Strategic Communications

Berkeley Lab’s Strategic Communications team shares stories about the Lab’s discoveries, priorities, and outreach with the Lab’s partners and supporters everywhere, and helps build an engaged, collaborative, and inclusive employee community.

See the News Center for science news and media relations information
Employee news is posted on Elements
Friends of Berkeley Lab is a resource for members of the public
Connect with the Lab via social media

Send questions or comments to [email protected]

Development Leadership

News media:

Reach us at [email protected]

After-hours news media line: 510-486-5183

John German
Chief Communications Officer
[email protected]
Mobile: 510-697-7918
Office: 510-486-6601

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, Executive,& Emergency Communications
[email protected]
Office: 510-486-4014
Mobile: 925-285-4911

Rebecca Percz
Department Administrator
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Office: 510-486-5183

News Media Relations

Laurel Kellner
Media Relations Program Lead
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Office: 510-486-5375
Mobile: 510-590-8034

Social Media & Photography

Kelly Owen
Social Media & Multimedia Projects
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Office: 510-486-6249

Multimedia Communications

Marilyn Sargent
Videography, Photography, & Multimedia Specialist
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Office: 510-486-5731

Science Writing & Communications

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

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

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

Glenn Roberts Jr.
Science Communications & Media Relations Specialist
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Office: 510-486-5582
Beats: Physics, Engineering, Nuclear Science, Accelerators, Advanced Light Source

Employee, Executive, & Emergency Communications

Lyn Hunter
Senior Editor & Digital Publisher
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Office: 510-486-4698
Editor for Elements, Lab homepage

Dawn Robinson
Executive Communications Specialist
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Office: 510-486-6679
Mobile: 510-409-3831

Tiffany Win
Employee Communications Specialist
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Ruby Barcklay
Research Communications Specialist
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Office: 510-365-5751