About News Services

Laquanda James
Executive Assistant
252-328-6481
waltersl17@ecu.edu

Jeannine Manning Hutson
Chief Communications Officer/Director of News Services
252-328-1164
hutsonj@ecu.edu

Jamie Smith
Director of Media Relations and Reputation Management
252-328-1162
smithjami15@ecu.edu

Jules Norwood
Director of Communications for Academic Affairs and Research
252-328-2836
norwoodd15@ecu.edu

Gracie Phillips
Manager of Digital Strategy
252-328-6482
phillipsgr23@ecu.edu

Crystal Baity
Staff Writer
Media relations
252-328-1159
baityc@ecu.edu

Emily Winslow
Social Media Manager
252-328-2068
winslowe23@ecu.edu 

Sam Huffman
University Admissions Social Media Manager
252-328-1163
huffmans25@ecu.edu

Bryan Edge
Video Content Producer
252-328-5820
edgeb@ecu.edu

Doug Boyd
Editor, East Magazine
Staff Writer
252-737-1973
boydd@ecu.edu

Rich Klindworth
Staff Writer
Video content producer
252-737-2695
klindworthr16@ecu.edu

Kerlie Tollinchi
Video Manager
252-737-1070
tollinchik24@ecu.edu

Rhett Butler
Photographer
252-328-1315
butlerjo17@ecu.edu

Ken Buday
Staff Writer
252-737-5461
budayk19@ecu.edu

Kevin Treadway
Special Projects Coordinator
252-737-1104
treadwayk@ecu.edu

Dennis Brathwaite
Video Content Producer
252-282-2092
brathwaited21@ecu.edu

Steven Grandy
Staff Writer/Media Relations
252-737-5456
grandys23@ecu.edu

Steven Mantilla
Photographer
252-328-1160
mantillas23@ecu.edu

Bobby Ampezzan
Manager of Communications at Brody School of Medicine Brody School of Medicine
252-744-2720
ampezzanb24@ecu.edu

Kelly Dilda
Public Communications Specialist at Brody School of Medicine
252-744-2232
rogerske@ecu.edu

Benjamin Abel
Public Communications Specialist, Colleges of Nursing and Allied Health
252-744-2186
abelb18@ecu.edu

Spaine Stephens
Public Communications Specialist, School of Dental Medicine
252-744-3808
stephenss@ecu.edu

Ken Buday
College of Engineering and Technology
252-737-5461
budayk19@ecu.edu

Jessica VanderKolk
College of Fine Arts and Communication
252-328-5363
vanderkolkj24@ecu.edu

Lacey Gray
Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences
252-737-1754
grayl@ecu.edu

Vacant
People Operations, Success, and Opportunity
252-737-3819

Kristen Martin
Honors College
College of Education
252-737-1151
martinkr19@ecu.edu

Vacant
College of Business

Ronnie Woodward
College of Health and Human Performance
Joyner Library
252-328-4083
woodwardr21@ecu.edu

Kim Tilghman
Division of Research, Economic Development and Engagement (REDE)
252-737-5423
tilghmank22@ecu.edu

Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall
University Advancement
earnhardttyndallp22@ecu.edu