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La Louisiane: Staff |
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| Julie Simon-Dronet, Director | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kathleen Thames, Editor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Oceanna Trzeciak-Cates, Student Editor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarah Spell, Assistant Editor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Megan Barra, Art Director | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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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| Oceanna Trzeciak-Cates Student Editor ![]() |
Oceanna is a junior majoring in public relations. She holds an associate degee in photography from Oklahoma State University. Some of her photos have been used commercially by Oshkosh Corporation and PetSmart Inc. She contributes to the magazine through writing, proofreading and photography. In her role as student editor, she is a liaison with the UL Lafayette student body. Contact: ojt4201@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 Monday, November 16, 2009 3:36 PM
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