Main Office

Tracy Ellig

Tracy Ellig

Vice President of University Communications

   920 Nopper Room 259
   (406) 994-5607
   [email protected]

Marketing and Creative ServicesMarketing and Creative Services

Julie Kipfer

Julie Kipfer

Chief Marketing Officer, Marketing and Creative Services

Julie has a background in higher education and marketing, with over 15 years of experience. She is responsible for developing the concepts and strategies for university marketing programs. She chairs the Marketing Advisory Committee and works to coordinate campus efforts, promote MSU to our various constituents, and create programs to enhance MSU's image and awareness.

   Nopper 920 Room 245
   (406) 994-5737
   [email protected]
Audrey Capp

Audrey Capp

Communications & Marketing Strategist

Audrey is the liaison for the Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship. She also assists other units across campus with communications and marketing needs. Her areas of expertise include managing webpage content, email campaigns, coordinating visual media, managing social media, and creating promotional materials and merchandise. She grew up in Montana and is an alumna of Montana State University.

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   (406) 994-7026
   [email protected]
Alison Gauthier

Alison Gauthier

Media Manager/Graphic Designer

A graduate of MSU's Graphic Design program, Alison works as art director for Mountains & Minds magazine and as a graphic designer in MSU's University Communications Creative Services.

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   (406) 994-6957
   [email protected]
Amy Kanuch

Amy Kanuch

Community Relations and Marketing

Amy has a background in community relations, marketing and retail management. She is responsible for community outreach and promoting positive awareness of MSU by building partnerships at the campus and community levels. She represents MSU on local boards and committees and collaborates on various MSU community events. In addition, she manages the Pure Gold recognition program, publishes the Bobcat Bulletin and oversees the design approval process for the university merchandise program.

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   (406) 994-7462
   [email protected]
Ron Lambert

Ron Lambert

Creative Director

Ron has led the Creative Services team since 2008. He earned a BFA in graphic design from Southern Methodist University and worked as a graphic designer at an ad agency in San Antonio. Since then, his career focus has been in higher education — as a graphic designer at Trinity University and as director of the publications offices at Missouri State University and Metropolitan State University of Denver. He has received more than 60 regional and national awards for graphic design and writing from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). He has served on the CASE District VIII Board and has chaired the district’s Communications Awards program. He also served on the CASE Commission on Communications and Marketing. 

   Nopper 920 Room 241
   (406) 994-5128
   [email protected]
Britney Patek

Britney Patek

Graphic Designer

Britney Patek is a graphic designer and graduate of Montana State University. Before joining the University Communications team, she worked with a variety of departments at MSU such as the Office of Student Engagement, the Montana Nanotechnology Facility, and the Master of Science in Science Education.

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   (406)-994-5129
   [email protected]
Brooke Lasky

Brooke Lasky

Digital Marketing Strategist

Brooke joins the team with a background in Digital Marketing and Analytics. She is responsible for maintaining MSU’s academic search pages and monitoring the University’s SEO (Search Engine Optimization) by using Google Analytics and other tools. Brooke comes to us from Florida where she got her B.A in Marketing from the University of North Florida. She is happy to be in the beautiful state of Montana as she shares her love for the great outdoors!

 

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   (406) 994-4593
   [email protected]
Annie Pentilla

Annie Pentilla

Marketing Strategist

Annie Pentilla joined University Communications as a Marketing Strategist in 2020. She formerly worked as a journalist at The Montana Standard, where she served as the paper’s business reporter for three years. Before that she worked as a marketing writer for a firm in Colorado, where she wrote content for the mental-health industry. Annie is a graduate of San Francisco State’s MFA Creative Writing Program. She also has a bachelor’s in creative writing and molecular biology from the University of Colorado in Boulder.

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor

   [email protected]
Kaitlyn Poss

Kaitlyn Poss

Marketing Strategist

Kaitlyn joins the team as a Marketing Strategist and will be marketing for the Graduate School and Gallatin College MSU. Before joining University Communications, she worked as the Communications and Promotions Coordinator for the Office of Admissions at MSU.  Kaitlyn was born and raised in Montana and is an alumna of Montana State University.

 

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   [email protected]
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Dan Foley

Marketing Strategist

Dan joins the team as a Marketing Strategist and will be responsible for the marketing and communications strategy for the Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing. He has a background in digital and lifecycle marketing focusing on customer experience. Dan is originally from Newark, Delaware and a graduate of the University of Delaware with a B.S. in Marketing and Operations Management.

