Media Contacts

Marcus WolfMarcus 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 University of Maine. 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.

 

 

A portrait of Ashley YatesAshley 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 University of Maine. 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.