Penn State Strategic Communications

Phone: (814) 865-1757
Fax: (814) 863-3165
Address: 101D Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA 16802

ALL INTERVIEW REQUESTS MUST BE MADE TO A MEMBER OF THE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

STAFF DIRECTORY

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Kristina Petersen
Associate Athletics Director

Football (Coaches)
kap18@psu.edu
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Rose Carter
Associate Director

Men's Basketball, Men's Golf
rpc14@psu.edu
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Greg Kincaid
Associate Director

Football (Student-Athletes, Primary)
grk5016@psu.edu
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Mark Brumbaugh
Assistant Director

Baseball, Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving, Football (secondary)
mgb28@psu.edu
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Pat Donghia
Assistant Director

Wrestling, Field Hockey, Men's & Women's Fencing
pad11@psu.edu
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John Hanna
Assistant Director
Men's Hockey, Women's Golf
jrh486@psu.edu
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Matt Jackson
Assistant Director
Women's Volleyball, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Gymnastics
mjj5328@psu.edu
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Paul Marboe
Assistant Director
Women's Gymnastics, Women's Lacrosse, Football (secondary)
prm5118@psu.edu
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Nicole Praga
Assistant Director

Men's Soccer, Softball, Women's Basketball (secondary)
ncp42@psu.edu
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Ryan Snyder
Assistant Director
Women's Soccer, Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Men's Basketball (secondary)
rss5528@psu.edu
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Kevin Stoicovy
Assistant Director
Women's Hockey, Men's Volleyball, Basketball (secondary)
kjs5540@psu.edu
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Chelsea Vielhauer
Assistant Director
Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Tennis
cpv5026@psu.edu

Student Primary Sport Contacts
Men’s and Women’s Fencing: Luke Metz -  lmm6047@psu.edu
Men’s Swimming and Diving: Tori Bookwalter - tlb5817@psu.edu
Women’s Swimming and Diving: Sommer Thomas - set5283@psu.edu
Men’s Tennis: Erin Neri – een5066@psu.edu
Women’s Tennis: Rajeev Sinha - rus62@psu.edu

Penn State is a member of the Big Ten Conference and all press box and game day policies will conform to Big Ten guidelines.


Football

Admittance to the Beaver Stadium press box is limited to accredited working media members only. Credential requests must be made on www.GoPSUsports.com/media. Please request credentials at least three weeks in advance of the game to permit sufficient time for mailing.

Members of the media must make their own arrangements for telephones, although the Strategic Communications Office does provide a limited number of first-come, first-served telephones on Level 3 of the press box.

2019 Football Media Policy  Get Acrobat Reader

Men's Basketball

Working media members only will be issued press credentials for games in the Bryce Jordan Center. Access to media row, the media work room and pre-game media meals is limited to credentialed media only. Credential requests must be submitted through the online system on the Men's Basketball Media Center. Please request credentials at least 48 hours  in advance of the game. Media credentials which cannot be mailed and will be left at Press Will Call (Media Entrance) located on the event level of the Jordan Center near the back truckway that faces Mount Nittany and the outdoor track.

Women's Basketball

Single game and season press credentials are issued to accredited members of the working media only. Requests for credentials should be directed to Chelsea Vielhauer, the women's basketball contact. Please submit requests for game credentials via email at least 48 hours in advance of each game. Media credentials will not be mailed and can be picked up on game days at Press Will Call (Media Entrance) located on the event level of the Jordan Center near the back truckway that faces Mount Nittany and the Penn State Lacrosse Complex.

Men's Hockey

Single game press credentials for Penn State Men's Hockey should be directed to John Hanna. Single-game requests should be made at least one day prior to the game. All credentials can be picked up at the Pegula Ice Arena media entrance, which is located along the south side of the building.

Men's hockey season credential requests have been closed.

Women's Hockey

Single game and season press credentials for Penn State Women's Hockey should be directed to Kevin Stoicovy. Single-game requests should be made at least one day prior to the game. All credentials can be picked up at the Pegula Ice Arena media entrance, which is located along the south side of the building.

Wrestling

Media who wish to receive a credential for the upcoming wrestling season should send an email request with the following information -- Name, Outlet, Type (print press/photo/video or TV/web) - to Patrick Donghia, the wrestling contact. Single dual credentials are also available. If coming to Rec Hall for a single date, please supply the above information plus the date of said dual.

Olympic Sports

Single match or game Olympic Sports credentials are issued to working media only who are covering one of the following sports: baseball, softball, men's/women's lacrosse, women's volleyball, men's/women's gymnastics, men's/women's soccer and field hockey. Credential requests must be sent via fax or email to the strategic communications contact responsible for the sport.