Staff

Director
Elaine Ray joined the News Service as a reporter in 1996. Since then she has served as editor of Stanford Report and was named director in 2001. Elaine first came to Stanford in 1995 as a John S. Knight journalism fellow. Prior to that, she worked as an editorial writer for the Boston Globe and also as an editor and writer for Essence magazine. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Elaine earned her bachelor's degree from Chatham College and a master's degree in journalism from Kent State University. In 2004, Elaine was named a recipient of the Amy J. Blue award which honors outstanding staff.

Associate Director for Television and Radio
Jack Hubbard has been involved in print and broadcast journalism for more than four decades. He has been associate director at the Stanford News Service since 1992, and oversees news issues for broadcasters, including live television and radio feeds, coordinating live events and news conferences, and daily coverage of the university. He has worked for United Press International, CBS News, The Santa Barbara News Press , the Concord (New Hampshire) Daily Monitor, and several local television news operations around the country.

Associate Director for Print, Editor of Stanford Report
John Sanford is associate director for print at the News Service and editor of Stanford Report, a weekly newspaper that covers all aspects of the university but focuses on stories related to faculty and staff. Prior to becoming editor, he wrote about the humanities and arts for the paper.  Before coming to the News Service he worked as a reporter for the Santa Cruz County Sentinel and the San Ramon Valley Herald. He holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of California-Berkeley and bachelor's degrees in French and English from the University of California-Davis.  

Humanities Reporter
Barbara Palmer covers the arts and humanities for the Stanford Report, where she previously covered staff affairs. Before coming to Stanford, Barbara worked as a senior editor for Oklahoma Today Magazine, as a reporter and science writer for the Daily Oklahoman in Oklahoma City and as communications director for World Neighbors, a non-profit community development organization promoting health and sustainable agriculture. She holds a bachelor's of science degree in journalism from Oklahoma State University.

University Governance Reporter
Kathleen J. Sullivan covers university governance for the Stanford Report. Prior to joining the Stanford News Service, Sullivan spent five years as a metro reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, and 10 years with the San Francisco Examiner. She received bachelor's degrees in English and political science from the University of Oregon and a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University.

Social Sciences Reporter
Lisa Trei joined the News Service in 1997. Prior to that she was based in Estonia for six years where she covered the breakup of the Soviet Union and the reemergence of the independent Baltic states for the Wall Street Journal Europe , Newsweek , BusinessWeek and several U.S. newspapers. She won a Fulbright and several grants to teach journalism at Tartu University in Estonia, and published a book on investigative reporting. Trei earned a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor's degree from Cambridge University in England.

Science Writer
Dawn Levy covers physical sciences and engineering for the News Service. A former biotech researcher and freelance writer, Levy has written for newspapers, books, videos, encyclopedias, websites and magazines including Science. She served as senior scientific editor for the Gladstone Institutes of Cardiovascular Disease and Virology & Immunology (AIDS Research Center) at the University of California, San Francisco, and as science writer for a global health and nutrition firm. Levy has a bachelor's degree in biology from UCLA and a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. She serves on the board of directors of the Northern California Science Writers Association and is a member of the National Association of Science Writers.

Science Writer & Video Producer
Mark Shwartz began his reporting career while he was an undergraduate journalism student at the University of California-Berkeley. He has an extensive background in broadcasting and print, working as a staff reporter and producer for NBC News, KRON and KPIX television in San Francisco, Pacifica Radio and others. As an independent producer for PBS and TBS, he earned numerous documentary film awards from organizations such as the International Wildlife Film festival, the Houston Film Festival and the Telluride MountainFilm Festival. In 1994 he re-entered college at UC-Santa Cruz where he earned a bachelor's degree in biology.

Staff Affairs Reporter
Michael Peña covers staff and the university's non-academic departments. He previously worked as a reporter for the East Bay Business Times, and before that, as a writer for a business newsletter based in Novato. Michael has been a newspaper reporter since 1997, having worked for the Contra Costa Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. He grew up in the East Bay and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from San Francisco State University.

