Staff


Meg Kimmel

207-786-6328
mkimmel@bates.edu
Bates Communications Office
Associate Vice President for Communications
141 Nichols Street

For issues large and small, Meg teams with offices across campus to define and advance the key messages that speak most clearly to and about the college to both internal and external audiences.


Roland Adams

  • 207-786-8248
  • radams@bates.edu
  • Bates Communications Office
  • Senior Communications Adviser & Director of Media Relations
  • 141 Nichols Street,

Roland works to draw local and national news media attention to Bates stories while also helping to meet media needs during significant events and issues involving the college.


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  • 207-753-6947
  • jcluchey@bates.edu
  • Bates Communications Office
  • Director of Creative Design
  • 145 Nichols Street,

Jeremy leads the Bates creative design team in helping the college tell its best story across all platforms.


Doug Hubley

  • 207-786-6329
  • dhubley@bates.edu
  • Bates Communications Office
  • College Writer
  • 141 Nichols Street,

Doug writes and edits text for various Bates publications. He also edits listings of public events taking place at the college and handles certain media-relations duties, including publicity for arts events.


Phyllis Graber Jensen

  • 207-786-6327
  • pjensen@bates.edu
  • Bates Communications Office
  • Director of Photography and Video
  • for the Bates Communications Office
  • 141 Nichols Street,

Phyllis produces photography and video for college news and major marketing pieces, including web-based multimedia. She has strategic oversight of story-telling video projects.


H. Jay Burns

  • 207-786-6331
  • jburns@bates.edu
  • Bates Communications Office
  • Editor, Bates Magazine
  • 141 Nichols Street,

Jay is editor of Bates Magazine, editorial director for select Advancement and President’s Office projects and editor of BatesNews.


Andy Walter

  • 207-786-6411
  • twalter@bates.edu
  • Bates Communications Office
  • Sports Information Director
  • 141 Nichols Street,

Andy oversees public information about Bates varsity athletics, including results, stats, team and player notes, the athletics website, game programs and recruiting publications.


Marc Glass ’88

  • 207-753-6908
  • mglass@bates.edu
  • Bates Communications Office
  • Project Manager and Market Analyst
  • 141 Nichols Street,

Marc teams with campus clients and colleagues to guide the planning, direction, coordination and timely completion of communications projects, including Bates Magazine, and works to evaluate effectiveness of same.


Tammy Roy Caron

  • 207-786-6330
  • tcaron@bates.edu
  • Bates Communications Office
  • Assistant Director - Creative Design - Print
  • 145 Nichols Street,

Tammy works with the director to develop and implement strategic marketing and communication plans for Advancement, Admission, President’s Office, Dean of Students and Dean of Faculty.


Christopher C. Bournakis

  • 207-786-8249
  • cbournak@bates.edu
  • Bates Communications Office
  • Digital UX Lead
  • 145 Nichols Street,

Chris helps lead how the college is visually represented across all digital mediums.


Nicholas E. O’Brien

Nicholas O'Brien

  • 207-786-6251
  • nobrien@bates.edu
  • Bates Communications Office
  • Digital Communications Lead
  • 141 Nichols Street,

Nicholas uses digital mediums to help the college continuously meet its communication and marketing goals.


Jenna Ligor ’11

Jenna Ligor '11

  • 207-755-5961
  • jligor@bates.edu
  • Bates Communications Office
  • Visual Designer
  • 145 Nichols Street,


Victoria L. Stanton

  • 207-753-6907
  • vstanton@bates.edu
  • Bates Communications Office
  • Advancement Writer
  • 141 Nichols Street,

Victoria writes in support of alumni and parent engagement and annual giving.


Michael R. Bradley

  • mbradle2@bates.edu
  • Bates Communications Offices
  • Photography/Video Fellow
  • 141 Nichols Street,

Carol Wyse-Ricker

  • 207-786-6330
  • cwyse@bates.edu
  • Bates Communications Office
  • Administrative Assistant
  • 141 Nichols Street,

Carol is the campus contact for and compiler of Bates monthly calendars and student hometowners.


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