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   [email protected]
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Megan Regnerus

Marketing Strategist

Megan's background includes working for newspapers, magazines and for area nonprofits in marketing and content creation. She holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from the University of Utah. Her enthusiasm for spending time outdoors informs her work as a Marketing Strategist for Student Wellness.

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   [email protected]
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Grace Guerra

Social Media Strategist

Originally from Golden, Colorado, Grace joins the team with a background in marketing strategy and social media management. She is responsible for contributing to the overall brand image of MSU as well as increasing student and community engagement online. As a recent MSU marketing graduate, Grace is thrilled to be able to continue her journey here in beautiful Bozeman, Montana.

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   [email protected]
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Tara Gunsch

Print Production Manager

Tara is a native Montanan and has worked on campus since August 2001. She comes to us with her past administrative experience working in Human Resources, the Center for Biofilm Engineering, College of Agriculture, and University Printing Services. She looks forward to answering any printing, estimate, or quote questions you may have.

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   [email protected]

 

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Aaron Pruitt

Aaron Pruitt

Director and General Manager, KUSM, MontanaPBS


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MSU News Service

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Michael Becker

Director

Originally from eastern Montana, Michael Becker has been a professional journalist since 2005 and has experience as a writing teacher, reporter, copy editor, online editor and social media manager. He has a master's degree in English from Montana State University.

   Nopper 920 Room 261
   (406) 994-4565
   [email protected]
Anne Cantrell

Anne Cantrell

Assistant Director

Editor of Mountains & Minds magazine

Covers: College of Education, Health and Human Development; MSU Library

Anne Cantrell is assistant director of the MSU News Service, where she covers the College of Education, Health and Human Development and the MSU Library. Anne also serves as editor of Mountains and Minds magazine and writes for the university's administration. Anne has a master’s degree in journalism and a bachelor's degree in English. She has been a staff member in University Communications since 2006.

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   (406) 994-4902
   [email protected]
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Skip Anderson

Communications Specialist

Covers: Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering

Skip is the primary liaison between MSU News Service and the Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering. He is an award-winning journalist, having served as editor of three weekly newspapers in Nashville, Tennessee, as well as a several publications and websites at Vanderbilt University. Prior to joining MSU News Service, Skip served six years as the communications specialist for the MSU’s Center for Biofilm Engineering. He graduated with honors from Belmont University with a BA in Journalism.

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   (406) 994-5036
   [email protected]
Robert Bole

Robert Bole

Content Producer

Covers: MSU Today, University Information Technology, general assignment

Robert is a content producer for the MSU News Service, where he operates the MSU Today email. Originally from Maryland, Robert has lived in Montana since 2022. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from Frostburg State University. Robert has prior experience working for Maryland Public Television and Frostburg State University’s student newspaper.

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   (406) 994-4901
   [email protected]
Greg Cappis

Greg Cappis

Writer/Editor

Covers: College of Arts and Architecture, Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing

Greg is a writer and editor for the MSU News Service, covering the colleges of business, nursing, and arts and architecture. He moved to Bozeman in 2015, after years of writing for newspapers in Chicago and Southern California. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Columbia College Chicago. 

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   (406) 994-4564
   [email protected]
Reagan Colyer

Reagan Cotton

Communications Specialist

Covers: College of Agriculture

Reagan is a writer and editor for the MSU News Service, where she covers the College of Agriculture. Originally from Washington, Reagan has lived in Montana since 2013. She holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and African American studies from the University of Montana and has prior experience as a writer, reporter and editor for magazines and newspapers around Montana and the Mountain West. 

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   (406) 994-4898
   [email protected]
Diana Setterberg

Diana Setterberg

Communications Specialist

Covers: College of Letters and Science

Diana covers the College of Letters and Science and works to help with the college’s communication needs. A native of Washington state, Diana has lived in Montana since 1993 and joined the News Service in 2022. She previously worked as a writer and editor for newspapers in Billings, Butte and Belgrade. She has a bachelor’s degree in communications from Washington State University. 

