Communications Team
For general media/press inquiries, contact Jennifer Dimas or Allison Sylte below, or one of our other team members for requests related to the specific subject areas they cover:

Tiana Kennedy,
Associate Vice President of Communications
for CSU and the CSU System
Office: (970) 491-1295
Email: [email protected]

Jennifer Dimas,
Director of External Communications
Subject areas: Media relations and strategic communications
Office: (970) 491-1543
Email: [email protected]

Nik Olsen,
Director of Crisis Communications and Public Information Officer
Subject areas: Crisis communications, University Public Information Officer
Office: (970) 491-5507
Email: [email protected]

Jeff Dodge,
Director of Internal Communications
Subject areas: Internal communications, College of Health and Human Sciences, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, Division of University Operations, Office of Inclusive Excellence, Facilities Management, Human Resources, Rocky Mountain Student Media
Office: (970) 491-4251
Email: [email protected]

Dell Rae Ciaravola,
Director of Issues Management
Subject areas: Issues management
Office: (970) 491-6009
Email: [email protected]

Coleman Cornelius, Executive Director of Content Strategy
Subject areas: Development and use of written and multimedia stories; STATE magazine
Phone: (970) 817-4436
Email: [email protected]

Joe Giordano,
Editor and Content Manager, SOURCE
Subject areas: Division of Student Affairs, Student Diversity Programs and Services, Division of Information Technology, Parking and Transportation Services, Libraries, International Programs
Office: (970) 491-2322
Email: [email protected]

Chrissi Alvarado,
Communications Manager
Subject areas: Institutional initiatives, strategic communication
Office: (970)491-0238
Email: [email protected]

Jenny Frank, Web Communications and Data Manager
Subject areas: Digital communications for CSU System and CSU Spur
Email: [email protected]

Allison Sylte,
Denver Communications Manager
Subject areas: Media relations, CSU Spur, CSU STRATA, Division of Enrollment and Access, The Conversation
Office: (720) 849-1907
Email: [email protected]


Jayme DeLoss,
Writer and Senior Public Relations Specialist
Subject areas: Warner College of Natural Resources, Office of Engagement and Extension
Office: (970) 491-8904
Email: [email protected]

Stacy Nick,
Writer and Senior Public Relations Specialist
Subject areas: College of Liberal Arts, College of Business, CSU’s The Audit podcast
Office: (970) 980-5411
Email: [email protected]

Chris Outcalt,
Senior Communications Specialist/Science Writer
Subject areas: College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences
Office: (970)491-7958
Email: [email protected]

Josh Rhoten,
Senior Communications Specialist/Science Writer
Subject areas: College of Natural Sciences, Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering, Energy Institute
Office: (720) 480-3660
Email: [email protected]