The Office of Public Affairs & Communications (OPAC) is a resource to local, national, and international media. We can facilitate your access to our faculty and help you navigate our beautiful campus.
The portfolios of our communications officers are summarized in brief below. If you don’t find the topic you are reporting on, please call the main number at OPAC: 203-432-1345.
Institutional Issues
Michael Greenwood
Senior Media Relations Officer
203-432-1345
opac.media@yale.edu
Allison Bensinger
Media Relations Officer
203-432-1345
opac.media@yale.edu
Karen N. Peart
Associate Vice President for Communications
203-432-1345
opac.media@yale.edu
Arts/Humanities
Bess Connolly (Media Relations)
O: 203-432-1324
C: 203-410-5032
elizabeth.connolly@yale.edu
Lisa Prevost (Writer)
lisa.prevost@yale.edu
Arts/Social Sciences
Bess Connolly (Media Relations)
O: 203-432-1324
C: 203-410-5032
elizabeth.connolly@yale.edu
Michael Cummings (Writer)
O: 203-432-9548
C: 203-500-7379
michael.cummings@yale.edu
Health Sciences/Alumni
Fred Mamoun (Media Relations)
O: 203-436-2643
C: 203-536-4666
fred.mamoun@yale.edu
Biomedical Science
Bess Connolly (Media Relations)
O: 203-432-1324
C: 203-410-5032
elizabeth.connolly@yale.edu
Bill Hathaway (Writer)
O: 203-432-1322
C: 203-859-8903
william.hathaway@yale.edu
Physical Sciences
Fred Mamoun (Media Relations)
O: 203-436-2643
C: 203-536-4666
fred.mamoun@yale.edu
Jim Shelton (Writer)
O: 203-432-3881
C: 203-361-8332
james.shelton@yale.edu