MADISON, WI: The University of Wisconsin-Madison has named John Lucas as executive director of university communications.
He joined the university’s communications team in 2001 and was named interim executive director late last year. Lucas has led a review of the university’s internal communications, coordinated news and media relations, and managed its social media products, including its @UWMadison Twitter account, during his career at the university, according to a statement.
He previously worked in the daily newspaper industry.