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Staff in the Communications Office

Jenny Grinter

Jenny Grinter

Job title: Head of Communications
Job details: Jenny is responsible for developing the Universitys media and public relations strategy, liaising with journalists, and promoting the University in the media. She also has responsibility for internal communication, including editing the University newsletter Wyvern. She is a member of the Universitys Events Management Team.

Jenny joined the University in 2001, having previously worked as Head of Media and Public Relations for Essex Police. She has worked in public relations for 15 years, having originally trained and worked as a journalist in Essex.

Room: 5N.7.16
E-mail: jgrinter; non Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a full e-mail address
Telephone: 01206 873168

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Sarah Mills

Sarah Mills (currently on maternity leave)

Job title: Events Officer
Job details:

As part of the Events Management Team, Sarah's main area of responsibility is organising University events, including Graduation, the annual meeting of Court and the Vice-Chancellor's Summer Reception. She also helps members of staff and students to organise lectures, seminars and other special events.

Sarah graduated from the University of Essex with a degree in History and joined the Communications Office in October 1999.

Room: 5N.7.19
E-mail: slmills; non Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a full e-mail address
Telephone: 01206 872807

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Kate Clayton

Kate Clayton (currently on maternity leave)

Job title: PR and Media Officer
Job details:

Kate's main areas of responsibility are media relations and corporate publications. On a daily basis this means drafting and issuing press releases; liaising with the local and national media and setting up interviews. Kate produces the Universitys Annual Review and the news magazine Wyvern as well as other corporate publications. She has particular responsibility for the communications activities of the Faculty of Humanities and Comparative Studies.

Kate joined the Communications Office in October 2001 after completing an MA in Art History at the University. Prior to that she studied Ancient History at Cardiff University.

Room: 5N.7.19
E-mail: kclayton; non Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a full e-mail address. In Kate's absence, please contact Heather Leathley (hleath) or Chris Coates (ccoates).
Telephone: 01206 873529

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Jo Davies

Jo Davies

Job title: Internal Communications Officer
Job details: Jo works closely with other Professional Services sections and the Faculties to improve and develop the University's communications across our three campuses on a number of projects. Previously, Jo worked for five years for the BBC in BBC magazines, Radio 4 drama production, as a researcher in TV network features and as a BBC Online journalist and web producer. For nine years she was a freelance corporate writer and communications consultant and more recently, a communications manager for the NHS.
Room: 5N.7.16
E-mail: jodavies; non Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a full e-mail address
Telephone: 01206 872929

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Vicky Passingham

Vicky Passingham

Job title: Communications and Events Officer
Job details: As part of the Communications Team, Vicky has to write press releases and liaise with local and national media to raise the profile of the University. She also writes for the University's Wyvern magazine and other corporate publications. She has particular responsibility for the communications activities of the Faculty of Science and Engineering. On the events side, Vicky has to help organise many University events including the Vice-Chancellor's Summer Reception and Graduation. Vicky joined the Communications Office in April 2009. Before that she worked as a local newspaper journalist for over 20 years.
Room: 5N.7.19
E-mail: vpass; non essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a full email address
Telephone: 01206 872400

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Ben Hall

Ben Hall

Job title: Communications Officer
Job details:

Ben is involved in promoting the University of Essex at a local, regional and national level through securing positive media coverage. Responsibilities include writing press releases, proactively approaching journalists about potential stories and dealing with media queries. He also writes articles for the staff magazine Wyvern and the new stakeholder publication Essex Quarterly. Ben joined the University in 2010 after working for 10 years as a journalist at local newspapers in Essex and at Emap in London. He has worked as a Deputy Editor, Web Editor, Community Editor, News Editor and Senior Reporter.

Room: 5N.7.16
E-mail: bhall; non essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a full e-mail address
Telephone: 01206 874377

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Staff in External Relations

Sue Long

Job title: Communications and Events Assistant
Job details: Sue is responsible for organising the University's events, including Freshers' Week, Graduation, the annual meeting of Court and the Burrows Lecture. She also helps to manage the University's press coverage, deals with press enquiries and writes for the University magazine Wyvern. Sue graduated from the University of Essex in 2011 with a degree in Psychology. She also worked as a Frontrunner throughout her studies in the Communications office.
Room: 5N.7.16
E-mail: slong; non essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a full e-mail address
Telephone: 01206 874471

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Holly Ward

Holly Ward

Job title: PR and Events Assistant
Job details: Holly is responsible for compiling and sending out the Daily Bulletin around campus and updating the 'what's on' web pages. She monitors the University's press coverage each day, updates the Communications web pages with any coverage and circulates the cuttings, deals with advertising in Wyvern as well as undertaking general office duties such as monitoring budgets. Holly is also a member of the University's Events Management Team.

Holly joined the Section in September 1996 and was the Section's External Relations and Events Officer. She then had a year's maternity leave and in June 2006, returned to work part-time in the Communications Office.

Room: 5N.7.16
E-mail: hollyb; non Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a full e-mail address
Telephone: 01206 873270

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