Over the past few weeks, University Relations has welcomed Paul Marck, UBC’s newest Media Relations Coordinator, and Darren Handschuh, who will work with the campus community until May 2012 while assistant communications coordinator Jody Jacob is away on maternity leave.
After serving as the primary media contact on the Okanagan campus for the past six years, Bud Mortenson is now focusing on communications and marketing projects for various UBC departments and faculties. Joining him in this new service is Chris Bowerman, who recently joined our team as a communications and marketing strategist.
Paul Marck
Paul Marck
Marck is an award-winning journalist who has worked as an editor and reporter at The Edmonton Journal, Vancouver Sun and Province, New Westminster Columbian and Kitchener-Waterloo Record. Paul has also been a communications professional in the private sector and with the Government of Alberta. He comes to UBC from Alberta Venture magazine, Alberta’s premier business periodical, where he was editor. He was also a panelist on CBC Radio Edmonton AM’s weekly business program.
Contact Paul Marck at 250-807-9278 (paul.marck@ubc.ca)
Darren Handschuh
Darren Handschuh
Darren has a long and distinguished career as a journalist here in the Okanagan. He has more than 20 years of experience with daily newspapers, including the Kelowna Daily Courier, where he was a copy editor, business-section editor and wrote a weekly column. His outstanding writing and photography will help tell the stories of UBC people, events and achievements.
Contact Darren Handschuh at 250-807-8463 (darren.handschuh@ubc.ca)
