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Cory Lancaster

Cory Lancaster

Assistant Vice President of Marketing Communications & Media Relations

Cory Lancaster oversees a talented team that includes writers and editors for Stetson Today, Stetson University Magazine and other publications, as well as the social media strategist and a student creative agency that brings the student lens to Stetson's social media. She joined Stetson in 2016 as Director of Internal Communications. In that role, she won an Award of Excellence in Feature Writing from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District III for a story about the university's integration in the 1960s.

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 was a two-time judge for The Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism. 

She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Florida, a master’s degree from Rollins College, and expects to graduate in 2028 with an MBA in Data Analytics from Stetson University. 

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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Comfort Beene

Digital and Social Media Strategist

Comfort Beene was born in Ghana to a Liberian family and raised in North Carolina. She earned both her bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication, with a focus in Public Relations, and her Master’s degree in Physical Education with a concentration in Sports Administration from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

With a passion for digital storytelling and a diverse background in social and digital media management, she brings a unique creative lens to her role at Stetson. Her experience spans across industries from running her own business to creating content for professional sports organizations, including the Phoenix Suns entertainment team, the Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders and the Arizona Interscholastic Association.

Through every project, her goal remains the same: to capture and elevate the true, authentic essence of the moment.

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Siyon Kim

Siyon Kim is a writer and editor from Korea and oversees Stetson Today,  Announcements, and digital signs for the University Marketing team. A digital marketing and marketing communications generalist, she has experience in written and graphic content creation, website and social media management, and search engine optimization.

Before coming to Stetson, she received her Master of Fine Arts in fiction writing from Syracuse University, where she edited Salt Hill Journal, a literary magazine based out of the school’s graduate creative writing program. Her writing has received support from the Lambda Literary Writer’s Retreat, Atlantic Center for the Arts, and Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Dartmouth College.

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Deb Lovett

Deb Lovett, APR, is a strategic writer and editor with a love of language, design and understanding the zeitgeist.

She is well known in Central Florida for her role as managing editor of Daytona City Lifestyle magazine prior to coming to Stetson. She started out in print at Dow Jones & Co., Inc. and as a newscaster at WBLI-FM New York. For many years, she ran a small boutique agency out of Austin, Texas, working with a wide variety of industries from music to aviation, tech, gaming and public health. During COVID, she moved to Washington, D.C., to lead communications on contracts with NIH and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 

Deb has a dual BA in Communications and Applied Music from West Virginia Wesleyan College. She earned the Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) designation through her work on the historic public-private partnership between the U.S. government and the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation to develop an effective test for Lyme Disease.