Faculty, Staff and Board of Visitors

Our faculty bring expertise representing all facets of the communications profession including media history and criticism, television production, filmmaking, journalism, public relations, and communication. To learn more about, or to contact members of our faculty, go to:

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School Administration Contacts

Dean

Dr. Keith Strudler
Telephone: 973-655-3261
Email: strudlerk@montclair.edu

Administrative and Student Services

Dr. Todd Kelshaw
Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs
Telephone: 973-655-5162
Email: todd.kelshaw@montclair.edu 

Laura Ryblewski
Assistant Dean for Student Success
Telephone: 973-655-7905
Email: ryblewskil@montclair.edu

Alexandra Fermin
Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration
Telephone: 973-655-5214
Email: fermina@montclair.edu

Keith Green
Director of Communications and Strategic Operations
Telephone: 973-655-3701
Email: greenk@montclair.edu

Stephanie Wood
Program Assistant
Telephone: 973-655-7870
Email: woods@montclair.edu

Angelic McDowall
Program Associate
Email: mcdowalla@montclair.edu

Dr. Johanna Oliva-Marquez
Academic Advisor
Telephone: 973-655-3640
Email: marquezj@montclair.edu or scmadvising@montclair.edu 

Jill Reed Siroty
Academic Advisor
Telephone: 973-655-3687
Email: sirotyj@montclair.edu or scmadvising@montclair.edu 

Kaya Maciak
Digital Media and Communications Specialist
Email: maciakk@montclair.edu

Academic Program Contacts

Advertising:

Dr. Bond Benton
Telephone: 973-655-5240
Email:bentonb@montclair.edu

Animation and VFX                                             

Professor Lauren Carr
Telephone: 973-655-7281
Email: carrl@montclair.edu,

Communication and Media Studies B.A. program and Communication Studies minor

Dr. Christopher McKinley
Telephone: 973-655-3438
Email: mckinleyc@montclair.edu,

Film and Television BA 

Prof. Stuart Maclelland
Telephone:973-655-2070
Email: maclellands@montclair.edu

Fundamentals of Speech; Speech Challenge/Waiver:

Meghan Gill
Telephone: 973-655-3686
Email: gillme@montclair.edu

Online Graduate Program in Strategic Communication & Media

Dr. Yi Luo
Telephone: 973-655-3400
Email: luoy@montclair.edu

Journalism and Digital Media

Prof. Kelly Whiteside
Telephone: 973-655-3265
Email: whitesidek@montclair.edu

Journalism Minor

Prof. Kelly Whiteside
Telephone: 973-655-3265
Email: whitesidek@montclair.edu

Social Media and PR

Dr. Bond Benton
Telephone: 973-655-5240
Email:bentonb@montclair.edu

Sports Communication

Prof. Kelly Whiteside
Telephone: 973-655-3265
Email: whitesidek@montclair.edu

Center for Cooperative Media

Stefanie Murray
Director, Center for Cooperative Media
Telephone: 973-655-3879
Email: murrayst@montclair.edu

Joseph Amditis
Associate Director, Center for Cooperative Media
Telephone: 973-655-7471
Email: amditisj@montclair.edu

Sarah Stonbely
Telephone: 973-655-5541
Email: stonbelys@montclair.edu

Facilities Contacts

WMSC-FM Radio Station
Annabella Poland
Telephone: 973-655-3135
Email: polanda@montclair.edu

School of Communication and Media Building
Patricia Piroh
Telephone: 973-655-5158
Email: pirohp@montclair.edu

Board of Visitors

School of Communication and Media Board of Visitors members bring additional expertise and resources that expand our knowledge base. The Board further helps to advance our programs and the school’s impact across the region.

General Information

Address:

College of Communication and Media
Montclair State University
Morehead Hall (MO) Suite 103
Montclair , New Jersey 07043

Telephone: 973-655-5214
Fax: 973-655-7342

Personnel Directory:

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