Media contacts

Contact the University of Sydney Media and PR team

Media hotline

+61 2 8627 0246 (diverts to mobile)

media.office@sydney.edu.au

After hours

Email and call if urgent (on call media adviser will respond)

** Contact details for many media experts can be found in our Find an Expert database


Media team contacts

Clare Masters
Director of Media and PR
T: +61 2 9114 2199
E: clare.masters@sydney.edu.au

Rachel Fergus
Head, Central Media and PR
T: +61 2 9351 2261
M: +61 478 316 809
E: rachel.fergus@sydney.edu.au

Verity Leatherdale
Manager, Faculty Media and PR
T: +61 2 9351 4312
M: +61 403 067 342
E: verity.leatherdale@sydney.edu.au

Louise Schwartzkoff (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri) 
Media and PR Adviser (Central)
M: +61 481 066 021
E: louise.schwartzkoff@sydney.edu.au

Jocelyn Prasad (Mon - Wed)
Media and PR Adviser
E: jocelyn.prasad@sydney.edu.au 
M: +61 434 605 018

Juliet Rayner
Assistant Media and PR Adviser (Central)
E: juliet.rayner@sydney.edu.au 
M: +61 418 374 544

Selina Zhen (alternate Mon, and Tues-Wed)
Assistant Media and PR Adviser 
E: yin-selina.zhen@sydney.edu.au 
M: +61 403 820 519

Sunny (Mon, Tues, Thurs)
Assistant Media and PR Adviser 
E: sunny.sunny@sydney.edu.au
M: +61 478 276 755

Architecture, Design and Planning and Sydney Law School

Sally Quinn 
Media and PR Adviser
M: +61 438 038 288
E: sally.quinn@sydney.edu.au 

Arts and Social Sciences

Elissa Blake (including Sydney Conservatorium of Music)
Media and PR Adviser
M: +61 408 565 604
E: elissa.blake@sydney.edu.au

Sally Quinn 
Media and PR Adviser
M: +61 438 038 288
E: sally.quinn@sydney.edu.au 

Liv Clayworth 
Assistant Media and PR Adviser
M: +61 412 480 263
E: olivia.clayworth@sydney.edu.au 

Business

Harrison Vesey
Media and PR Adviser
M: +61 479 198 803
E: harrison.vesey@sydney.edu.au

Engineering

* Role currently unfilled. Please contact Verity Leatherdale (details above) in the interim. 

Health

Luisa Low
Senior Media and PR Adviser
M: +61 438 021 390 
E: luisa.low@sydney.edu.au

Ivy Shih
Media and PR Adviser
M: +61 439 160 475 
E: ivy.shih@sydney.edu.au

Tom Hobson
Assistant Media and PR Adviser
M: +61 481 059 932
E: thomas.hobson@sydney.edu.au

Science    

Marcus Strom 
Media and PR Adviser
M: +61 474 269 459
E: marcus.strom@sydney.edu.au

Katie Spenceley
Media and PR Adviser
M: +61 402 165 322
E: katie.spenceley@sydney.edu.au


Filming on campus

The Media and PR team handles filming and photography requests for news media only. For all other requests, such as those from production companies, film studios or for the purposes of professional photography, please contact our University Venues team.

Venues requests

To book spaces on campus for functions or events please contact our University Venues team.

General queries 

For non-media queries please contact our Information Centre on +61 2 9351 2222, info.centre@sydney.edu.au.

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