External Communications and Public Relations
The purpose of the External Communications and Public Relations office is to facilitate communication between the athletic department and its external constituents, to increase awareness of and interest in Michigan Athletics, and to publicize the activities and accomplishments of student-athletes, teams and the athletic department as a whole.
- Location: Weidenbach Hall, First Floor -- 1000 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2201
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday
Media Credentials -- An online credential system will be used to apply for season and single-game media credentials for football, men's basketball and ice hockey. All media must use the system at MGoBlue.com/media to apply for credentials for these sports. For all other sports, please contact the appropriate athletic communications contact as listed below.
External Communications and Public Relations Staff
- Adam Dunn
- Senior Associate Athletic Director
- External Operations
- adamdunn@umich.edu
- David Ablauf
- Associate Athletic Director
- Football
- dablauf@umich.edu
- Sarah VanMetre
- Director of Communications
- Women's Basketball, Women's Tennis
- vanmetre@umich.edu
- Chad Shepard
- Director
- Football Communications/Multimedia Production
- shepchad@umich.edu
- Kristy McNeil
- Associate Director
- Ice Hockey, Men's Tennis
- mckristy@umich.edu
- Tom Wywrot
- Associate Director
- Men's Basketball, Men's and Women's Golf
- twywrot@umich.edu
- Leah Howard
- Assistant Director
- Softball, Wrestling
- lchoward@umich.edu
- Jordan Manning
- Assistant Director
- Field Hockey, Men's Gymnastics
- jlmannin@umich.edu
- Megan McIntosh
- Assistant Director
- Women's Gymnastics, Women's Lacrosse
- meganmci@umich.edu
- Ben Metcalf
- Assistant Director
- Men's and Women's Cross Country, Men's and Women's Track and Field
- metcalfb@umich.edu
- Conor Stemme
- Assistant Director
- Volleyball, Baseball, Cheer/Dance
- cstemme@umich.edu
- Alex Whisnant
- Assistant Director
- Men's Soccer, Men's Lacrosse
- alexwhis@umich.edu
- Sydney Miller
- Communications Assistant
- Women's Soccer, Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving
- sydneymi@umich.edu
- Kaylie Karsch
- Sport Contact
- Water Polo
- kkarsch@umich.edu
- Anastasia Dubovoy
- Sport Contact
- Rowing
- dubovoya@umich.edu
- Brandon Allendorfer
- Director of Web Content
- ballendo@umich.edu
- Chris Clark
- Communications and Digital Associate
- cclar@umich.edu
- Lauren Ferrett
- Web Editor
- lferrett@umich.edu
