Media contacts
Marcus Wolf
Assistant Director of Communications
207.581.3721
Role: Marcus Wolf is the assistant director of communications for the Division of Marketing and Communications. He writes and edits news releases, media advisories, long-form stories and other editorial content for the Â鶹´«Ã½. He also coordinates the production and execution of several other communication initiatives for both institutions.
Bio: Wolf earned a bachelor’s degree in creative writing with a minor in journalism from the State University of New York at Potsdam in 2016. Before joining the UMaine Division of Marketing and Communications, the Upstate New York native worked as a reporter for a daily newspaper writing about business, agriculture, energy, the environment, infrastructure and more. He won a feature writing award from the New York Press Association.
Ashley Yates
News Writer
Role: Ashley Yates is a news writer whose job it is to explore, understand and compile information regarding the work of researchers, faculty and students with the Â鶹´«Ã½. She writes press releases, web content and feature articles using real stories from UMaine to support its public outreach.
Bio: With a communications degree in journalism and electronic media from the University of Tennessee, Yates migrated north to gain experience in university communications suited toward feature writing. She has worked as a staff reporter at a daily newspaper in her home state of Tennessee since her graduation and completion of an investigative journalism fellowship. Covering local business and government within a small community in East Tennessee, she has won awards in business coverage and photography. She also enjoys painting and cinema.