Communications CommitteeThe communications team keeps you up to date about all our wonderful classes and instructors, events, and happenings that make OLLI at Duke great.
This team is the behind-the-scenes volunteers who bring Spotlight to your e-mail inbox on alternate Sunday mornings, keep our website fresh and up-to-date, and manage the OLLI calendar. Read more about the team members, what they do and why they joined the team. Consider joining them to help keep OLLI members in the know. Positions that are currently available are marked 'Open'. For more information or to volunteer for a position contact Jackie Scott, Communications Chairperson at communications@olliatduke.org |
Communication Committee Member Profiles and Roles
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Communications Associate Chair: Open
The Associate Chair assists the Chairperson as needed and will eventually be a candidate to be appointed as Chairperson. |
Publication CoordinatorsPublications Coordinator: Irwin Abrams
The Publications Coordinator is the primary interface between contributors and the Spotlight/website publication team. Spotlight and website updates are generally scheduled twice a month. Responsibilities include:
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Publications Coordinator Associate: Open
The Associate assists the Publications Coordinator Associate as needed and will eventually be a candidate to be appointed as the Publications Coordinator. |
Spotlight Editors and WritersSpotlight Editors: Joan Walker
The Spotlight Editors are responsible for publishing the Spotlight, Spotlight Extra editions, and the Conscious Aging Special editions using Constant Contact, an email marketing communications tool. Spotlight Editors:
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Interviewers/Writers: Barbara McLean, Beth Timson, and Carol Pinkasavage
Communications Committee Interviewers/Writers help us recognize outstanding Instructors and Volunteers by creating Profiles that are published in the Spotlight and website publications. They also create other articles as needed. Assignments can be one time only, on a regular basis, or as needed. |
Webmasters |
![]() Webmaster: Irv Eisen
The Webmaster is responsible for the OLLI Member website using the Weebly website builder tool. Responsibilities include:
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![]() Group Webmaster and Calendar Coordinator: Ken Snyder The Group Webmaster and Calendar Coordinator is responsible for updating the Special Interest Groups webpage and managing all Calendar entries. |
![]() Associate Webmaster: Alan Zagoria
The Associate Webmaster assists the Webmaster in maintaining the OLLI Member website using the Weebly website builder tool. Responsibilities include:
![]() Tools Coordinator: Mary Alexion
The Tools Coordinator is responsible for managing access to and software renewals for tools used by the committee. These tools include iPage (for OLLI mailboxes), Constant Contact (email lists and user subscriptions to Spotlight and other OLLI e-mail communications), Calendar Wiz, and Google Analytics. |
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