Editorial, Promotion & Advertising Services

The Office of Communications and Marketing works to highlight the college; its students, alumni, faculty and staff; events and programs; and is the official point of contact for all media relations.

Services include:

  • Public and media relations
  • Marketing, branding and identity management
  • Advertising - traditional and digital
  • Dissemination of internal news and information via the Campus Chronicle and Student Announcements
  • Creation and distribution of press releases, media advisories and feature stories
  • Production of publications and recruitment material

The staff also works to:

  • inform the public about the strengths and benefits of the college and publicize programs and events open to the public
  • help the media, public officials and community leaders understand the college’s impact at the local, state and national levels
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We publicize student achievements and activities on campus – like earning an athletic achievement, being named to an academic honor society, making the dean's list or earning a scholarship.

Who Do I Work With?

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Staff Contacts
Name & Title Contact Information
Dennis Kennedy
Executive Director of Communications and Marketing
(518) 629-8071
d.kennedy1@hvcc.edu 
Cat Almeida
Communications Specialist
(518) 629-4137
c.almeida@hvcc.edu 
Eric Bryant
Associate Director
(518) 629-8072
e.bryant@hvcc.edu 
Teresa Farrell
Assistant Director
(518) 629-7180
t.farrell1@hvcc.edu 
Amanda Finelli
Communications Specialist
(518) 629-7102
a.finelli@hvcc.edu 
Deb Gardner
Secretary II
(518) 629-8071
d.gardner@hvcc.edu 

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Office of Communications and Marketing
Fitzgibbons Health Technologies Center, Room 330