Strategic Communications

Contact

Department of Strategic Communications
Team Organizational Chart (pdf)

Physical Address:
CTTi — Center for Training, Technology & Incubation

3660 W. Temple Ave.
Pomona, CA. 91768
LOCATION: Building 220B

Mailing Address:
3801 W. Temple Ave.
Pomona, CA 91768

Email: stratcomm@cpp.edu      Phone: 909-869-3342

Leadership Team
Amon Rappaport
Chief Communications Officer
909-869-4379
  • Strategic communications
  • Marketing communications
  • Executive communications
  • University brand and narrative
  • Crisis and emergency communications
  • Media Relations
  • Senior spokesperson
  • Cabinet member

Esther Chou Tanaka
Executive Director for Strategic Communications

909-869-3326
  • Publications
  • Emergency communications
  • Editorial calendar
  • Content Studio
  • University spokesperson
  • Web Core Team

Karen Lindell
Director of Marketing & Brand Strategy

909-869-3973
  • University brand and narrative
  • Strategic marketing communications
  • Marketing analytics
  • Advertising

Cynthia Peters
Interim Associate Director of Media Relations

909-869-3501
  • Media Relations
  • CPP Experts Guide
  • University spokesperson

Robert Dean Almand
Director of Executive Communications

909-869-2312
  • Executive communications
  • Internal communications
  • Emergency communications
Media Relations
Cynthia Peters
Interim Associate Director of Media Relations

909-869-3501
  • Media Relations
  • CPP Experts Guide
  • University spokesperson

Samantha Gonzaga
Media Relations Specialist

909-869-3974
  • Media Relations
  • CPP Experts Guide
  • CPP in the News
Marketing Communications
Karen Lindell
Director of Marketing & Brand Strategy

909-869-3973
  • University brand and narrative
  • Strategic marketing communications
  • Marketing analytics
  • Advertising

Stephanie Abraham
Senior Marketing Communications Specialist
909-869-3344
  • Marketing communications
  • Advertising
  • Market research

Allison Shea Cook
Marketing Communications Specialist
909-869-3346
  • Marketing communications
  • Advertising
  • Market research

Frank Lee
Digital Marketing Analytics Specialist

909-869-6012
  • Marketing analytics
  • Market research
  • SEO
Executive and Internal Communications
Robert Dean Almand
Director of Executive Communications

909-869-2312
  • Executive communications
  • Internal communications
  • Emergency communications

Monica Pignotti Naas
Executive and Internal Communications Specialist

909-869-2650
  • Executive communications
  • Internal communications
  • CPP This Week
  • PR Roundtable
News and Content Studio
(Editorial, Photography, Social Media, Web & Digital Communications)
Esther Chou Tanaka
Executive Director for Strategic Communications

909-869-3326
  • Publications
  • Emergency communications
  • Editorial calendar
  • Content Studio
  • University spokesperson
  • Web Core Team

Ani Markarian
Creative Lead

909-869-5439
  • Graphic design
  • Publications
  • Graphics standards and logo usage advisor

Tom Zasadzinski
University Photographer
909-869-3404
  • University photographer
  • Photo/digital assets editor
  • Social media

Clay Fowler
Digital Content Editor

909-869-4765
  • Digital content editor
  • Social media editor
  • Writer and editor
  • PR Roundtable
  • Editorial calendar

Michelle Magcalas
Web Coordinator

909-869-4634
  • Division of University Advancement websites coordinator
  • Strategic Communications website coordinator
  • Electronic marquee programmer
  • Mass email coordinator
  • Email marketing
  • Bronco Magazine
  • Web Core Team

Mercedes Quiroz
University Web Editor

909-869-3292
  • University Home Page
  • We are Cal Poly Pomona
  • PolyCentric
  • Social media
  • Web Core Team

Melanie Johnson
Senior Writer and Editor

909-869-5331
  • Writer and editor
  • Assistant editor for publications
  • University Stylebook

Micayla Anderson
Social Media Specialist

909-869-6716
  • Social media
  • Writer
  • Video producer
Operations
Leslie Corcoran
Senior Operations Lead

909-869-2603
  • General questions
  • Staff and student payroll
  • Budget

Monika Salazar
Administrative Assistant

909-869-3961
  • General questions
  • Conference room scheduling
  • Publication distribution
  • Business continuity

In addition, several colleges and departments have communications staff members.

Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture
Dan Lee

College of Business Administration
Christopher Neprasch and Kathleen Pettengill
Julie Porter
and Mike Landers (Singelyn Graduate School of Business)

College of Education and Integrative Studies
Marcela Moreno

College of Engineering
Christopher Park and Alicia Hansell

College of Environmental Design
Rebekah Deponte

College of Professional and Global Education
Marisol Botello and Iliki Valencia

College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
Ashley Bagwell

The Collins College of Hospitality Management
Diana Garcia

College of Science
Daniel Griggs

Associated Students, Inc. (ASI)
Kimberly Sumida

Bronco Athletics
Alex Kline
Sarah Macias

Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises
Alex Hernandez

Division of Student Affairs
David Sedillo

Office of Student Success
Zoe Lance

University Library
Kris Zoleta