Marketing & Communications Team
Marketing & Communications Team
In support of the mission of the Office of Institutional Advancement and as a steward of the institutional brand, the department of Marketing and Communication enhances awareness of and appreciation for the college among external and internal constituencies. We do so by engaging in a coordinated program of paid and unpaid communication, by introducing initiatives that foster integrated marketing and communication across the institution, and by embracing appropriate technologies and best practices that improve the effectiveness of institutional communication.
Marketing & Communication
Diane L. Doyne
Associate VP of PR, Marketing and Advertising
312.369.7524
ddoyne@colum.edu
Brenda E. BermanDirector of Marketing
312.369. 8632
bberman@colum.edu
James Lower
Marketing Assistant
On nights and weekends, James is working on his first short story collection and a memoir about his early childhood, one of which will complete his MFA in Fiction Writing from Columbia. He's also loving his days of engagement before the Big Day in July of '09.
Elizabeth Burke-DainMedia Relations Associate
312.369.8695
eburkedain@colum.edu
Elizabeth has been a cultural worker for more than 20 years. She worked at The Art Institute of Chicago for ten years where she assisted in creating an index of standard terms for Chinese and Japanese motifs in the Asian ceramics collection, and she helped launch a copyright-friendly stock photography archive for licensing images to commercial users. In 1991, Elizabeth co-founded the annual art event, Around the Coyote, which is now in its 15th year.
In 1995, Elizabeth started her own special events and marketing business for arts and educational organizations. Some of her clients included The New Art Examiner, The Garfield Park Conservatory, The Renaissance Society and the School of Social Administration at The University of Chicago. She joined the media relations' staff at Columbia College in June 2005. Elizabeth lives with her husband and two young children in Oak Park.
In 1995, Elizabeth started her own special events and marketing business for arts and educational organizations. Some of her clients included The New Art Examiner, The Garfield Park Conservatory, The Renaissance Society and the School of Social Administration at The University of Chicago. She joined the media relations' staff at Columbia College in June 2005. Elizabeth lives with her husband and two young children in Oak Park.
IIana Shabanov
Media Relations Assistant
312.369.7507
mediarelationsasst@colum.edu
Ann WiensDirector of Communications
312.369.8631
awiens@colum.edu
Ann edited the national contemporary art magazine New Art Examiner from 1991 to 1998, and served as executive director of the Chicago New Art Association from 1992 to 1996.
Ann is a regular contributor to Chicago Magazine and The Chicago Collection, was formerly the art critic for New City, and has written for CS, the Chicago Reader, Art and Antiques, dialog, Lake, and other periodicals. She co-edited the book The Artist in Society: Rights, Roles, and Responsibilities (with Dr. Carol Becker), and in 2004 wrote a monograph on artist Darrel Morris.
A painter and photographer, Ann is represented in Chicago by Byron Roche Gallery. Her public commissions may be seen in the Mount Greenwood branch library in Chicago, the Chicago Center for Green Technology, and the new Exelon Visitors Center at Millennium Park.
Ann holds a B.F.A. from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an M.F.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She lives in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood with her husband Mike, their children Madeleine (9) and Henry (6), two dachshunds, a lizard, and a snake named Snowball.
Ann is a regular contributor to Chicago Magazine and The Chicago Collection, was formerly the art critic for New City, and has written for CS, the Chicago Reader, Art and Antiques, dialog, Lake, and other periodicals. She co-edited the book The Artist in Society: Rights, Roles, and Responsibilities (with Dr. Carol Becker), and in 2004 wrote a monograph on artist Darrel Morris.
A painter and photographer, Ann is represented in Chicago by Byron Roche Gallery. Her public commissions may be seen in the Mount Greenwood branch library in Chicago, the Chicago Center for Green Technology, and the new Exelon Visitors Center at Millennium Park.
Ann holds a B.F.A. from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an M.F.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She lives in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood with her husband Mike, their children Madeleine (9) and Henry (6), two dachshunds, a lizard, and a snake named Snowball.
James Kinser
Online Communications Specialist
312.369. 6645
jkinser@colum.edu
James is a 2005 graduate of Columbia's Interdisciplinary Arts graduate program. Much of his work explores the theory that gender identity is of a performative nature. His work frequently takes form through costume construction, performance, sound and installation. He is currently working on a few new projects, one of which involves the documentation and cataloguing of his entire wardrobe. When not busy at Columbia he can either be found strapped in spandex cycling up and down the lakefront, stitching something fabulous while seated in front of his vintage Singer, or just carousing and causing mischief. While Chicago is certainly home, James grew up in semi-rural Kansas. It is believed that his dry sense of humor comes from his enduring exposure to the subtle hills and horizons of the Kansas landscape. He earned a BA degree in Art Education and Fine Art from Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, where he is proud to say (with a wink) that he was a Liberace Foundation scholar.
Web Services
Bryan Zera
Manager of Web Services
312.369.8514
bzera@colum.edu
Josh Lefley
CMS Administrator
312.369.6870
jlefley@colum.edu
Tom Gustafson
Web Designer/Support Specialist
312.369.7862
tgustafson@colum.edu