the media's primary source for news and timely information about USF.

The news staff promotes press coverage of USF by providing the media with press releases, a calendar of events, media kits, faculty experts, video, audio and photography.

USF Media Contacts


Peter E. Howard, Director of News and Digital Media
813-974-9057, Cell 727-831-1131, phoward@usf.edu
Oversees communications team, usf.edu and USF Magazine.

Vickie Chachere, News Manager
813-974-6251, Cell 813-787-2990, vchachere@usf.edu
Covers marine science and Gulf of Mexico oil spill, natural sciences, mathematics, engineering, sustainability initiatives, global initiatives and research.

Lara Wade, Public Affairs Manager and primary news media contact for USF
813-974-9060, Cell 813-833-1498, larawade@usf.edu
Serves as university spokesperson and crisis communications officer. Covers USF senior administration, business, education, public safety, government relations, student affairs, admissions, the USF Career Center and the USF Foundation.

Barbara Melendez, News Coordinator
813-974-4563, Cell 646-220-5872, bmelendez@usf.edu
Covers social sciences, humanities, behavioral and community sciences, the arts and international affairs.


USF Health Media Contacts


USF Health consists of the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health. It may be found on the Web at www.health.usf.edu

Anne DeLotto Baier, Director of USF Health Communications
Ph: 813-974-3303, Cell: 813-598-0643; abaier@health.usf.edu

Susanna Martinez Tarokh, Director of Media Relations
Ph: 813-974-2776, smartin1@health.usf.edu

Jeremy Sharpe, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Ph: 813-974-4086, jwsharpe@.usf.edu

Mike Hogan, Assistant Sports Information Director
Ph: 813-974-4092, mhogan@admin.usf.edu

Amy Woodruff, Assistant Sports Information Director
Ph: 813-974-4087, woodruff@admin.usf.edu


University Police Media Contacts


Lt. Christopher Daniel, Public Information Officer
Ph: 813-974-3961, cell:813-781-9622, cdaniel@admin.usf.edu


USF St. Petersburg Media Contacts


Tom Scherberger, Communications Director
Ph: 727-873-4456, Cell: 813-394-2394; tscherberger@mail.usf.edu

Helen Levine, Regional Vice Chancellor of External Affairs
Ph: 727-873-4735; hlevine@usfsp.edu

Christine Manring, Director of University Relations
Ph: 941-359-4726, Cell: 941-471-6291 cmanring@sar.usf.edu

Missy Cooper, Communications & Marketing Officer
Ph: 941-359-4578, Cell: 330-807-6533 cooperm@sar.usf.edu


USF Lakeland Media Contacts


Thomas Hagerty, Coordinator, Media Relations
Ph: 863-667-7077, Cell: 863-286-9450; thagerty@poly.usf.edu