UNC Health Communications and News Team
UNC Health’s national reputation for cutting-edge research, quality patient care and excellent training of young professionals generate considerable attention from the news media. All media requests for interviews, filming and information gathering are handled by UNC Health’s News Team.
If you are a member of the media call us at (984) 974-1140 with your request. On weekends, holidays and after 5 p.m. on weeknights, please leave a voice mail which will send a page to our on-call person.
Phil Bridges
Executive Director of Integrated Communications
Office: (984) 974-1152
Mobile: (919) 457-6347
Email: Phil.Bridges@unchealth.unc.edu
As director of integrated communications, Phil Bridges leads UNC Health’s internal and external communications efforts. He brings 30 years of communications experience across a wide variety of disciplines, including Health at a Fortune 500 company. Among Phil’s goals is to harmonize various communications efforts across different entities — including the UNC School of Medicine — within a single organization. He joined UNC Health’s Communications team in the spring of 2017.
Alan Wolf
Director, Local News & Issues
Office: (919) 784-4467
Mobile: (919) 218-7103
Email: Alan.Wolf@unchealth.unc.edu
In his role as director of local news & issues, Alan and helps coordinate media relations efforts across UNC Health. In that role, he works with journalists from a wide range of media outlets to share expertise, clinical research and inspiring stories at Rex, UNC Medical Center and other affiliates within UNC Health. He has been with Rex and UNC Health since 2011.
Mark Derewicz
Director, Research & National News
Office: (984) 974-1915
Mobile: (919) 923-0959
Email: Mark.Derewicz@unchealth.unc.edu
In his role director of research and national news, Mark oversees content creation and distribution for the UNC School of Medicine, focusing on research, science and education. Mark manages internal and external communication for the school and oversees Vital Signs. Mark also works closely with university colleagues to coordinate communication. Mark started at UNC Health in September 2013. Previously, he was the senior writer for Endeavors, UNC’s award-winning magazine dedicated to research at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Brittany T. Phillips
Communications Specialist
Office: (984) 974-1135
Email: Brittany.Phillips@unchealth.unc.edu
In her role as a communications specialist, Brittany writes news stories on clinical research, coordinates media relations efforts, and develops content for other publications. Brittany is also a videographer who loves to capture the visual aspect of storytelling throughout UNC Health Care. She joined the UNC Health Care team in the fall of 2019.
Tom Hughes
Communications Specialist
Office: (984) 974-1151
Mobile: (919) 627-5510
Email: Tom.Hughes@unchealth.unc.edu
Tom writes news stories about clinical research and other clinical activities of UNC Health. He also helps manage our social media sites and performs media relations activities. Tom has been with UNC Health since 2001.
Kendall Daniels
Communications Specialist
Office: (984) 974-1140
Email: Kendall.Daniels@unchealth.unc.edu
In her role as a communications specialist, Kendall writes press releases and feature stories about biomedical research and patient experiences, fields local and national media requests, and develops content for social media. She is particularly passionate about telling the story of research at the UNC School of Medicine. Kendall joined UNC Health in 2022.
Matt Englund
Internal Communications Manager
Office: (984) 974-1144
Email: Matthew.Englund@unchealth.unc.edu
Matt is a communications manager for UNC Health, with a focus on internal communications at the UNC Medical Center, including creation and distribution of newsletters. He joined the UNC Health team in 2014.
Jamie Williams
Director, Executive Communications
Office: (984) 974-1149
Mobile: (919) 436-6489
Email: Jamie.Williams@unchealth.unc.edu
Jamie provides communications support for executives at UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine, including the CEO, Executive Dean, and Board of Directors. He joined the UNC Health team in the fall of 2014.