About Us

Communications and Marketing Staff

Director of Communications and Marketing
Liz Libby
847-735-6011
libby@lakeforest.edu

As Director of the Office of Communications and Marketing, Elizabeth (Liz) Libby is in charge of working with the print, electronic and broadcast media to spread the good news about Lake Forest College.  She also oversees the content and quality of messages about the College to internal and external audiences, and manages a staff of two fulltime and three student employees. 

Liz was appointed Director of Communications and Marketing in February 2005. Prior to joining the College she served for several years as Director of Communications for Mayor Daley’s Office of Workforce Development in Chicago. For two years preceding that appointment Libby worked as a marketing specialist in that office. Libby's experience includes serving as press secretary and project coordinator for a Chicago alderman and as a marketing professional for Women Employed, a Chicago organization dedicated to improving the economic status of women and removing barriers to economic equity. She earned her bachelor’s degree in American history from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and holds a master’s degree in Latin American Studies and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing
Irene Ratliff
847-735-6010
ratliff@lakeforest.edu

As Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing Irene Ratliff works with the Office of Admissions in developing promotional materials and communication strategies. She writes and distributes news releases and coordinates publicity for events at the College, and oversees the student hometown press release program.

Irene Ratliff has worked as a marketing specialist for the College for more than five years.  She has previous corporate experience in marketing and sales and has been very active in the local Lake Forest and Lake Bluff communities for many years. She currently is a member of the Board of Directors of the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce. She holds a bachelor of science degree in marketing from the Dolan School of Business, Fairfield University, Connecticut.

Spectrum Editor and Communications Coordinator
Lindsay Beller
847-735-5019
beller@lakeforest.edu

As editor of the alumni magazine and communications coordinator, Lindsay Beller manages several publications, including the College’s tri-annual magazine, alumni newsletter, and faculty e-newsletter. She also edits and writes for the College Web site and other marketing materials.

Lindsay Beller joined Lake Forest College in 2005 as the editor of Spectrum, the College’s alumni magazine, and as a communications coordinator in the Communications and Marketing Department. She comes to the College from the Pioneer Press, where she covered Lake Forest and Lake Bluff as a newspaper reporter. Her communications experience includes working for the Chicago public relations firm Carolyn Grisko and Associates and EngenderHealth, an international reproductive health agency based in New York. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and women’s studies from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in journalism from Syracuse University, where she also wrote for Syracuse Magazine.

Contacts:

News inquiries: Liz Libby
libby@lakeforest.edu
847-735-6011

Campus events: Irene Ratliff
ratliff@lakeforest.edu
847-735-6010

Sports information: Mike Wajerski
wajerski@lakeforest.edu
847-735-6054

Spectrum Magazine: Lindsay Beller
beller@lakeforest.edu
847-735-5019