COMMUNICATIONS STAFF - The staff of the Communications Office of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee includes, from left to right, Administrative Secretary Susan Wawrzonek and Communications Director Kathleen Hohl. (Photo by Mark Barthel)

The Communications Office exists to disseminate information about the Catholic Church and the activities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in southeastern Wisconsin. In particular, the department supports and assists the bishops in their pastoral leadership.

Both internally and externally, the Communications Office works to establish mutually beneficial relationships between the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and its many publics, especially via our website, the weekly television and radio Masses, our Annual Report, Archbishop Dolan's To Live Is Christ newsletter, broadcast and print advertising, seasonal Bulletin inserts, and the collaborative Catholic Schools marketing program.

As a way of building up the kingdom of God in southeastern Wisconsin, staff members offer assistance to parishes, schools and other organizations in strategic communications planning, public relations and marketing, with special focus on:

• Media Relations


• Crisis Communications


• Schools Marketing


• Parish Public Relations


• Market Research


• Target Market Identification


• The Five Ps of Marketing: Product, Price, Promotion, Place and People

In addition, we offer a wide variety of resources including:

• Pope Benedict XVI Prayer Cards
  
• Witness Newsletter and Leaflet Missal Service


• In the Richness of the Earth: A History of the
  Archdiocese of Milwaukee, 1843-1958


• Media Outlets by City and District
  
• Schools Marketing Program

-- Catholic Schools Posters
-- Catholic Schools Print Advertisements
-- Catholic Schools Radio Commercial
-- Catholic Schools Recruitment Guide
-- School Marketing Kit

• Informational brochures, articles and links