Communications Staff

Cory Lancaster

Cory Lancaster

Assistant Vice President of Marketing Communications & Media Relations

Cory Lancaster became Assistant Vice President of Marketing Communications & Media Relations in July 2022. She joined Stetson in 2016 as Director of Internal Communications and, in that role, redesigned the university’s news site, Stetson Today, conducted internal communication surveys to improve campus communication for students, faculty and staff, and led other projects.

Before coming to Stetson, she was managing editor of The Daytona Beach News-Journal and an award-winning senior reporter for the Orlando Sentinel. She served as President of the Florida Society of News Editors and organized the society’s Sunshine Sunday initiative to advocate for public records and open government. She served twice as a judge for The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Florida and a master’s degree from Rollins College.

Michael Candelaria

Michael Candelaria

Editor, Stetson University Magazine

Michael Candelaria is a veteran of the magazine industry in Central Florida, having served as a writer and editor for numerous publications. Those publications range from city/regional and business magazines to education, travel/leisure and sports magazines. He was the publisher of FORWARD Florida magazine, editor of Orlando magazine and the 1996 president of the Florida Magazine Association.

He is well-known in the Central Florida community, working with high-profile organizations, such as the Central Florida Partnership, Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission and Visit Orlando. He is a graduate of the University of Central Florida.

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Andrea Mujica Ferreira

Editor, Stetson Today

Andrea Mujica Ferreira was born in Caracas, Venezuela. She moved to the United States in 2012 and attended the University of Central Florida from which she holds both a bachelor’s degree in journalism and an MBA. 

Coming from a journalism background and having worked at local newspapers prior to her arrival to Stetson, she understands the value of community journalism and the importance of meaningful storytelling. Her past experiences in journalism include being the Managing Editor for NSM Today at UCF, the Features and General Assignment reporter at The Courier and Daily Comet in Houma and Thibodaux, La., and the Sports Reporter for the West Orange Times and Observer in Orlando.

Andrea received the Louisiana Press Association Award for Best Video in 2018 and most recently the Florida Press Association Award for Best Sports Spot News in 2023.