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Office of Communications and Community Engagement (CCE)

CCE is all about ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½â€™s brand, how we look, the words we use, the videos we show, and how we engage—digitally, in the community, with our many partners, and the media. 

Learn more about how we can support you and how to access our many services.

How we look

²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½â€™s brand, design, and digital world

You know our brand. We’re the entrepreneurial university. A place to start something, build something, and change something. We’re here to define and enhance our brand so internal and external audiences alike have a consistent experience while continuing to reinforce what sets ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ apart. We have the creative team to help clients—from faculties to the Dinos—look their best. And, we have the marketing savvy to amplify our brand and your message, on-time and on-budget.

Because so much of what you do takes place in the digital world, we also help you create and present the best content. And we’ll work with you to ensure the people who view and use your digital material have the best user experience possible.

 


Telling our stories

Communications services gets the word (and pictures) out

Every day, there’s more stories to tell. From new inventions to celebrating the excellence of our scholars and students. And we’re here to help you tell them—providing writing support, e-marketing chops, event communications, compelling videos, engaging social media, and of course UToday, the go-to source for all the latest ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ news.

We also enable your outreach to the media to tell your stories to even more people. We provide the full gamut of communications to the Office of the Provost and portfolios that report to the VPs of Finance and Services. And we’re here to be your communications project managers. A one-stop-shop to make sure your event or product is connected to all the communications teams it needs for success.


Leading our engagement

Putting the community at the heart of what we do

Our goal is to be the university most connected with its community. The community engagement team works to deepen the already-strong partnerships we have—with not-for-profits, industry, and other institutions. We have dedicated resources for community partnerships as well as those with businesses. From the Stampede to Calgary Economic Development and more, we’ve got you covered, including a strategic events team to help deliver donor, alumni, and community events to engage even more.

We also support important bridges between the university and wider community like the Senate and Office of the Chancellor. 


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Communications Protocol

In 2022, the Executive Leadership Team and Deans endorsed the Communications Protocol, a framework that governs standards and processes for communicators across campus. It includes standard HR approaches for all communicators and explains who does what, what’s free of charge and what’s not, and the relationship between CCE and communicators located in—and accountable to—faculties and business units.


Our leadership team

Corey Hogan
Vice-President, Communications and Community Engagement
corey.hogan@ucalgary.ca

Judy Vigna 
Executive Assistant and Operations Manager
judy.vigna@ucalgary.ca


 

 

Tommy Nguyen
Senior Director, Brand Experience
tommy.nguyen1@ucalgary.ca

 

Creative 

Julia Ermisch 
Creative Project Manager
julia.ermisch@ucalgary.ca

Tobie Ma 
Manager, Design Services
tobie.ma@ucalgary.ca

 

Digital

Jessica Snow 
Manager, Digital Content
jessica.snow@ucalgary.ca

Nicola Gutteridge 
Manager, Digital Experience
julia.ermisch@ucalgary.ca

 

Marketing

Esther Kelly 
Director, Marketing
esther.kelly@ucalgary.ca

 

Sarah McGinnis 
Senior Director, Communication Services
smcginni@ucalgary.ca


Institutional Services

Jen Myers 
Senior Manager, Institutional Services
myers@ucalgary.ca

 

Content and Social Media Services

Sam Paterson 
Senior Manager, Content and Social Media Services
samantha.paterson@ucalgary.ca

 

Community Services

Matthew Anderson 
Manager, Community Services
Matthew.anderson4@ucalgary.ca

 

Media, Issues and Outreach

Dean Parthenis 
Director, Media, Issues and Outreach
dparthen@ucalgary.ca

 

²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ News

David Hedley 
Managing Editor, ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ News
dhedley@ucalgary.ca

 


 

 

Amanda Affonso 
Associate Vice-President, Community Engagement

amanda.affonso@ucalgary.ca

 

Partnerships

Melanie Hulsker
Senior Director, Partnerships
melanie.hulsker@ucalgary.ca

 

Community Partnerships

DJ Kelly 
Director, Community Partnerships
dj.kelly@ucalgary.ca

 

Industry Partnerships

Leah Nelson Guay 
Director, Industry Partnerships
leah.nelsonguay@ucalgary.ca

 

Strategic events
Melissa McKay 
Director, Strategic Events
melissa.mckay@ucalgary.ca

Liz Lai 
Events Manager
liz.lai@ucalgary.ca

 

Office of the Chancellor and Senate

Varun Agarwal 
Manager, Internal Senate Operations
varun.agarwal@ucalgary.ca

Chris Lemon 
Manager, External Senate Operations
chris.lemon@ucalgary.ca