Our Staff

Christopher Ritter

Vice President, Marketing & Communications
+1-508-831-5874

Kimberly A. Allen

Web Content Writer/Editor
+1-508-831-5706
kallen@wpi.edu

Kim Allen is responsible for writing original copy for the WPI website, as well as editing existing website copy and client supplied text. She is also responsible for site architecture and navigation for much of the WPI website. Kim also evaluates existing web pages from a user experience viewpoint and recommends changes accordingly. She analyzes Urchin website statistics and recommends changes in text, dynamic content and navigation when necessary.

Michael W. Dorsey

Director of Research Communications
+1-508-831-5609
mwdorsey@wpi.edu

Michael Dorsey is responsible for all aspects of university communications involving research and faculty achievement, a key element of WPI's communications program. He finds, develops, and disseminates news about the outcomes of the faculty's high-impact research and creates a variety of communications vehicles that spotlight the quality of the faculty and the recognition they receive for their scholarship, teaching, and professional service.

Nicholas P. Galotti III '05

Senior Web Applications Developer
+1-508-831-5963
ngalotti@wpi.edu

Nick is responsible for maintaining and developing new web applications on the WPI website. These include but are not limited to webform, Regi, Ecards, and ConfReg. Nick also administers the Google Mini and Urchin servers. He helps with developing new templates for the CMS which may require work in ASP and RQL. In addition he maintains the folder structure on the web server and is responsible for generating short URLs as necessary.

Peggy Isaacson

Graphic Designer/Editor
+1-508-831-5601
isaacson@wpi.edu

Peggy Isaacson designs a large volume of publications that are produced by the Marketing Communications group for clients across the university. As principal copy editor for university and alumni periodicals, she also edits and proofreads raw copy, finished manuscripts, and page proofs for virtually all university publications.

Joan Killough-Miller

Alumni Editor
+1-508-831-5998
jkmiller@wpi.edu

Joan Killough-Miller is responsible for the alumni departments of Transformations, WPI's quarterly magazine, including class notes, obituaries, columns, and profiles of noteworthy alumni. Joan also writes feature stories that reflect on WPI's history and highlight alumni, faculty and students who are making a difference in the world at large. Information may be submitted by email, fax, U.S. mail, or online via the Class Notes form.

Lorraine U. Martinelle

Public Relations Specialist
+1-508-831-6425
lurbans@wpi.edu

Lorraine Martinelle is a key day-to-day news writer in the Marketing & Communications Division, and is editor of the biweekly internal newsletter @WPI. She supports public relations, internal communications, and the WPI web site in a broad range of writing assignments. Lorraine also helps coordinate news bureau activities, press release distribution, and media coverage of campus events.

Brenda McDonald

Executive Assistant
+1-508-831-5305
bkmcd@wpi.edu

Brenda provides administrative support for the Vice President of Marketing and Communications and for the Division. She is responsible for organizing the Vice President’s calendar, managing strategic projects, and coordinating a diverse range of administrative tasks for the Division of Marketing and Communications.

Eileen Brangan Mell

Director Public Relations
+1-508-831-6785
ebmell@wpi.edu

Eileen oversees all of WPI’s public relations efforts. In addition to managing the planning, strategy and media outreach for all of WPI’s major announcements, Eileen also handles crisis communications for the university. Any member of the WPI community with a potential news story should contact Eileen directly.

AnnMarie C. Nichols

Interactive Designer
+1-508-831-6794
anichols@wpi.edu

AnnMarie Nichols is an interactive designer for Marketing & Communications, where she is responsible for the conceptualization, design, coding, and integration of web sites, online advertising and multimedia projects that support the university's overall marketing strategy. In addition, she ensures ADA compliance of all interactive material produced by the web communications team.

Lynn M. Plotczik

Communications Specialist
+1-508-831-6095

Lynn is a communications specialist, whose responsibilities include the design and coordination of various print publications as well as the parents newsletter, The Fountain, for the Dean of Students Office. This role also involves the coordination of creativity, content development, and graphic design. She is the primary liaison between Marketing & Communications and the offices that fall under the Dean of Students.

Tara Probeck

Marketing Communications Specialist
+1-508-831-6108
tprobeck@wpi.edu

Tara Probeck's responsibilities are the design and coordination of various print publications, as well as HTML emails for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Her role also involves the coordination of campus photography, content development, and graphic design. She is the primary liaison between the Marketing & Communications and Admissions.

Luke Salsich

Web Project Manager
+1-508-831-6962
lsalsich@wpi.edu

Luke Salsich manages the project schedule for the entire Web Operations Department. Luke acts as the liaison between the Web Operations Department and the rest of the university, while serving as an advisor on the construction and maintenance of the website. He is the main contact/project manager for all web-project related third-party vendors, including managing the WPI site redesign project with Big Bad.

Cheryl Sullivan

Public Relations Coordinator
+1-508-831-5610
csullivan@wpi.edu

Cheryl is responsible for the coordination and distribution of all press releases and advisories to various media outlets via the internet. She tracks all WPI media coverage through newspapers, television, radio, magazines and internet, and tracks trends and identifies opportunities for stories to receive media coverage.

Dianne Vanacore

Print Production Coordinator
+1-508-831-5306
dvanacore@wpi.edu

Dianne handles all aspects of print production within Marketing and Communications. She is the liaison between vendors and WPI, ensuring that the university’s printed publications are high quality yet cost-effective. Dianne is also responsible for maintaining the university’s exhaustive photo database.

Charna Westervelt

Director of Editorial Services
+1-508-831-6715
charna@wpi.edu

Charna Westervelt is in charge of the editorial department within Marketing & Communications, which includes writing, editing, photography, graphic design, and printing services. As well, she oversees the development and production of major publications, including WPI’s award-winning alumni magazine Transformations.

Carol Williams

Reddot Content Management System Administrator
+1-508-831-6026
cwilliams@wpi.edu

Carol Williams is responsible for the Administration of the RedDot Content Management System including managing the content migration of pages from HTML pages into the CMS, providing support to the CMS users and the development of CMS templates for new sites. In addition she is developing a number of services to help CMS editors and approvers and manages the CMS Users Group Meetings to facilitate communications with editors and approvers. .

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