The '90s

Stacey Baca ('91) has joined WLS-TV in Chicago as a general assignment reporter and co-anchor of the 6 p.m. newscast. She came to the Windy City from KNSD-TV in San Diego, Calif.

Greg Bull ('91), an Associated Press photographer based in Mexico, won the Editor & Publisher Photo of the Year Award for feature photography in publications of more than 200,000 for a photo of men from a small northern Mexican town of La Joya playing soccer on a dusty field in January.

Yasmine Schenkel ('91) is a producer with KWGN-Channel 2 in Denver. She has also worked on the station's Web site and coordinated the internship program. Prior to that, she worked as a writer at KCNC-Channel 4 in Denver. yschenkel@tribune.com

Ben Wallace ('91) is finishing his term as president of the Advertising Federation of Minnesota. He recently joined the Minneapolis marketing communications firm Words At Work in the newly created position of brand development director. Previously, he consulted as an independent branding and marketing strategist. ben.wallace@wordsatwork.com or benwallace@attbi.com

Jason Domenico ('92) is the director of retail sales-western division for Chiquita Fresh N.A. He lives in Brighton.

Robert Mitchell ('92) accepted a position as the public affairs specialist with State Farm Insurance. He lives in Thousand Oaks, Calif. robert.mitchell.jum0@statefarm.com

Megan M. Arts ('93) was promoted to associate public relations director at MGH Public Relations, one of Baltimore's largest public relations firms and advertising agencies. meganarts@hotmail.com

Debbie Fellner ('94) was inspired by a trip to South Africa to make a career change from online reporting to environmental journalist. She now serves as communications director for bird conservation group Playa Lakes Joint Adventure. In June she married Brian Slobe (EPOB '94). dlfellner@earthlink.net

Eve Stryker Munson (MA '94) took a free-lance position as managing editor of the journal Environmental History, a job that allowed her to move back to the West. She lives in Santa Fe, N.M. emunson@aol.com

Andrew Rivera ('94) joined the ABC affiliate KGTV in San Diego in August 2001. He is producing, reporting and anchoring sports. arivera@kgtv.com

Julie Hoffman Marshall (MA '95) of the Boulder Daily Camera won two Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) awards in June. She took first place in arts and entertainment food writing for a story on firehouse chefs and third place in news features for a story on game wardens who hunt down poachers on Colorado's eastern plains. She took third place in the Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters Association's annual contest in feature writing for “Amanda's Song,” about a young violinist with Down syndrome. She was accepted and participated in the highly competitive Gralla Fellows Program for Religion Journalists at Brandeis University outside Boston, Mass. marshalltim123@msn.com

Steven Schwankert (MA '95) was an editor for Internet.com and IDG in Hong Kong for the past two years. He is moving back to Beijing, where he will pursue free-lance and book opportunities. steven@theexiledamerican.com

Steven Graham ('97) is the editor of the Lakewood Sentinal and the Bear Creek Sentinel newspapers in Jefferson County. steveg1975@yahoo.com

Jill Tucker (MA '97) of the Alameda News Group in Oakland, Calif., won the National Casey Medal award for a series of articles on special education. The Casey Medal is given by the University of Maryland and recognizes “distinguished coverage of children and family issues.” jtucker@angnewspapers.com

Kevin Atticks (MA '98) is working on a doctor of communications design degree at the University of Baltimore and expects to graduate in December. Over the past three years, he's written and published three books on regional wineries in addition to publishing three other internationally distributed books. He is teaching news writing, feature writing, advanced reporting and publication design at Loyola College, where he is also the internship coordinator and adviser to the student newspaper. katticks@loyola.edu

Sandy Blumberg ('98) moved to San Francisco after graduation, where he works in marketing for a sporting apparel store and as a fitness instructor at several gyms in the area. He spends a great deal of time promoting HIV and AIDS awareness. sdb7043@aol.com

Tanya Chattman (MA '98) was promoted to the position of Supreme Court and Federal Judiciary producer in C-SPAN's political unit in Washington, D.C. tchattman@hotmail.com

Ginny Figlar (MA '98) started her own business and was later hired as a senior writer by one of her clients, Customer Communications Group. She works on direct marketing programs for national retail and financial clients. She married Lewis Colon in September and moved into an 1884 Victorian home in downtown Denver that they are renovating. ginny@customer.com

Sean Flanagan (MA '98) is the executive producer at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia.

Madeleine Hengge (MA '98) was mistakenly identified in last spring's Bylines as an associate producer when in fact she is a producer for KPBS Public Television in San Diego. mhengee@aol.com

Justin Jaeger ('98) is an airborne (helicopter and airplane) reporter and camera operator for KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, covering traffic, weather and breaking news. jjaeger44@hotmail.com

Tom Stilwell ('98) is a news producer for KOIN-TV in Portland, Ore., where, he says, “all is well and very beautiful.” tstilwell@koin.com

Shayna Zweben (MA '98) has moved to Carbondale where she is teaching English and philosophy, as well as coaching kayaking at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School.

Matt Altman ('99) is working in Los Angeles as a literary agent representing television writers. maltman@pacbell.net

Steven Alvarez (MA '99) recently accepted a position as the regional communications coordinator for the St. Johns River Water Management District in central Florida. He and his wife welcomed home a baby boy, Duncan Brogan Alvarez, in June. They live in Winter Park, Fla. rumrunners2@juno.com

Nate Haas ('99) was named sports editor at the Greeley Tribune. haas@greeleytrib.com

Trista Kelley ('99) lives in Taiwan where she edits a small English-language magazine based on CNN broadcasts. See CNN Interactive English at www.abclive.com. trkelley22@yahoo.com

Jordan Maness ('99) has left his position at 103.7 FM The Planet in San Diego and has moved to San Francisco to work closely with his brothers as producers of their public access television show: The “Mr. Stinky Show,” Visit www.mrstinky.com for more details. buffjord@yahoo.com

Dan Perlett ('99) has moved to London and continues to work for Burson-Marsteller Public Relations. He says he's enjoying the rainy days in London. dan_perlett@uk.bm.com

Gina Selby ('99) and CU alum Jason Luber have gotten engaged. No wedding date has been set. Selby is a guest segment producer for KGWN-Channel 2 in Englewood, and Luber is a helicopter pilot for KOA Radio in Denver. regiecu@aol.com