The Georgetown University Athletics Communications office serves as the intermediary between GU's 29 programs and local, regional, national and international media outlets. The staff works closely with the coaches, student-athletes and University to enhance the publicity and showcase the accomplishments of the Hoya student-athletes in competition, in the classroom and in the community.
In addition to coordinating news conferences and interviews, the Georgetown Athletics Communications office is also responsible for the athletics website GUHoyas.com, while providing statistical and historical information to members of the media. The staff also serves as game-day managers and liaisons for the BIG EAST Conference, the Patriot League and the NCAA.
For a full listing of the staff, sport responsibilities and contact information see below.
Interview Requests
All requests for interviews, comments, reactions or quotes from coach and players should be made through the sport contact in Athletics Communications. No player or coach will perform an interview without a member of the staff present. Georgetown must be given at least 24 hours notice unless breaking news has occurred. Please note, request will be honored at the discretion of the Athletics Communications staff.
Photo/Logo Requests
Photo requests for specific sports should go through the specific sport contact. For general photo or logo requests contact Diana Pulupa at
dtp24@georgetown.edu.
For brand and visual identity guidelines, click
here (PDF).
Media Credentials
Requests for media credentials should be made through the appropriate sport contact. Credentials are only issued to accredited members of the working media and seating at press row or in a press box is assigned on a priority basis. Three day's notice is required for all credential requests
Photo Credentials
Photo passes are available for accredited, working photographers only and will be issued at the discretion of the Athletics Communications staff. Photographers are limited to working the designated areas and any special needs (remotes, lighting, etc.) must be approved prior to installation. Photographers must be utilizing appropriate equipment (ie no cell phones) and tripods are not allowed to be set up anywhere near the field or court. Photography in the stands is only allowed in accordance to each venue's policies and is not credentialed or overseen by the Department of Athletics.
Credential Pickup
Georgetown men's basketball home games are played at Capital One Arena (Washington, D.C.). Assigned passes can be picked up at Capital One Arena's Press Gate entrance, located on 6th St. NW between F and G Streets. All other sports will have credential pickup at the ticket tent or in the press box.
Postgame
Following a cooling off period, head coaches will begin addressing the press. Georgetown players will also be available in the interview room after the game. Any requests for specific players should be addressed at the end of the game.
Radio
For men's basketball, space on press row will be provided to the official station of each visiting team and will be limited to three seats. Since there can only be one official station for any given team, seating for additional radio stations must be arranged in advance. Georgetown University has two phone lines available at Capital One Arena for each visiting team's radio station. To ensure use of these lines or to arrange for additional lines, visiting radio stations should contact the sport contact at least one week prior to game time. For all other sports, radio will be assigned based on space and need.
| Athletics Communications Staff |
Barbara Barnes
Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Sports: Women's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Women's Lacrosse
Phone: 202-687-7155 | Email: bj57@georgetown.edu
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Diana Pulupa
Director of Communications / Creative Services
Sports: Men's Basketball, Sailing
Phone: 202-687-6564 | Email: dtp24@georgetown.edu
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Jeff Messman
Assistant Sports Information Director
Sports: Volleyball, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Rowing, Men's Golf
Phone: 202-687-5241 | Email: jmm581@georgetown.edu
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Brendan Thomas
Assistant Director of Athletics Communications
Sports: Football, Swimming & Diving, Men's Basketball - Secondary, Women's Golf, Field Hockey
Phone: 202-687-6783 | Email: bat42@georgetown.edu
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Abby Schrum
Assistant Director of Athletics Communications
Sports: Women's Soccer, Softball, Sailing, Women's Basketball - Secondary
Phone: 202-687-6591 | Email: ars323@georgetown.edu
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Jordanna Clark
Communications Assistant
Sports: Men's and Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Men's Rowing
Phone: TBA | Email: jmc553@georgetown.edu
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Joel-Nathan Russ
Communications Assistant
Sports: Field Hockey, Men's and Women's Tennis, Women's Rowing
Phone: TBA | Email: jr1856@georgetown.edu
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Credential Disclaimer and Liability Statement
This working credential is issued to an organization or individual for the sole purpose of providing game access to the bearer who has a legitimate working function in connection with the contest(s) for which the credential is issued. It is non-transferrable. Any unauthorized use of this credential subjects the bearer to ejection from the arena and prosecution for criminal trespass and subjects the bearer to revocation of their credentials for future Georgetown University Athletics events. The University is defined for the purposes of this credential to include Georgetown University, its employees and its agents. The holder of this credential assumes all risk and danger incidental to the game, whether occurring prior to, during or after the game; agrees that management, its agents, players and performers are not liable for injuries resulting from such causes; agrees that the University has no responsibility for any equipment in use in the arena; agrees that they are not acting for the University in any manner whatsoever and are not employees or agents of the University except for those photographers contracted by the University for said photographic and / or video services, and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the University, its affiliates, their agents and employees from and against liability, loss, damage or expense resulting from issuance of this credential or the bearer's presence in the arena, except to the extent such liability, loss, damage or expense arises out of the willful or intentional misconduct of the University or any other indemnified party. Acceptance of this credential constitutes agreement by the accredited organization and the bearer to abide by the forgoing conditions. Outside of any accredited media agency, all photography taken at Georgetown University events are the property of the athletics department and cannot be sold nor reproduced. Thank you for your cooperation.