University Communications Directory

Tracy Ellig

Vice President of University Communications

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.

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.

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.

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. 

Matt Grimes

Graphic Designer

Matt is a graphic designer in Creative Services with over 20 years experience in design, branding, and marketing, as well as facilitating effective communication of core messages, ideas, and offerings for businesses of all sizes. He is adept at fostering collaborative relationships and clear communication with clients to deliver exceptional design solutions. Matt received his bachelor’s degree in graphic design from Montana State University. He and his family moved to Bozeman from Jackson Hole, Wyoming in 2022 after 14 years of working with Arts-based nonprofit organizations there and running his own freelance design business.

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!

 

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.

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.

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.

Grace Guerra

Social Media Manager

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Frankie Beer

Writer/Editor

Covers: College of Arts and Architecture, Gallatin College MSU, UIT, MSU Today

Prior to joining the MSU News Service, Frankie was a copy editor and page designer for the Coeur d’Alene Press. She earned a bachelor's degree in multimedia journalism from Washington State University, where she freelanced for regional newspapers, interned for the WSU Libraries and helped run the student newspaper. She calls Washington home but grew up across the United States as a “military brat.” 

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. 

Isabel Hicks

Writer/Editor

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

Originally from Denver, Isabel has lived in Bozeman for several years, reporting award-winning stories for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle and Montana Free Press. She holds a journalism and environmental studies degree from Colorado College.  

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. 

Kelly Gorham

Director of Visual Media

In a career spanning over 30-years, Kelly has been a staff photographer for newspapers in Montana and Nevada, was a corporate photographer in Seattle and a stringer for the Associated Press. Kelly has contributed to notable media such as the New York Times, Washington Post,  National Geographic publications, Sports Illustrated, CBS News and PBS.

Kelly's independant work has exhibited in Berlin, New York and Washington D.C. and his feature documentary film titled Mavericks, a co-production with Montana PBS, premiered in 2022 and can be see at: Montana PBS- Mavericks. Mavericks was nominated for five Emmy awards and won the Emmy award for editing.

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.

 

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.

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. 

Philip Gales

Director of Web & Digital Communications

Funsho Arashi

Senior Software Engineer 

Funsho is a backend engineer with experience in NodeJS, PHP, Go, Docker, Bash, and Linux. He graduated with a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from the University of Ibadan in 2016. In 2021, Funsho graduated from Delta State University in Cleveland, MS, with a Masters in Business Administration degree (Information Systems Emphasis).

Spencer Ward

Senior Software Engineer

Brad Bell

Software Engineer I

Brad is a full-stack software engineer with a love for web design and building apps that help users in their daily lives. He grew up in the mountains of Colorado and earned a BA in Communication with a minor in Philosophy from the University of Colorado Boulder. He graduated from Actualize Coding Bootcamp before joining the Web & Digital team.

Outside of work you can find him skiing and climbing with his wife, two daughters and miniature dachshund, Curry, in the mountains around Bozeman.

Britney Patek

UX Developer

Sage James

UI Developer

Kyle Green

Customer Success