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   (406) 994-1966
   [email protected]

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Kelly Gorham

Kelly Gorham

Director of Visual Media

Kelly coordinates photography and video for campus and external partners and media. He earned his bachelor's degree in photography from MSU in 1995 and has been a staff photographer for newspapers in Montana and Nevada, was a corporate photographer in Seattle and a stringer for Associated Press. Kelly's photos have appeared in such publications as the New York Times, Washington Post, L.A. Times, National Geographic Explorer, Sports Illustrated and USA Today.

Kelly is a long-time member of the American Society of Media photographers the National Press Photographers Association. Kelly is an alumnus of the Kalish Workshop of visual storytelling. Kelly also regularly lectures on various photography topics in university classes and workshops.

Kelly's feature documentary film titled Mavericks, a co-production with Montana PBS, premiered in 2022 and can be see at: Montana PBS- Mavericks

   920 Technology Blvd Room 243
   (406) 994-5134
   [email protected]
Doc Cravens

Marcus "Doc" Cravens

 Photographer

Doc Cravens studied photography at the MSU School of Film and Photography after serving as a U.S. Navy Corpsman in Iraq and Afghanistan. Doc's photography has taken him as far away as Cambodia and he has worked on significant visual projects like American Veteran, the MSU Veterans Arts and History Initiative and with the Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation. Doc brings a wealth of photo experience and MSU experience to the team.

 

   920 Technolog Blvd 2nd Floor
   (406) 994-7371
   [email protected]
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Colter Peterson

Photographer

Colter is an internationally published visual journalist with work appearing in Time Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post and the Independent UK. Colter was born and raised in Bozeman, where he received a degree in Film and Photography from Montana State University (2018). Most recently he was a staff photographer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, covering news, sports and feature stories. After covering everything from the Stanley Cup Finals and a worldwide pandemic to social justice protests and riots; the stories that most resonate with him are the ones involving individuals and their impact on the community that they live in.

   920 Technology Blvd 2nd Floor
   (406) 994-2986
   [email protected]
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Kenzy Platt

Videographer

Kenzy Platt earned a B.A. in Social Media Design Management from Northern Michigan University and is experienced with video production across multiple industries including higher education. Kenzy documents everything from student life at MSU to feature projects. 

   920 Technolog Blvd 2nd Floor
   (406) 994-2017
   [email protected]

Web and Digital Communicationsweb

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Philip Gales

Director of Web & Digital Communications

   Nopper 920 Room 257
   (406) 994-4214
   [email protected]
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Funsho Arashi

Senior Software Engineer 

Funsho is a backend engineer with experience in NodeJS, PHP, Docker, Bash scripting, and Linux. He earned his Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computer Science from The Polytechnic, Ibadan in 2014 and B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Ibadan in 2016. In 2021, Funsho graduated from Delta State University in Cleveland, MS, earning his MBA in Information Systems.

He moved to Bozeman, Montana in 2022. In his free time, he can be found cycling around Bozeman or kayaking

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   (406) 994-4797
   [email protected]
Spencer Ward

Spencer Ward

Senior Software Engineer

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   (406) 994-2342
   [email protected]
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 Brooks Palin

Software Engineer I

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   (406) 994 - 4920
   [email protected]
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Brad Bell

Software Engineer I

Brad is a front-end software engineer with a love for web design and accessible UI/UX. He grew up in the mountains of Colorado and earned a BA in Communication from the University of Colorado Boulder. Before joining the Web & Digital team he attended Actualize Coding Bootcamp where he obtained a certificate in Full-Stack Web Development. When not immersed in coding, you can find him skiing and climbing with his wife, daughter and miniature dachshund, Curry, in the mountains around Bozeman.

   Nopper 920 2nd Floor
   (406) 994-4516
   [email protected]

University Printing Service (Culbertson Hall Location)Printing

Sandra Bunch

Sandra Bunch

Managing Director of University Printing Services

Sandy has been with the Montana State University system and with Printing Services since 1980. As Managing Director, she is responsible for customer service and project management. Contact Sandy for general information or to arrange services through University Printing Services.

Ken

Kenneth Shelley

Production Specialist

Ken is a nationally registered Emergency Medical Technician and has 26 years of service with Fire and Emergency Medical Services. He also has 35 years of experience in the printing business including 11 years at MSU with University Printing Services from 1992 to 2003 as a Duplication Machine Operator. His past experience makes Ken a valuable asset in our shop and we are very happy that he decided to "Come Home'. Ken is an avid photographer.