Miriam Dance
Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Office: Administration 264
- Crisis and Emergency Communications
- Presidential Projects and Initiatives
- Key Communicators Group
- University Spokesperson
Miriam's professional career at Idaho State began in 2008, however, her Bengal roots run much deeper. She is an ISU alum with a Master of Business Administration degree and two Bachelor of Arts degrees, one in Speech Communication and the other in Mass Communication with a public relations emphasis.
Before joining ISU’s Office of Marketing and Communications, Miriam managed the marketing and recruitment efforts for the College of Science of Engineering for 13 years. Following her time in CoSE, Miriam was an instructor in the University Honors Program and then served as the executive director of marketing in the Office of Marketing and Communications.
Miriam is proud to work with an exceptionally talented Marketing and Communications team that collaboratively leads the University’s efforts to tell ISU’s unique story. The University depends on the team’s expertise to skillfully publicize the accomplishments earned by students, faculty, staff and alumni as we work together to achieve Idaho State’s strategic goals.
Lee Ann Waldron
Executive Director of University Communications
Office: Administration 264
Lee Ann Waldron is an experienced communications professional with more than 15 years of experience. She is skilled in news production, marketing, public relations, social media, video production, organization, customer service and content strategy. With the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, Lee Ann is knowledgeable and passionate about the local business environment, creative writing and visual storytelling.
Most recently, she served as senior director of marketing and communications for the Kasiska Division of Health Sciences at ISU. Before that she led a team of social media managers and videographers for Stuart’s Media Group in Chubbuck in developing digital marketing campaigns and shooting, editing and producing monthly marketing videos for real estate clients.
Waldron also worked as a news producer, reporter and production assistant at KPVI Channel 6 in Pocatello and served as the marketing and events manager for the Lewis Clark Valley Chamber of Commerce in Clarkston, Washington, for several years.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication and video production from Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston and will receive a master’s degree in communications from Idaho State in May of 2024.
Lee Ann and her husband Adam have five children and enjoy hiking, camping and the beautiful Idaho outdoors. She serves as a board member for the Portneuf Greenway Foundation and has played roller derby for the Portneuf Valley Bruisers for nearly 10 years.
Emily Frandsen
Director of Media Relations & Internal Communications
Office: Administration 264
- Content Coordination
- Media Inquiries and Interview Requests
- Internal Campus Newsletters
- Mass Emails
Joe Marley
Web Services Manager
Office: Administration 123
- Website design and function
- TerminalFour Training
- Web Accessibility
- Search Engine Optimization
Joe has been working on the ISU website since 2008. He has been a designer, developer, and now serves as Web Services Manager. Joe maintains all aspects of the Content Management System and trains all students, staff, and faculty who use it. He gives guidance to the campus community regarding website design, information architecture, accessibility, and search engine optimization. He directly manages over 30 of ISU’s top-level web pages.
Joe graduated from ISU in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music.
Matt Creek
Associate Web Specialist
Office: Administration 123
- Top-Level Website Updates
- Search Engine Optimization
Matt has been with ISU for a little less than 2 years but has been involved in Digital Marketing, Data, and Analytics for the better part of a decade now. His career has spanned multiple disciplines across numerous award-winning agencies and he specializes in (some say monotonous) technical, data-driven tasks. Together with Joe, he actively maintains the University’s Top-Level pages but also assists departments with Forms, Permissions, Analytics, Google Products and general troubleshooting as best he can.
He is currently working to measure, track and improve the University’s SEO, Digital Accessibility, UX, and Marketing Reporting Systems.
Matt earned his B.A. from Brigham Young University, Provo and has continued his education, earning certifications in Digital Marketing, Data Analytics, and Web Development.
Matt enjoys working behind the scenes and understanding the inner-workings of processes to make connections between disparate systems, streamline and simplify work, and (hopefully) make a positive impact in the world. A proponent of life-long improvement, he gets a kick out of learning something new and then applying it to make someone’s life a little easier.