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By implementing various marketing and media relations strategies, the Public Relations department supports San Antonio College goals of student success and organizational communications. Support staff also includes a Senior Secretary and work-study students who provide clerical assistance.
Deborah M. Martin , Director
Martin’s career includes 20 years of professional communications work with education and nonprofit organizations, PR agencies, and entertainment and Fortune 500 clients. Prior to becoming PR director for San Antonio College, she served as SAC Public Information Officer for four years, generating news about the institution, coordinating special events, and developing and implementing award-winning advertising campaigns for the college. Previously, Martin was the grant writer for SAC’s sister college Palo Alto. Former positions have included Public Relations Director for the YMCA of Greater Houston, and Senior Account Executive with Hill and Knowlton International Public Relations. She holds a Bachelor’s in Journalism from the University of Houston, and is a Strategic Communications online graduate student with the Journalism School at the University of Missouri.
Julie Cooper, Public Information Officer
Cooper brings 30 years’ experience in print media to SAC. Her work has included writing and editing for newspaper, magazines and national free-lance contributions. Cooper spent 26 years with the San Antonio Express-News where she was Travel Editor for many years, winning awards from the Society of American Travel Writers. Prior to joining SAC, Cooper was managing editor of Scene in SA magazine. Former newspaper positions have included the Abilene Reporter News, the Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal and the Clearwater (Fla.) Sun. She holds a Bachelor’s in Communications from the University of West Florida at Pensacola and an Associate in Journalism from St. Petersburg (Fla.) Junior College.
Valerie McCoy, Coordinator of Communication
Prior to joining San Antonio College, McCoy worked for the International House of Blues Foundation and the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a member of the Board of Directors for an international non-profit organization, Ready, Willing…Enable! Inc. McCoy graduated from Ohio University at Athens with a Bachelor’s in Journalism. McCoy served with the United States Peace Corps as a Community and Youth Development Volunteer in the Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies. Prior to becoming Coordinator of Communication in Public Relations McCoy was a Research Specialist in the Service-Learning Department at SAC.
Mark Goodspeed, SAC Webmaster
Mark started at San Antonio College in October, 2002 as a Computer Support Technician in the ITIC. He became the Lab Coordinator in 2003. In 2005 Mark took over the position of Senior Multimedia Specialist, Webmaster with the departure of Lana Meyers. The Webmaster position reported to the President until July 2009 at which point he joined the PR department. He has a Bachelors's of Science from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, an associates' degree from the Maryland Drafting Institute, and an Associate's of Applied Science in Web Design from San Antonio College. Past endeavors have included commercial swimming pool design, Data General Telecommunication Engineering, Citicorp Global Area Network Engineering.
Senior Secretary Norma Davies
Workstudy, Ximena
Workstudy, Adriana
Office location:
Fletcher Administration Center, Office 313 (FAC 313)
1300 San Pedro Ave.
San Antonio, Texas 78212-4299
Phone:
(210) 486-0881
Fax: (210) 486-1734