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La Louisiane: Staff

 
Julie Simon-Dronet, Director
Kathleen Thames, Editor
Sarah Spell, Assistant Editor
Megan Barra, Art Director
Frequent Contributors
 
Julie Simon-Dronet
Director of Communications
and Marketing,
Licensing Director
 
        Julie manages public relations, news services, licensing, and marketing programs for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
        She develops and initiates public relations activities, including visual identity campaigns, special events, and community awareness projects. She is also responsible for oversight of media releases, broadcast promotions, videos, "La Louisiane" magazine and other promotional activities.
        Julie represents the university in community organizations and serves as a UL Lafayette spokesperson.
        She holds a bachelor's degree in English-Journalism from USL.

Contact:
juliedronet@louisiana.edu
Office (337) 482-6397 
Home (337) 981-6557
 
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Kathleen Thames
Editor

      Kathleen is editor of "La Louisiane," a bi-annual, full-color magazine with a circulation of about 75,000.
        She is responsible for the Communications and Marketing website and "La Louisiane" website, maintains a library of digital images, and assists with various Communications and Marketing projects.
Kathleen is author of "100 Years," a pictorial history of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
        She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Louisiana State University.

Contact:
kat@louisiana.edu
Office (337) 482-6397 
Home (337) 896-5605
 
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Sarah Spell
Assistant Editor


    Sarah is assistant editor of "La Louisiane," the university's magazine.
       She also writes for a variety of Communications and Marketing projects.
      Sarah holds a bachelor's degree in communications from UL Lafayette.
 
Contact:
sarahspell@louisiana.edu
Office (337) 482-6397 
 
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Megan Barra
Art Director
        Megan has served as art director of La Louisiane since its inception in 1989. An independent graphic artist, she is the principal of Megan Barra Graphic Design in Lafayette, La.
        In 2002, Megan was nominated for a Grammy Award for her design of slide guitarist and songwriter Sonny Landreth's CD, "Levee Town."
        She holds a bachelor of fine arts degree from USL.
        The Acadiana Arts Federation has named Barra as Art Director of the Year eight times since 1990. She has won over 100 local awards and her work has been featured in many national publications. Barra specializes in design related to the arts, music and culture, such as gallery/museum fine arts catalogs, and promotional material for musicians and cultural events.

Contact:
mbarra@bellsouth.net
Office (337) 236-6747
Fax (337) 236-6026
 
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Frequent Contributors

Photography:
Doug Dugas
Blane Faul
Terri Fensel
Travis Gauthier
Philip Gould

Design:
Darrah Design

Graphics:
Aletha Reppel
Denise Gallagher

Writing:
Christine Payton

 
 
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Document last revised Wednesday, June 24, 2009 1:30 PM

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