Strategic Communications

Berkeley Lab’s Strategic Communications team shares the Lab’s stories and helps build an engaged and inclusive employee community.

News Media: Reach us at [email protected]. After-hours news media line: 510-486-5183.

News Center: Science news
Social media: Connect with the Lab
Elements: News for Lab employees
Community: Resources for members of the public
External Communications: Guidance & resources for staff
Employee Communications Tool Kit: A roadmap for internal & external communications

Department Leadership

John German
Chief Communications Officer
[email protected]
Mobile: 510-697-7918

Dan Krotz
Deputy Communications Officer & Manager for Science & External Communications
[email protected]
Office: 510-486-4019
Mobile: 510-220-8529

Beats: Science & External Communications, Computing Sciences

Dianne Wentworth
Manager for Employee & Emergency Communications
[email protected]
Office: 510-486-4014
Mobile: 925-285-4911

Rebecca Percz
Department Administrator
[email protected]
Office: 510-486-5183

Special Projects

Laurel Kellner
Strategic Communications Projects Lead
[email protected]
Office: 510-486-5375
Mobile: 510-590-8034
Beats: Project lead for web redesign, special communications project

News Media

Matt Nerzig
Media Relations Lead
[email protected]
Mobile: 510-541-7531

Social Media

Kelly Owen
Social Media Lead
[email protected]
Office: 510-486-6249

Multimedia Communications

Marilyn Sargent
Videography, Photography & Multimedia Specialist
[email protected]
Office: 510-486-5731

Digital Communications

Jenny Nuss
Digital, Online & Multimedia Specialist
[email protected]
Office: 319-826-8673

Science Writing & Communications

Julie Chao
Science Communications Lead
[email protected]
Office: 510-486-6491
Beats: Energy Technologies, Earth & Environmental Sciences

Theresa Duque
Science Communications & Media Relations Specialist
[email protected]
Office: 510-495-2418
Beats: Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Molecular Foundry

Aliyah Kovner
Science Communications & Media Relations Specialist
[email protected]
Office: 510-486-6601
Beats: Biosciences, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Joint Genome Institute

Glenn Roberts Jr.
Science Communications & Media Relations Specialist

In memoriam

Employee & Emergency Communications

Ruby Barcklay
Research Communications Specialist
[email protected]
Office: 510-365-5751
Beats: Research, Intellectual Property Office

Suzanne Budd
Employee Communications Specialist
[email protected]
Office: 510-486-4628
Beats: Elements editor, Facilities, and Project Modernization

Will Plasencia
Employee & Emergency Communications Specialist
[email protected]
Mobile: 510-549-6394
Beats: Security and Emergency Services
Environment, Health and Safety

Tiffany Win
Employee Communications Specialist
[email protected]
Office: 510-486-5459
Beats: Human Resources, Employee Engagement