Media Relations

UCAM's Communication Team produces online content, audio and video stories and expert interviews for departments across campus. These stories are featured on the UNM Newsroom, the UNM homepage and other UNM media.

Additionally, the UCAM Communication Team interacts with local, national and international media to identify stories and experts as well as address issues related to UNM.

Areas of focus are


Ben Cloutier - Executive Director, Strategic Communications
Office 505.277.1806; Cell 505.645.5096; email -  cloutieb@unm.edu 

  • Administration / President’s Office
  • Athletics (liaision)
  • Board of Regents 
  • Emergency Management / Police
  • Office of Executive VP for Finance
  • Government Relations

Steve Carr, APR –  Director, Communications
Office 505.277.1821; Cell 505.702.7720; email -  scarr@unm.edu 

  • Academic Affairs (Provost’s Office)
  • Alumni
  • Branch Campuses
    • Gallup
    • Los Alamos
    • Taos
    • Valencia
  • Chemistry
  • College of Arts & Sciences (Dean’s office)
  • CEEO
  • Enrollment Management 
  • Equity & Inclusion
  • Faculty Senate
  • Information Technology Services
  • Institutional Support Services 
    • Bookstore
    • Facilities Management
    • Parking & Transportation
  • Media Relations (Main campus)
  • Lobo Development Corporation / Real Estate
  • Office Vice President for Research
  • Sociology
  • Staff Council
  • UNM Foundation

Megan Borders – University Communication Representative
Office - 505.277.5627; email  – mborders@unm.edu

  • Anthropology / Maxwell Museum
  • Biology
    • Center for Evlolutionary and Theoretical Immunology (CETI)
  • Communitcation & Journalism
  • College of Fine Arts / Film and Digital Media (FDMI)
  • College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences (CULLS)
  • Dean of Students/LoboRESPECT
  • Global Education Office
  • History
  • Linguistics
  • Recreational Services
  • School of Law
  • Student Activities
  • Student Affairs
  • Woman’s Resource Center

Cameron Goeldner – Sr. Public Relations Representative

Office - 505.2775656; Cell 303.834.0914; email - camgoeldner@unm.edu

  • American Indian / Native American Studies
    • American Indian Student Services (AASS)
  • School of Architecture + Planning
  • Center for Advanced Research Computing (CARC)
  • Center for High Tech Materials (CHTM)
  • Graduate Studies
  • Honors College
  • School of Engineering
  • Institute for Social Research
    • CARA
    • N.M. Sentencing Commission
    • N.M Statistical Analysis Center
  • Political Science
  • It’s (Probably) Not Rocket Science (podcast)
  • Undergraduate Research, Arts & Design (URAD)

Anna Padilla – University Communication Representative
Office - 505.277.5754; email  – alpadilla@unm.edu

  • Advance
  • Africana Studies
  • American Studies
  • ARTS Lab
  • Chicana/Chicano Studies
  • College of Education & Human Sciences
  • Comms social
  • English
  • Continuing Education
  • Languages
  • Online Learning (Extended University)
  • Psychology/CASAA
  • School of Public Administration
  • Philosophy
  • Regional Studies
  • Student Government (ASUNM/GPSA)

Dani Rae Wascher – University Communication Representative
Office 505.277.1742; Cell 505.750.8098; email  – dwascher1@unm.edu

  • Anderson School of Management 
  • Earth & Planetary Sciences
  • Geography
    • R.H. Mallory Center for Community Geography
  • Economics
  • Institute for Applied Research Services
    • Bureau of Business and Economic Research
    • Geospatial and Population Studies
  • Math & Statistics
  • Physics & Astronomy
    • N.M. Center of Particle Physics
    • Center for Astrophysical Research and Technology (CART)
  • Speech and Hearing Services
  • University College
  • Water Resources