Media Information
The diverse and talented faculty of Mount St. Mary’s College in Los Angeles are experts in many subjects, including education, nursing, biology, social justice, religion, political science, and more.
Reporters and editors who need assistance working with Mount faculty or need more information about the college can contact any member of the Public Relations Department listed below.
Photographers who want access to one of the college's two campuses (Chalon in the hills above Brentwood or Doheny near downtown LA) should also contact department staff in advance to make arrangements.
Staff Contacts
Debbie Ream
Director, Public Relations
Phone: (213) 477-2505
Fax: (213) 477-2544
Email: dream@msmc.la.edu
Debbie Ream joined Mount St. Mary’s College in 2009. She previously served as director of public affairs for the Los Angeles Times. She also held positions with the Times Mirror Company as vice president for the Times Mirror Foundation and corporate affairs manager. Earlier in her career, Ream held positions as public information officer for the city of Victorville and Sedgwick County, and as a reporter and editor for weekly newspapers in Arizona. Ream earned her bachelor’s of arts degree in journalism from Western Washington University.
Sarah Scopio
Associate Director, Public Relations
Phone: (213) 477-2504
Fax: (213) 477-2544
Email: sscopio@msmc.la.edu
Before working at the Mount, Sarah Scopio spent several years teaching composition at Los Angeles-area universities and working as a freelance author and copy editor. She previously worked as a magazine editor in New York City and as a public affairs writer for Dartmouth College. A California native, Scopio earned her bachelor's degree in English from Biola University and her master's degree in English from California State University Long Beach.
Joanna Banks
Manager, Public Relations
Phone: (213) 477-2506
Fax: (213) 477-2544
Email: jbanks@msmc.la.edu
Joanna Banks joined the staff of Mount St. Mary's College in 2002. Previously, she served as a metro reporter for newspapers in New York and California, including Los Angeles Times community newspapers and The Press-Enterprise of Inland Southern California, where she covered education, demographics, and social issues. Banks earned her bachelor's degree in communication studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and her master's degree in print journalism from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.