Senior Associate Dean for Communication
(213) 821-2481

Susan Andrews serves as the senior associate dean for communication for the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences. She oversees the College communication staff and holds responsibility for managing the top levels of the College Web site, media relations for the College, and the development of numerous College publications including the alumni magazine.

Prior experience within academia includes serving as the vice president for marketing & public relations at Pitzer College, a member of The Claremont Colleges; associate vice president for marketing & public relations at Gustavus Adolphus College; and communications director for information technology at Northwestern University. Andrews earned her B.A. from Western Illinois University in English with a concentration in business and an M.S. in technical communication and information design from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Senior Editor
(213) 821-4023

As senior editor, one of Emily Cavalcanti's primary responsibilities is serving as managing editor and graphic designer of USC College Magazine. In addition to ensuring that the College's editorial style standards are upheld in all print and Web communications, she writes magazine and Web articles. Before to coming to USC College in 2008, Emily was director of publications at Pitzer College. She has also worked for Princeton University Press and Princeton University's Writing Center. A native Chicagoan, Emily earned a B.A. in English literature from Elmhurst College and an M.A. in the humanities from the University of Chicago. She studied typography and graphic design at Parsons School of Design.

Office Manager
(213) 821-6797

Letitia Franklin serves as administrative support to the Office of Communication which includes managing vendor accounts, tracking the department's budget, overseeing student workers and other day to day office operations. She also works as coordinator of the USC College Magazine which is distributed twice yearly to over 50,000 Trojan Family and friends.

Before coming to USC, Letitia had the privilege of working as the assistant to the vice president of development for a Los Angeles based non profit organization. Their mission is to help children and adults who are blind, visually impaired or multi-disabled achieve independence.

Web Editor
(213) 821-2483

As the College's web editor, Laurie helps to manage aspects of the College Web site, creates and sends email newsletters, and publishes the many articles and feature stories written by members of the College Office of Communication. Prior to being accepted as part of the Trojan Family, Laurie served as the web editor for food and lifestyle Web site Gayot.com. She earned her B.A. in creative writing from Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania.

Senior Writer and Assistant Editor
(213) 821-2478

Pamela J. Johnson is an award-winning, 20-year journalist with stops at the Los Angeles Times, The Orange County Register, Orlando Sentinel and Los Angeles Herald Examiner. She has chronicled deadly hurricanes in Florida to wounded soldiers in Germany and interviewed newsmakers from Gloria Steinem to Larry King. The California Bar Association and Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida have awarded her for investigative pieces. She earned a bachelor's from San Diego State University and joined USC College in 2005.

New Media Producer/Editor
(213) 821-2480

In January 2008, Mira Zimet joined the College communication department with the task of producing and editing videos that tell stories about the great things that are happening in the College.  These stories range from the type of research students and faculty are conducting to some of the programs that make USC College such a unique place to study.

Before coming to USC, Mira worked as a independent writer/producer on both documentaries and educational videos. She contracted with:  Discovery/Times, PBS, E! Entertainment, the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Los Angeles Times, in addition to others. In 2002, Mira received an Emmy nomination for "Teaching as a Career Option" a video she produced for the Los Angeles School District. She has a B.A. in film.