Our Team
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
Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Strategic Communications & Creative Strategy
Christine Velasquez
Assistant Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Valerie Kelley
Executive Assistant
Sarah Maldonado
Production Manager
Laura Garvin
Assistant Director of Strategic Communications (Advancement)
Katherine Irvin
Assistant Director of Creative Strategy
Kaylee Welgraven
Art Director
Chris Turner
Graphic Designer, Illustrator
Digital Marketing
Evan Lyendecker
Director of Digital Marketing
Marissa Caputo
Social Media Manager
Nathan Gray
Multimedia Content Creator
Owen Withycombe
Multimedia Content Creator
Web Marketing
Ryan Fisher
Senior Director of Web Marketing
Brian Haitz
Associate Director of Digital Marketing
Prathyeka Reddy Anugu
Web Developer
News and Media Strategy
Jake Grove
Director of Editorial Content
Damian Dominguez
Senior Writer
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