Contact UNH Media Relations
Location Info
UNH Media Relations is located in the New England Center building on the UNH Durham campus.
15 Strafford Ave
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
Contact Info
Campus Communication Offices
Campus Publications
BUSINESS HOURS ↓
Erika Mantz, director
(603) 862-1567
(603) 969-7916 (cell)
erika.mantz@unh.edu
Lori Wright, senior editor/writer
(603) 862-0574
lori.wright@unh.edu
Beth Potier, senior editor/writer
(603) 862-1566
beth.potier@unh.edu
Jody Record, Campus Journal editor
(603) 862-1462
jody.record@unh.edu
Stephanie Weatherbee, administrative assistant
(603) 862-2494
s.weatherbee@unh.edu
AFTER HOURS ↓
Erika Mantz, director
(603) 969-7916 (cell)
erika.mantz@unh.edu
Media Relations Staff
Erika Mantz, director
Erika is director of Media Relations, and a member of the University Emergency Group and Durham: It's Where U Live. Before coming to UNH she worked as a police reporter, assistant editor of a weekly arts and entertainment magazine, and at New Hampshire Public Television. She spends her spare time singing with 199 other women in a women's chorus, reading, doing needlework and doting on Dexter, her miniature dachshund. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Syracuse. Follow Erika on Twitter @unhnews.
Lori Wright, senior editor and writer
Lori covers the research and activities of the College of Liberal Arts, and Whittemore School of Business and Economics. Prior to joining UNH, she served as a newspaper reporter and copy editor in Texas, Florida and New Hampshire, a chief copy editor for an online financial news site, and a corporate communications specialist. In her spare time, Lori enjoys RVing with her husband, reading, sewing/quilting, and loving her two cats, Joey and Sammie. She holds a bachelor's in journalism from Louisiana State University, and a master's in political science from UNH. She is author of "Swing Voters?: Catholic Voting Behavior in U.S. Presidential Elections From 1992 to 2004." Follow Lori on Twitter @lgwright.
Beth Potier, senior editor and writer
Beth covers the activities of the College of Health and Human Services, the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, and the UNH Sustainability Academy. She came to UNH in 2005 from Harvard University's news office, where she was a writer for the Harvard University Gazette. Prior to Harvard, Beth worked in public television in Boston. In her spare time, Beth knits, skis, cycles and runs. She lives on the Seacoast with her husband and son. She tweets about UNH science and sustainability at @unhscience.
Jody Record, Campus Journal editor
Jody is the editor of Campus Journal, the faculty and staff newspaper at UNH. She has many years of experience as a journalist, most recently working for more than a decade as a correspondent with the Union Leader. She has worked for both print newspapers and online publications, and has extensively covered the university community. In her spare time, Record plays tennis, writes fiction, reads and travels. She graduated from UNH with a bachelor's degree in English/journalism. Her twin daughters also are recent graduates of the university. Follow Jody on Twitter @writenow31.
Stephanie Weatherbee, administrative assistant
The staff of UNH Media Relations write and market stories about the university for state, regional and national media outlets (print, radio and television). We also produce the faculty/staff newsletter, Campus Journal.
UNH Media Relations is part of University Communications and Marketing, which also includes University Events and Programs, Editorial and Creative Services, New and Emerging Media, Photographic Services, and Video Production Services.



