Our Team
The George Washington University’s Office of Media Relations is the primary source for sharing news at the university for both the media and the GW community alike. Our job is to help tell the thousands of potential GW stories in the most accurate, as well as most up-to-date and compelling, manner as possible.
Our office is responsible for the central university administration and many of our schools and colleges. In need of help with a media inquiry? Contact us:
Our main office email goes to the entire media team. This is the best way to contact us if you are unsure of where to turn for help. When we receive your message, the most appropriate member of our team will respond.
Meet the Team
Shannon McClendon
Executive Director of Media Relations
Kathy Fackelmann
Director of Media Relations
- Administrative units
- Milken Institute School of Public Health
- GW Medical Faculty Associates
- School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Julia Metjian
Assistant Director of Media Relations
- Administrative units
- Safety and Security: GW Police Department, Emergency Management
- Liaison to GW Hatchet
Cate Douglass
Senior Media Relations Specialist
- Program on Extremism
- School of Business
- School of Engineering and Applied Science
- Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
- Elliott School of International Affairs
- The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
- School of Media and Public Affairs
Shannon Mitchell
Media Relations Specialist
- GW Law
- Elliott School of International Affairs
- College of Professional Studies
Tayah Frye
Media Relations Specialist
- Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
- Graduate School of Political Management
- Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics
- Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration
- Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
- Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Katelyn Deckelbaum
Senior Media Relations Specialist
- Milken Institute School of Public Health
- GW Medical Faculty Associates
- School of Medicine and Health Sciences
- School of Nursing
For media assistance for stories that involve GW Athletics or the GW Hospital/Medical Faculty Associates, contact the following:
GW Athletics
Brian Sereno, [email protected]
GW Hospital
[email protected]
GW Medical Faculty Associates
Anne Banner, [email protected]
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