Bob Preloger
605.274.4922
bob.preloger@augie.edu
Bob is the Vice President for Marketing & Communications and has been at Augustana in this capacity since 2006. From 1993-2004, he served the College as Vice President for Enrollment, overseeing admission and financial aid. Between 2004-2006, he worked for The Lawlor Group, a Minneapolis based higher education marketing firm. He earned his B.A. and M.A. at Concordia University Chicago.

Kelly Sprecher
605.274.5526
kelly.sprecher@augie.edu
Kelly is Director of Communications and Media Relations, joining the staff in 2010. She came to Augustana from Wells Fargo Regional Banking where she served as assistant vice president and communications consultant. Prior to her eight years at Wells Fargo, Kelly wrote for The Daily Republic in Mitchell, SD. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in mass communications from USD.

Emily Sievers '04
605.274.4618
emily.sievers@augie.edu
Emily is the Director of College Events. She coordinates special events for the campus and community, develops event marketing materials, and works to infuse the College's brand identity into each event experience. A native of Albert Lea, MN, Emily started working at Augustana upon graduation and assumed her current role in 2007.

Brad Heegel '76
605.274.5508
brad.heegel@augie.edu
Brad serves as the Director of Special Projects and Coordinator of Arts Marketing and Development.  He assists with marketing the arts, conferences, campus events, and the coordination of music tours. At Augustana his entire career, he has served as the director of admission, public events, and college relations.

Peggy Kapusta
605.274.6295
peggy.kapusta@augie.edu
As the Director of Online Communications, Peggy works with the campus community to gather, generate, and update website and e-communication content, while ensuring established editorial, graphic and navigation standards are followed. Peggy is a 1986 South Dakota State University journalism graduate who was an e-business consultant at Wells Fargo before coming to Augustana in mid-2008.

Justine Lueth '09
605.274.4404
justine.lueth@augie.edu
Justine supports the Office as Marketing Coordinator. A Hartford, S.D., native and a 2009 Augustana graduate (summa cum laude) double-majoring in philosophy and French, Justine formerly worked for Sencore. Justine began her responsibilities at the College in August 2011 and currently performs a variety of marketing tasks, including website updates, social media coordination, and event support.

Brian Rieger
605.274.4906
brian.rieger@augie.edu
Brian is the Logistics Coordinator for the campus and manages major event set-ups on campus and provides logistical and technology support for meetings and conferences. Brian came to Augustana in 2005 after a career with Fuji Film. He has been in his current position since 2006.

Joseph Brown
605.274.4546
joseph.brown@augie.edu
Joseph Brown is Augustana's Assistant Logistics Coordinator, working with Brian in set-ups and tech needs for meetings and conferences on campus. He is a recent USF graduate who majored in Communications Studies and minored in Business. An ARMY national guard veteran, Joe most recently worked at Hy-Vee and had a brief stint with Bluefire Design Group as a project manager.

Chris Johnson
605.274.5451
chris.johnson@augie.edu
Chris is the Assistant Logistics Coordinator for the Humanities Center (since 2009) and manages recitals, concerts and performances for the Music Department, as well as other on- and off-campus events. Previously at the Washington Pavilion for nearly 10 years, Chris was the senior stagehand and house head rigger. He holds a B.S. degree in Technical Theatre from the University of Central Arkansas. 

Jackie Schmidtman
605.274.4546
jackie.schmidtman@augie.edu
After an extensive career serving various law offices in Montana, Minneapolis, and Sioux Falls, Jackie began her work at Augustana in 2007 as the Coordinator of Conferences and Scheduling. She is arranging facility use across campus with various academic and administrative departments and off campus rental requests. A native Minnesotan, Jackie graduated from Itasca Community College.

Pay us a visit.
The Office of Marketing and Communications is located on the third floor of the Administration Building, located at 2001 South Summit Avenue.

The campus scheduling and logistics staff office on the main floor of the Edith Mortenson Center near the theatre and Student Services office suite.