Marketing & Communications
Note: Our updated service list, deadlines & request form went into effect on March 18, 2024. Find details here & contact Kira Poplowski, chief communications officer, with your questions.
The Marketing & Communications team advances John Jay's strategic goals & builds & protects its reputation. We do this by creating compelling content that highlights our strengths & shares our story via our website, social media channels, publications & more. We look forward to collaborating with you!
Editorial
The editorial team promotes John Jay by telling its stories & elevating its mission & visibility. They produce Justice Matters, an annual magazine; John Jay News, a monthly e-newsletter; JMail, a weekly student-focused e-newsletter; and articles covering the accomplishments of faculty, students & alums that are regularly published on the website. Please contact Andrea Dawn Clark, editorial director, with questions.
Graphic Design
The graphic design team provides consistent visual content that creates a strong, recognizable brand [see branding guidelines] & helps bring John Jay’s identity to life. This includes ads, signage, website graphics, event promotion, social media graphics & logos. Find our list of services here job request form here. Please contact Laura DeVries, creative director, with questions.
Please note that we do not have a copyeditor and are unable to copyedit your text. To ensure accuracy, please use a free platform like Grammarly to check your text.
Media Relations/Find an Expert
For information or to reach a faculty expert, please contact Jan Benjamin, director of media relations. Find our faculty expert guide here.
Social Media
Our social media team manages John Jay's social channels & promotes our mission & the accomplishments of the our community. See our channels below & contact Gina Mingione, social media manager, with questions. To request a social media post and/or graphic, please complete & submit our request form.
Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube
Video Production
The video production team produces & delivers professional videos aligned with John Jay's strategic priorities. Find our job request form here. Please contact Thomas Jaeger, director of video production, with questions.
Web Services
The web services team manages the public-facing John Jay website which includes updates, maintenance, SEO, analytics, etc. We can help with content strategy, organization & creation, web forms, etc. Find our job request form here. Contact Anh Phan, web assistant, with questions or if something on the site needs to be fixed.
Content owners are responsible for editing/updating their content and for creating new content. We can assist as needed. Please note that we do not have a copyeditor and are unable to copyedit your text. To ensure accuracy, please use a free platform like Grammarly to check your text.
For website content management training and info, including training videos and a user guide, please click here. To find information on the new website project, including status reports and campus communications, please click here.
Team Members
Jan Benjamin, Director of Media Relations
jbenjamin@jjay.cuny.edu
Andrea Clark, Editorial Director
anclark@jjay.cuny.edu
Shirley Del Valle, Writer/Editor
sdelvalle@jjay.cuny.edu
Laura DeVries, Creative Director
ldevries@jjay.cuny.edu
Aaron Fineman, Director of Web Services
afineman@jjay.cuny.edu
Katy Freeman, Graphic Designer
kfreeman@jjay.cuny.edu
Thomas Jaeger, Director of Video Production
tjaeger@jjay.cuny.edu
Shaniya Mejia, Social Media Assistant
shaniya.mejia@jjay.cuny.edu
Chunhui (Mandy) Meng, Web Developer
cmeng@jjay.cuny.edu
Gina Mingione, Social Media Manager
gmingione@jjay.cuny.edu
Anastasia Parent, Graphic Designer
aparent@jjay.cuny.edu
Anh Phan, Assistant Web Manager
aphan@jjay.cuny.edu
Kira Poplowski, Chief Communications Officer
kpoplowski@jjay.cuny.edu
Praim Samsoondar, Communications Production Specialist
psamsoondar@jjay.cuny.edu
Justin Thomas, Video Producer
juthomas@jjay.cuny.edu
Vacant: Video Producer, Director of Multimedia Production, Media Relations Associate