Office of Communications and Marketing

Meet the Staff

Communications Team

Libby Johnson
Assistant Director, Communications
978-837-5616
johnsonl@merrimack.edu

Brie Guilfoyle
Creative Project Manager
978-837-5770
guilfoyleb@merrimack.edu

Jack Minch, MPA’16
Senior Writer/Editor
978-837-5156
minchj@merrimack.edu

Meghan Wynne
Assistant Director, Website Services
978-837-5131
wynnem@merrimack.edu

Heather Beltz
Website Manager
978-837-5235
beltzh@merrimack.edu

Marketing Team

Courtney Johanson
Associate Vice President, Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer
978-837-5218
johansonc@merrimack.edu

Christina Edler ’05
Senior Director, Undergraduate Enrollment Marketing
978-837-5183
edlerc@merrimack.edu

Jim Frackleton
Director, Digital Marketing
978-837-5007
frackletonja@merrimack.edu

Kathleen Franzese
Director of Marketing and Publications
978-837-5189
franzesek@merrimack.edu

Marvin Sandoval
Assistant Director, Social Media
978-837-5548
sandovalm@merrimack.edu

Amy Szablak
Marketing Specialist, Graduate and Professional Studies
978-837-5783
szablaka@merrimack.edu

Bianca Nicolosi
Digital Marketing Manager
978-837-5982
nicolosib@merrimack.edu

<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2504,1669/ignore_cropper/1/20264_Commencement_02_190519.rev.1558357504.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><h3>Graduates Told: Expect Change, Rely on Merrimack Values</h3><p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Keynote speaker Jeff Selingo advised graduates at Merrimack College’s 69th Commencement exercises May 19 to expect unexpected career paths that will lead them to surprisingly rewarding opportunities.</span></p></p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><a class="btn float-right" href="/live/news/4740-graduates-told-expect-change-rely-on-merrimack" role="button" title="Graduates Told: Expect Change, Rely on Merrimack Values" aria-label="Graduates Told: Expect Change, Rely on Merrimack Values">Read more </a> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
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<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/ignore_cropper/1/20279_SLA_DC_Trip_Pic.rev.1559579679.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><h3>Liberal Arts Students in DC Learn About Career Paths</h3><p><p> Liberal arts students learned about career opportunities from alumni in Washington D.C. during a recent trip with faculty.</p></p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><a class="btn float-right" href="/live/news/4747-liberal-arts-students-in-dc-learn-about-career" role="button" title="Liberal Arts Students in DC Learn About Career Paths" aria-label="Liberal Arts Students in DC Learn About Career Paths">Read more </a> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/84/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2400,1421/ignore_cropper/1/20221_190501_MC_Nursing057_3.rev.1556806120.jpg'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><h3>Merrimack Breaks Ground for New Nursing Center</h3><p>Merrimack College broke ground on its new Nursing Center on Wednesday, May 1, touting the employment prospects for future nursing graduates as well as the profession’s embodiment of the College’s founding values. </p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><a class="btn float-right" href="/live/news/4734-merrimack-breaks-ground-for-new-nursing-center" role="button" title="Merrimack Breaks Ground for New Nursing Center" aria-label="Merrimack Breaks Ground for New Nursing Center">Read more </a> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
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<section class="content-fluid-slider-container content-fluid dark section" style="background:url('/live/image/gid/67/width/1000/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,932,622/ignore_cropper/1/20259_Bogota_1a.rev.1557928067.png'); background-size:cover;"><div class="container"><div class="row no-gutters"><div class="col-lg-9"><span class="label">Office of Communications and Marketing</span><h3>Austin Scholars Join Celebration of New University in Bogotá</h3><p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Three students from Merrimack College’s Austin Scholars living-learning community recently traveled to Bogotá, Colombia with the program’s director, <a href="/live/profiles/591-sr-jeanne-marie-gribaudo-csj/_p/f">Sr. Jeanne Gribaudo, C.S.J.</a>, and professor <a href="/academics/centers/jcmr/meet_faculty_staff/joseph_t_kelley.php">Joseph Kelley</a> to attend a conference with Augustinian scholars from the Americas, Europe and the Philippines as part of a celebration marking the opening of the <a href="https://augustinians.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Order of St. Augustine’s</a> newest university.</span></p></p></div><div class="col-lg-3"><div class="d-table h-100 "><div class="d-table-cell align-middle"><a class="btn float-right" href="/live/news/4739-austin-scholars-join-celebration-of-new-university" role="button" title="Austin Scholars Join Celebration of New University in Bogotá" aria-label="Austin Scholars Join Celebration of New University in Bogotá">Read more </a> </div></div></div></div></div></section>
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