News Writers

Karen Johnson

  • College Marketing and Communications Manager, University Marketing and Communications

Specialties

  • Leads marketing and communications efforts for the College of Business and College of Computing. 
Wes Frahm

Wes Frahm

  • Director for Advancement and Alumni Communications
Haley Goodreau
"You can't always be certain but you can certainly be positive."

Haley Goodreau

  • Social Media Manager, University Marketing and Communications

About Haley

  • Story admirer and outdoor enthusiast with a knack for getting to the heart of a narrative.
  • Specialties: Higher Education, Social Media Management, Creative Direction, Public Relations
Hailey Hart

Hailey Hart

  • Public Relations Manager, University Marketing and Communications

About Hailey

  • Michigan Tech alum
  • Has experience in digital marketing, social media management, project management, content creation, brand development and storytelling.
  • Enjoys spending time outdoors, drinking too much coffee, reading, and being with her family. You can typically find her at a hockey rink at all times of the year.
Steve Mintz

Steve Mintz

  • College Marketing and Communications Manager, University Marketing and Communications

Specialties

  • Leads marketing and communications efforts for the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science and the College of Sciences and Arts.

About Steve

  • Marketing strategist, technologist, and project manager who enjoys writing and telling stories.
  • Strengths: Adaptability, Analytical, Collaboration, Context, Ideation, Leadership, Relator, Strategic Thinker.
  • Soccer nut, curling poser, gardening dabbler, amateur cook, and live music lover who does not get to travel nearly as much as he wants.
  • Jersey boy lost in the Midwest.
  • Appreciates the splendor and beauty of Lake Superior as much as the Atlantic Ocean.
Jenni Nance

Jenni Nance

  • Assistant Teaching Professor, Humanities Department
  • Academic Advisor: Humanities
  • SYP Wild Writers Instructor

Cyndi Perkins

  • Associate Director of Communications, University Marketing and Communications

About Cyndi

  • The former Daily Mining Gazette journalist and editor hails from Houghton and has written for a variety of international, national and regional publications.
  • Specializing in compelling storytelling and cohesive on-brand messaging, the Michigan Tech alumna manages, writes, and edits content across university platforms, from webpages to MTU News.
  • A novelist active in the Upper Peninsula Authors and Publishers Association, the Authors Guild member looks forward to writing more books—and to camping trips in her RV with husband Scott and Goldendoodle Max.
Jessie Tobias

Jessie Tobias

  • Copyeditor, University Marketing and Communications

About Jessie

  • Former newspaper copy editor and proofreader for a major outdoor recreation retailer.
  • Hails from Pinconning, Michigan, and has lived in Western Nebraska and Colorado.
  • Combination word nerd and bookworm.
  • Doting pet parent.
Rick White

Rick White

  • Executive Director of Strategic Communications, University Marketing and Communications

About Rick

  • Rick leads the UMC communications team in projects ranging from media relations to editing MTU News and Tech Magazine.
  • He enjoys cooking, gardening, traveling, and exploring the Keweenaw Peninsula.