Meet the Team

Leading the SJSU Brand With Purpose

At SJSU’s University Marketing and Communications (UMC), our team is united by a clear purpose: to lead the university’s brand and strategic marketing efforts in ways that elevate awareness, strengthen reputation, and support student enrollment and success. Everything we do is rooted in advancing SJSU’s mission and amplifying the stories that move our community forward.

UMC Leadership

Guisselle Nuñez

Senior Associate Vice President for University Marketing and Communications

Melissa Retana

Executive Assistant to the Senior Associate Vice President

Kristin Ede

Executive Director of University Marketing

Michelle Frey

Senior Director of Creative Strategy

Michelle Smith McDonald

Senior Director of Media Relations

Kamryn Williams

Director of Strategic Operations


College and Program Management

Adriana Avila

Marketing and Communicaitons Program Manager

Lucas College and Graduate School of Business

Sam Kamangar

Marketing and Communications Program Manger

University Advancement

Trevor Phillips

Digital Content Analyst

Alumni Engagement & SJSU Alumni Association

Rhoda Shapiro

Marketing and Communications Program Manager

Student Affairs


Copywriting, Editorial and Strategic Communications

Brian Anderson

Digital Marketing and Communications Manager

Julia Halprin Jackson

University Writer and Copy Editor

Managing Editor of SJSJ Magazine

Marcus Ismael

Strategic Content Manager

Production Lead for SpartanMessenger


Creative and Brand Strategy

Robert C. Bain

University Photographer

Javier Duarte

Senior Multimedia Production Manager

Roman Goshev

Digital Production Project Manager

Jonathan Meyer

Multimedia Specialist

Video Production

Pourya Nadimi

Senior Visual Designer

Art Director

Jonathan Wang

Visual Communications Designer


Media Relations

Sean Woodland

Media Relations Manager


Online Enrollment Marketing

Ann Bierbower

Enrollment Marketing Strategist

Brian Cheung Dooley

Associate Director of Online Enrollment Marketing

Cindy Chin

Marketing Specialist

Jeanette Mai

Marekting Specialist

Momina Manzoor

International Marketing Specialist

Cindy Tang

International Marketing Specialist

Tiffany Thaoxaochay

CRM Engagement Lead


Web and User Experience

Valon Badiviuku

Web Developer

Shirin Davoudpour

Web Developer/UX Designer

Rock Fredell

Assistant Director of Web Development and User Experience

LeMel Hebert-Williams

Full-Stack Web Developer

Marc Montenegro

Web Developer/UX Designer


Athletics Marketing and Sports Media Relations

UMC works closely with Athletics Communications to promote a university-wide environment that elevates the Spartan brand and builds champions in the classroom, in competition and in the community.