Michele Heller ('90) is the deputy news service editor at the McClatchy Washington Bureau. She also writes occasional stories on financial and economic topics.

Jodie Kashuba ('90) continues to work from her home office near Denver for IBM. She just took a new post as a content author and Web editor for ibm.com.

Lynne Crandall Lenz ('90) has moved to Green Oaks, Ill. mcllcl@comcast.net

Gina M. Seamans ('90) is president of Accent Public Relations in Arvada.

Laila Al-Qatami ('92) is communication director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) in Washington, D.C. laila@adc.org

Paula Aven Gladych ('92) is the education reporter at the Daily Times-Call in Longmont. She spent several years at The Denver Business Journal and was also a writer and Web editor for Financial Times Energy-Platts in Boulder for three years.

Erika Jensen ('92) is a self-employed consultant. She has a master's degree in Oriental medicine and is a mother of two. She lives in Pacifica, Calif. ejensenhere@hotmail.com

Paul Daugherty (MA '93), an instructor at the School, was honored at the SJMC's May graduation as the Outstanding Faculty Member of the year, an award from the students.

Holly Duncan ('93) is a senior director of field communication for Old Navy in San Francisco. holly_duncan@gap.com

Michael Jaquet ('93) is vice president of CSTV-College Sports TV in New York City. He manages all conference partnerships, events and original programming. Last spring, he launched the Collegiate Nationals: championships in snow boarding, wake boarding, boxing, triathlon, beach volleyball and whitewater kayaking. mjaquet@cstv.com

Kelly McKenna (MA '93) is account director for Vistrio, a travel marketing company in Denver.

Deborah Mendez-Wilson ('93) has joined the CU News Services Office in Boulder where she will be covering several beats, editing news releases, doing podcasts and covering general assignment stories for the campus.

Adrea Peters ('93) owns and operates a Web site, artistlookingahead.com, in Monterey, Calif. She is always looking for fiction and photo contributions. She is also working on a master's degree in popular fiction at Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania. adrea@artistslookinghead.com

Staci Clark ('94) was recently appointed vice president of client services of WingateWeb. Based in Lindon, Utah, the company makes event management software and provides products and services for conferences.

Dan Pacheco ('94), the senior manager of digital products at the New Products Group in Bakersfield, Calif., won the 2006 Knight-Batten Awards for innovations in journalism for the The Bakersfield Californian's technology platform called Bakomatic. The software powers nine Web sites that let people express themselves through profiles, blogs and friend lists, as well as submit stories, photos and events for publication. The company's Bakotopia.com site also won an Edgie award in January for Most Innovative Visitor Participation.

Debbie F. Slobe ('94) is communication team leader at Playa Lakes Joint Venture in Lafayette.

Bonnie Burton ('95) works as a content developer for Lucasfilm Ltd. in Marin, Calif. Her new book, "You Can Draw Star Wars," will be available in January. Her other book, "Never Threaten to Eat Your Co-Workers: Best of Blogs," was published in 2004. Burton runs the Web site Grrl.com and writes freelance articles for the magazines Organic Gardening, Craft, Star Wars Insider and BUST.

Renee L. Dennis (MA '95) is a part-time copy editor for the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. She continues to substitute-teach at Fort Benning Schools. She lives in Columbus, Ga. valeriempeterson@yahoo.com

Jason Gewirtz ('95) was appointed executive city editor of the Long Beach Press-Telegram. He will oversee the paper's news and business reporters and continue to edit the paper's business section. He joined the paper in July 2000. jgewiz@aol.com

Julie Hoffman Marshall (MA '95) recently published a book, "Making Burros Fly: Cleveland Amory, Animal Rescue Pioneer." She spoke and signed her book at the Boulder Book Store in May. Marshall is an award-winning journalist and a longtime advocate for wildlife, pets and the environment.

Julie Dybdahl Meidlinger (MA '95) and her husband adopted a baby boy, Nathan James Noon Meidlinger, from South Korea in January. He is the second child in the family. They live in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Pete Gillette ('96) is a program analyst at the U.S. Department of State. He lives in Falls Church, Va.

