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Public Affairs Staff

The Office of Public Affairs handles all media relations for the university, students, faculty, and staff. The following is a list of public affairs staff members and their areas of responsibility. You may reach the Office of Public Affairs at 504-861-5888.

Meredith Hartley

Meredith Hartley, Director of Public Affairs and External Relations
Phone: 504.861.5883, Cell: 504-722-6078, e-mail: mhartley@loyno.edu, Greenville Room, 202

As the official university spokesperson, responsibilities are to promote, monitor, and initiate the total communications needs of the university.

  • All national media inquiries
  • Official university announcements
  • Neighbrohood relations
  • Crisis communications
  • Announcements of major gifts and grants
  • Board of Trustees announcements
  • Administrative announcements
  • All Colleges and Office of the President

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Catherine Koppel, Associate Director of Public Affairs
Phone: 504.861.5448, Cell: 504-858-7738, e-mail: ckoppel@loyno.edu

Responsible for building media relationships, securing media placements for the university community, and supervising the production and dissemination of all Public Affairs communications and media alerts.

  • Local, regional, and national media inquiries
  • College of Social Sciences
  • College of Business
  • LoyNews management
  • Media Experts Guide
  • President's Forum
  • Neighborhood relations

Sean Snyder

Sean Snyder, Marketing and Public Relations Manager, College of Music and Fine Arts (CMFA)
Phone: 504.861.5882, Cell: 504-235-4053, e-mail: smsnyder@loyno.edu

Manages the overall internal and external marketing and promotion of Loyola University CMFA events and activities, and acts as liaison between the CMFA faculty/staff and the media in order to promote CMFA events. Responsible for the Montage Fine and Performing Arts Series and calendar management.

  • College of Music
  • Department of Visual arts
  • Department of Theatre Arts and Dance
  • Montage Fine and Performing Arts Series

Angela Turnbull

Angela Vachetta Turnbull, Special Events Coordinator
Phone: 504.861.5848, Cell: 504-228-9094, e-mail: amvachet@loyno.edu

  • Responsible for coordination and management of university events.
  • Commencement ceremony
  • Fund raising recognition events
  • Alumni events
  • Major lectures/presentations
  • University consultant on special event

James Shields

James Shields, Communications Coordinator
Phone: 504-861-5888, Cell: 504-952-1287, e-mail: jshields@loyno.edu

Manages media calls and requests, website, media distribution, media tracking, office management. Additional responsibilities include coordination assistance with commencement and university photographer requests.

  • Media calls and requests
  • LoyNews distribution
  • Loyola at a Glance newsletter
  • College of Law
  • Web site management
  • Media reports and logs
  • Coordination of the university photographer