Media Contacts
Name Position Email Ext.
Andrea Armeni Assistant Editor, New and Social Media amarmeni@ysu.edu 2162
Renee Cannon Layout Design Artist racannon01@ysu.edu 3298
Ronald Cole Director of University Communications racole01@ysu.edu 3285
William Ingold Printing Machine Operator 2 3111
Joel Lewis Videographer jmlewis01@ysu.edu 2990
Deborah Lowe Administrative Assistant 2 dlowe01@ysu.edu 2987
Robert Merz Graduate Assistant rvmerz@student.ysu.edu 2973
Ross Morrone University Web Developer rossmorrone@gmail.com 1424
Bruce Palmer University Photographer bwpalmer@ysu.edu 3521
Christine Perunko Printing Coordinator cmperunko@ysu.edu 7174
Victor Romack Press Operator 3111
Elizabeth Rush Purchasing Agent 1 ejrush@ysu.edu 3755
John P. Spencer Associate Director, Production Services jpspencer@ysu.edu 7134
Mark W. Van Tilburg Executive Director of Marketing and Communications mwvantilburg@ysu.edu 3518
Cynthia Vinarsky Assistant Editor cevinarsky@ysu.edu 1703

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Meet the Staff of Marketing and Communications
Arrow pointing to photo of Ron ColeRon Cole
Manager of News and Information Services
    Editor,
YSUpdate

   Ron Cole came to YSU in 2002 after a 20-year career as a newspaper reporter in Pennsylvania, Texas, Louisiana and, most recently at The Vindicator in Youngstown, where he covered YSU as part of the education beat.
    At YSU, he coordinates the university's media relations efforts and is editor of the YSUpdate, the university's twice-a-month newsletter. Recently, he launched the eUpdate, the electronic version of the YSUpdate. Those interested in subscribing to the eUpdate can do so at http://cfweb.cc.ysu.edu/eUpdate/index.cfm. He also maintains the Youngstown State University news web site.
    Cole earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Temple University in Philadelphia.

Cynthia Vinarsky
Arrow pointing to photo of Cynthia VinarskyCynthia Vinarsky
Assistant Editor
Editor, YSU Magazine and YSU Insider   

   Cynthia Vinarsky is assistant editor in the Marketing and Communications office and serves as editor of the YSU Magazine and the YSU Insider.  She also writes for the YSUpdate, the eUpdate and the weekly YSU News Briefs.
   Vinarsky joined YSU in 2008 with more than 20 years of journalism experience, most recently as a senior reporter with The Business Journal in Youngstown and before that as a reporter and business writer with The Vindicator in Youngstown. She also worked as a freelance copywriter for Prodigal Media Co. in Boardman.
   A Toledo, Ohio native, she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Kent State University. Vinarsky can be reached at 330–941–1703 or cevinarsky@ysu.edu

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