Donald Poe ('96) has been with People Productions for 11 years and also teaches at Boulder Digital Arts. His new project led him around the world to interview and photograph Nobel Peace Prize laureates. He lives in Boulder. don@muteelation.com

Jodi Rave ('96) visited the School as a Hearst Professional-in-Residence in October. She is based at the Missoulian in Missoula, Mont., which she joined after completing a 2004 Nieman fellowship at Harvard University. She covers Native American issues for 58 newspapers in 22 states for Lee Enterprise newspapers and has twice been honored by Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism for her reporting on race and ethnicity.

Sarah Wilde ('96) is manager of client development at LinkShare Corp. in Chicago.

Nancy Cornwell (Ph.D. '97) is an associate professor at Linfield College. She is the author of a book, "Freedom of the Press." She lives in McMinnville, Ore.

Nancy Elder (MA '97) is producing her own show, "Colorado Bride TV," for Comcast Channel 5 in Denver. www.coloradobridetv.com  eldernancy@hotmail.com

Joelle Klein (MA '97) is a freelance writer in Denver.

Carrie McClure ('97) has been promoted to weekend co-anchor at KUSA-Channel 9 in Denver. Besides anchoring on Channel 9, McClure will anchor at 9 p.m. weekends on KTVD-Channel 20, which KUSA's parent company, Gannett, just purchased.

Christine L. Romero ('97) has left The Arizona Republic to join Westcor, a Macerich Co., as a manager of public relations. Westcor is the largest holder of retail real estate in Arizona.

Jill Tucker (MA '97) has joined the San Francisco Chronicle as an education reporter. jtucker@sfchronicle.com

Megan Cantrell ('98) is a marketing specialist at American Crew Inc. in Denver.

Jay DeFrank (Ph.D. '98) accepted a new position as director of communications and public relations at United Technologies Corp. in Hartford, Conn. He provides communications support to the president and the chief operating officer, and manages communications and public relations at the corporate level for UTC's aerospace companies: Pratt & Whitney, Hamilton Sunstrand and Sikorsky. Previously, he was vice president, executive director, researcher and analyst at the Space Foundation, Washington, D.C.

Lindsay Anhold Lew (MA '98) is assistant CU sports information director and organized the NCAA first-round women's soccer tournament hosted by the University.

Christine Ann McManus ('98) is an assistant business editor at the Fort Collins Coloradoan. She has been involved with SPJ Colorado Pro and Colorado Press Women. She spent most of 2005 learning Spanish, volunteering in Central America and taking care of her grandmother in Arizona.

Theresa Sauer ('98) has opened a public affairs firm, Seven Eight Nine. Her first client was a congressional campaign in Colorado Springs. She lives in Denver. theresa@seven-eight-nine.com

Kathleen Turner ('98) is an account director at Kirvin Doak Communications, Nevada's leading public relations firm based in Las Vegas. She recently spearheaded the launch of "Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular," the new $80 million production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" at the Venetian Resort Casino. She lives in Las Vegas. kturner@kirvindoak.com

Kathryn Buikema ('99) is a multilateral liaison officer at the U.S. State Department. She lives in Alexandria, Va. katbuikema@yahoo.com

Michele Kurs Frishman ('99) is an attorney for Denver Water. She lives in Aurora.

Julie Jagodzinske ('99) is the outside editor for the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Josh Rymes ('99) left KABB in San Antonio, Texas, and is now reporting for Bay News 9 in Tampa, Fla. BN9 is a 24-hour local cable news channel owned by Brighthouse Networks.

Carol Smith (MA '99) is senior project editor at The Perseus Books Group in Boulder.

Corinne Wakefield Lamoureux ('99) moved to Alberta, Canada. She is a grain farmer and is writing a children's book called "Alyssa's Grandpa Is a Farmer." She married David Lamoureux in November 2005. They met in Laos on the bank of the Mekong River.

Katherine Wojtecki ('99) was awarded a Peabody Award last April for her part in the coverage of Hurricane Katrina. She is a producer for CNN's Chicago Bureau.