Communications & Marketing
Media Requests
The office of Communications & Marketing welcomes media requests. Reporters seeking comment from Albany Medical Center, the Albany Med Health System, or any of our member hospitals, or those seeking interviews with our physicians, should email the Communications & Marketing staff (see below) or call 518-262-3421.
Communications & Marketing Staff
Matt Markham
Vice President, Communications and Marketing
markham@amc.edu
Beth Engeler
Assistant Vice President, Communications
engeleb@amc.edu
Sue Ford
Director of Communications
fords@amc.edu
Media contact for Albany Medical College, cardiology, surgery, vascular surgery, neurology
Cassie Nelson
Manager of Communications
nelsonc6@amc.edu
Media contact for biomedical research, urology, plastic surgery, infectious disease, Covid, pulmonology
Leanne DeRosa
Senior Content Specialist
derosal@amc.edu
Media contact for the Children's Hospital, OB/GYN, ENT
Melissa Mansfield
Senior Content Specialist
mansfim1@amc.edu
Media contact for emergency medicine, psychiatry, radiology, orthopedics
Mary McQuade
Administrative Coordinator
mcquadm@amc.edu
Member Hospitals
Ray Agnew
Glens Falls Hospital
Vice President of Hospital and Community Engagement
518-926-5900
fragnew@glensfallshosp.org
Columbia Memorial Health
518-262-3421
Allie Curran
Saratoga Hospital
Director of Marketing and Communications
518-583-8792
currana@saratogahospital.org
Shannon Keenan
Saratoga Hospital
Manager of Marketing and Communications
518-583-8459
keenansh@saratogahospital.org
Liza Rucinski
Glens Falls Hospital
Director of Communications and Marketing
518-926-5901
lrucinski@glensfallshosp.org
Marketing and Graphics
Eli Fanning
Director of Marketing
fannine@amc.edu
Lori Hansen
Graphic Services Manager
hansenl1@amc.edu
Terese Garcia
Graphic Design Specialist
garciat@amc.edu
Robert Sager
Senior Marketing Specialist
sagerr@amc.edu
Internal, Web & Digital Communications
David Gardinier
Director of Digital Media
gardind@amc.edu
Jill Spadaro
Director of Internal Communications
spadarj@amc.edu
Emily Drew
Senior Internal Communications Specialist
drewe@amc.edu
David Nicklaw
Senior Digital Media Specialist
nicklad@amc.edu
Daniel Fitzsimmons
Senior Content Specialist
fitzsid@amc.edu
Michael Adamec
Multimedia Specialist
adamecm@amc.edu
Media Policies
Reporters and editors can call Public Relations at 518-262-3421 Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. or 518-262-3111 nights and weekends.
- Because the care of patients is our primary responsibility, we require reporters to coordinate interview and photograph requests with Public Relations, who will accompany reporters on our campuses
- No photos or video of patients may be taken without PR first securing written permission from the patient
- We follow the American Hospital Association's guidelines regarding patient privacy issues contained in the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Public Record Patient Conditions
- Reporters must have the patient's full name
- We provide a one-word description: "fair," "serious" or "critical." If there is no information available, the condition is "no information."
- In the event of a large-scale disaster, we will attempt to provide non-specific information about patients brought to Albany Medical Center or other System member hospitals
Under HIPAA regulations, we cannot provide a one-word condition (fair, serious, critical) if one of the following circumstances apply, even in cases of public record:
- The patient has opted out of being listed in the hospital directory. In this case, no information can be shared, including whether the person is even a patient at the hospital
- No information will be given to the media before family knows that a patient is in the hospital
- The reporter does not supply the full name of the patient. For example, a reporter calling and requesting the names and conditions of "those injured in the Thruway accident earlier tonight" cannot receive information
HIPAA does not permit the release of the following information:
- Age/date of birth
- Home address
- Nature and description of injuries