Web Editor
Angela Freeman has been part of the web team for University Communications and the News Service since September 2002. She maintains the editorial content on several university websites, including the main University homepage, Stanford Report Online and Events at Stanford, and produces @Stanford, a monthly e-mail newsletter for Stanford alumni. Angela has worked as an editor and writer for both print and online publications since 1992, including Bon Appetit, PC World, and BabyCenter.com. She holds a bachelor's degree in Communications Studies from UCLA.

Photo Editor & University Photographer
Linda Cicero has for a decade covered many distinguished visitors, such as the Dalai Lama and President Bill Clinton, while creating a body of work that illuminates the daily lives of students, faculty and staff. Her photos appear regularly in Stanford Report and Stanford Magazine, and her work has been featured in numerous off-campus publications, including the New York Times and Newsweek . Cicero won the gold medal as Photographer of the Year for 2003 and a silver medal for 2002 from the Council for the Support and Advancement of Education. Cicero holds a BFA in photography from the California College of Art and a teaching credential from San Francisco State University.

Graphic Designer, web & print
Anna Cobb designs websites for the News Service and Office of University Communications. She also is responsible for the graphic design of Stanford Report and Stanford Report Online. She has designed the main University homepage, online events calendar and free downloadable web-templates available to the Stanford community. She has worked on the University's portal, e-mail and calendar, as well as the design for the Dickens Project. Anna holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Arts with an emphasis in graphics. In addition to her half-time job at Stanford, she works as a designer for clients such as Williams Sonoma and Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health.

Copyeditor
Heidi Beck is a 20-year employee of the university. As a copyeditor she is the News Service's institutional memory. She reviews every Stanford Report story and press release for proper usage, accuracy and news style. In addition to her half-time job at the News Service, Heidi is a freelance copyeditor and proofreader. She holds an undergraduate degree from Boston University and a master's degree from Stanford.

Office Manager
Grace Evans has worked at News Service since 1990. After retiring in 1998, she returned to News Service in 2000 as office manager and typesetter. She has been employed at Stanford since 1967, including 22 years at Stanford Publication Services as a typesetter and four years at Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) in Menlo Park.  

Administrative Associate
Cynthia Lindsey has worked for the Stanford News Service since 1995. Her duties include triaging media calls; maintaining media lists and other office databases; serving as an assistant editor for events, housing and job ads, and as an assistant typesetter. Prior to the News Service, she worked for 24 years as a clinical medical assistant in a variety of departments at Stanford Medical Center.

Librarian
Michelle Futornick co-manages (with Regina Kammer) the department's photo and news archive. She handles inquiries from the Stanford community, outside media, and the general public and produces the daily Stanford News Digest. Before joining the Stanford News Service in 2002, she worked in the fields of Internet search, cultural heritage, and oral history. At EoExchange, she developed industry-specific Internet search sites. As a thesaurus editor at the Getty Information Institute, Michelle worked on vocabulary databases for the cataloging and online retrieval of art, architecture, and material culture. She was the archivist at the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, whose mission is to videotape and preserve the testimonies of Holocaust survivors and witnesses. Michelle holds a Bachelor's in History from Pomona College and a Master's in Library and Information Studies from UC Berkeley.

Librarian
Regina Kammer co-manages (with Michelle Futornick) the department's photo and news archive. She handles inquiries from the Stanford community, outside media, and the general public, and produces the daily Stanford News Digest. Prior to joining the Stanford News Service in 2005, Regina worked in the library field for 24 years including 15 years as a catalog and reference librarian in special, academic, and public libraries across the San Francisco Bay Area. She concurrently works for the WorldImages database (http://worldimages.sjsu.edu) at San Jose State University as an image cataloger. Regina holds a Bachelor's in Political Science/International Relations from UC Santa Barbara, a Master's in Library and Information Science from UC Berkeley, and a Master's in Art History from San Jose State University.

425 Santa Teresa Street
Stanford, CA 94305-2245

The office is open:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday except university holidays.

Phone Numbers
(650) 723-2558 (main number)
(650) 725-0247 (fax)

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