Meet the Marketing and Communications Team

We’re a shop of storytellers, artists, analysts, journalists, strategic and critical thinkers, creative writers, and digital specialists. We are ultra-communicators and we bleed purple.

Vice President for Marketing and Communications

Brian Edwards

Brian Edwards

Vice President for Marketing and Communications
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Valerie Kelley

Executive Assistant

Strategic Communications

Christine Velasquez

Christine Velasquez

Assistant Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Sarah Maldonado Furman

Sarah Maldonado

Production and Project Manager
Jake Grove, Director of Editorial Content, stands on the campus of Furman University.

Jake Grove

Director of Content Strategy
Owen Withycombe

Owen Withycombe

Multimedia Content Creator
Nathan Gray, Multimedia Content Creator for Furman University.

Nathan Gray

Multimedia Content Creator
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Anna Lovelace

Copywriter & Content Strategist
Chris Turner Furman

Chris Turner

Art Director
Katherine Irvin

Katherine Irvin

Graphic Designer
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Kaylee Welgraven

Graphic Designer

Marketing

Evan Lyendecker

Evan Lyendecker

Director of Marketing
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Laura Garvin

Associate Director of Marketing
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Marissa Caputo

Social Media Manager

Digital Strategy & Innovation

Ryan Fisher Director of Digital Marketing at Furman

Ryan Fisher

Senior Director of Digital Strategy and Innovation
Brian Haitz Furman University

Brian Haitz

Associate Director of Digital Experience
Prathyeka Reddy Anugu, Web Developer

Prathyeka Reddy Anugu

Web Developer

Contact Us

Phone: 864.294.2185
Fax: 864.294.3023
Email: [email protected]

Mailing address:
Furman University
University Communications
3300 Poinsett Hwy.
Greenville, SC 29613

Physical Address:
University Communications
Montague Village
2600 Duncan Chapel Road
Greenville, SC 29617