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329 Jesse Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573-882-6211
Fax: 573-882-5489
E-mail: news@missouri.edu

News Bureau Staff

Mary Jo Banken

Mary Jo Banken
Executive Director
Phone: 573-882-6211
E-mail: BankenM@missouri.edu

  • MU Administration

Christian Basi

Christian Basi
Associate Director
Phone: 573-882-4430
E-mail: BasiC@missouri.edu

  • Administrative Services
  • College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
  • Trulaske College of Business
  • Health Professions
  • School of Medicine
  • Research Reactor
  • Student Affairs

Samantha Craven

Samantha Craven
Office Coordinator
Phone: 373-882-6214
E-mail: CravenSam@missouri.edu

  • CravenSam@missouri.edu

Emily Smith

Emily Smith
Senior Information Specialist
Phone: 573-882-3346
E-mail: SmithEA@missouri.edu

  • Development/Alumni Relations
  • Human Environmental Sciences
  • School of Journalism
  • Sinclair School of Nursing
  • Truman School of Public Affairs
  • Public Health
  • Hometown Connections
  • International Center
  • Office of Undergraduate Research

Jeffrey Beeson

Jeffrey Beeson
Information Specialist
Phone: 573-882-9144
E-mail: BeesonJ@missouri.edu

  • College of Arts and Science - Arts/Humanities/Misc.
  • College of Education
  • Graduate School
  • School of Law
  • Minority Affairs
  • Mizzou Newsmakers

Kelsey Jackson

Kelsey Jackson
Information Specialist
Phone: 573-882-8353
E-mail: JacksonKN@missouri.edu

  • College of Arts and Science - Science
  • College of Engineering
  • Life Sciences Center
  • College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center
  • Assists with School of Medicine