Administrative Staff
Managing Director Geoffrey Baum's career spans education, journalism and public service. A former C-SPAN executive producer, he has also worked for Public Radio's Marketplace and ABC News. He served as Assistant Dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism from 2001-08 and as Assistant Vice President for Marketing...
Junior Fellow Lauren Weinzimmer joined CCLP as a Junior Fellow in August 2011. She is a magna cum laude graduate of USC with Bachelor's degrees in both Communication (with honors) and English Literature. During her time at USC, Lauren was a research assistant for Faculty Fellow Stacy Smith, co-directed Annenberg...
Director of Research and Instruction Mark Latonero is the Director of Research and Instruction at the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy. Latonero investigates the impact of emerging media and technology on social change; from the impact of the internet on music, to social media and emergency management,...
Office Manager Susan Crookston Goelz is Center for Communication Leadership and Policy's program assistant/office manager. She is the center's primary administrative staff member, responsible for budget administration, event coordination, office management and payroll administration, among other duties. Susan completed her B.A. in Communication at USC Annenberg in 2008 after nearly...
