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The '00s Mary Bowannie (MA '00) is a lecturer in Native American studies at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Kelly Brady ('00) served as campaign press secretary for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Schaffer of Colorado this fall. Schaffer lost the race to Mark Udall. Brady had worked as a legislative correspondent for Schaffer, as deputy press secretary for U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., and also served in the Governor's Office of Boards and Commissions under former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens. Cynthia Cook ('00) was sworn in to the U.S. Foreign Service in August 2008 as a public diplomacy officer. Cook will be posted to Saudi Arabia starting in the fall of 2009 as an assistant public affairs officer and cultural affairs officer. She earned a master's degree in 2006 from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Lucas Gilman ('00) won American Photo's 2008 Emerging Photographer of the year award featured in the December issue of American Photo and sponsored by Apple Computers. www.popphoto.com/microsite/4434/are-you-the-next-great-photographer.html Angela Lapre ('00) is the account manager at Bender/Helper Impact, a public relations agency in Los Angeles. She manages the digital entertainment division with clients including Scion, Fancast and Al Gore's Current TV network. Elizabeth Lichtenstein ('00) is a marketing development manager at National Care Connection. It sells an online database that she helped build for caregivers of people with developmental disabilities. She and her husband, Greg Avery ('94), a Denver Business Journal reporter, celebrated son Elijah's first birthday in July.  Jared Levy (’04) reviews the work of Advertising student Mikael Gerzon-Kessler during one of his visits to the SJMC. For the last three semesters, Levy has brought projects from his Subset M agency in Southern California to CU creative ad classes, including two films accepted by the Sundance Film Festival. Some of the student work – including online banners, viral applications and computer games – have now been incorporated into professional Web promotions. (Photo by Kasia Broussalian) Mary Ann Lopez ('00) is a community Web site coordinator for the Sun-Times News Group in Chicago. Tara Manthey ('00) is the communications director for Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, a child advocacy and policy nonprofit group. She lives in Little Rock. Amy Sabreen ('00) won an Emmy for a show she pitched about a competitive snowboarder who was paralyzed from the waist down because of an accident during competition but who learned to walk again through controversial methods of physical therapy. She also created a video department for Breckenridge Ski Resort, which distributes videos nationally to major television stations. Josh Samuels ('00) started a new job as weekend sports anchor at WPEC-TV in West Palm Beach, Fla. Stacie Shafran ('00) is the chief of public affairs for the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Montham Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. She is a captain in the Air Force. Shafran will be deployed to Afghanistan for the second time to serve as an information operations officer. Jennie Walker ('00) is a human resource development specialist in leadership and management development for Safeway's Denver Division office in Centennial. She also has been teaching scuba diving at A-1 Scuba in Englewood. She is a first-year doctoral student in education (curriculum and instruction) at the University of Denver and is a triathlete sponsored by Goody hair care products. Kami Carmann ('01) is a sports anchor and reporter for KMGH-Channel 7 in Denver. Kathryn Cook ('01) has won the 2008 Inge Morath Award. The $5,000 award goes to a female photographer under 30 to support an ongoing project. Jessica Peck Corry ('01) is executive director of the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative. She is a public policy analyst with the Independence Institute and writes a weekly political column for The Denver Post's polticswest.com. She lives in Denver with husband, Robert, and their two daughters. Nicholas Hughes ('01) is a copywriter for Owen Jones & Partners in Portland, Ore. He creates advertising for clients including Adidas and Adobe. Brady McCombs ('01) was recently named Arizona Journalist of the Year for the second year in a row. He also received the Arizona Press Club's highest honor, the Virg Hill Journalist of the Year award. McCombs has worked for the Arizona Daily Star since February 2006. He covers immigration and the U.S.-Mexico border. McCombs' wife, Harlem, also gave birth to their son, Kenji Ricardo McCombs-Gaudamuz, on Sept. 28 Jessica Schilling ('01) is the art director for GoDaddy.com in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Michelle Stevenson Striker ('01) works as a development director for Escuela de Guadalupe, a nonprofit organization in north Denver. She earned a master's in public administration from the University of Colorado at Denver. Jennifer Voelker ('01) is a proposal writer for CounterTrade Products Inc., an IT reseller for state and federal education contracts. Billi Hazle Dray ('02) is director of Global Visibility Life Success. She and her husband, Charlie, live in Lima, Ohio. Nina Grabowski Heinze ('02) is a research associate and doctoral candidate in Germany at the University of Augsburg, Institute for Media and Educational Technology, where she is in charge of a research project with focus on educational technologies in higher education. Erin Gartner ('02) is a day supervising editor for The Associated Press in Raleigh, N.C. After three years at AP in Denver, Gartner spent several months studying Spanish and traveling in South America. She rejoined AP as a reporter in North Carolina in 2006 and was promoted a year later. She says she misses the Rocky Mountains. Alicia (Tyson) Green (MA '02) is a journal project specialist for the National Environmental Health Association in Auburn, Ala., where her husband, Brian, has finished his master's degree and is now teaching some classes. Liz Haltiwanger ('02) is the news director at KKTV in Colorado Springs. Andrew Holton ('02) is a copywriter at DDB Chicago, a worldwide advertising agency. Luke Howell ('02) is the senior broadcast engineer for Altitude Sports and Entertainment at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Howell supervises all areas of broadcast and production engineering at the arena, including everything from maintaining the broadcast cabling to interfacing with ESPN, TNT, Altitude and facilitating their set-up. Howell's department also runs the Jumbotron show. Robin Johnson ('02, MA '05) is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Iowa's School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He is doing his dissertation on the production of video games as well as the environment the employees work in. Jessica Yi-Chieh Sung (MA '02) is an account manager at JWT Advertising Taipei in Taiwan. Joni Jaje McGlothlin ('02) is working as the press secretary for U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz. McGlothlin says she works mainly in Arizona but makes occasional trips to Washington, D.C. Josh Blumenfield (MA '03) is a meteorologist for WKBT-TV, the CBS affiliate in La Crosse, Wis. He has been awarded both the American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association Television seals of Approval. Amy Echo-Hawk (MA '03) is the communications specialist for the PR and marketing department at the Portland (Ore.) Art Museum. Echo-Hawk will be promoting art exhibitions and museum public programs. Seth Gordon ('03) became an elementary school performing arts teacher in Los Angeles after interning at CBS 2 Sports. Holly Marie Kay ('03) owns and operates a video production company, Sapphire Productions. She does everything from talent and producing, to shooting and editing wedding videos, corporate group videos, ski and snowboard productions and slideshows. She and her husband, Devin, live and work in Vail Valley. Johnathan McFarlane ('03) won Best International Documentary at the 11th annual Okanagan film Festival in Kelowna, British Columbia, for "Project Canada." Xander Page ('03), formerly Alexander Barrett-Page, has been hired by XigiMedia as the marketing coordinator for the Social Capital Markets Conference. Page will be coordinating the marketing team and securing sponsorships for an inaugural conference. Jeffrey Sussman ('03) has moved to Hartford, Conn., to begin his employment as an equal opportunity specialist with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He earned a law degree from Loyola University in Chicago in May. Ryan Van Duzer ('03) was in Beijing for the Olympics and posted his adventures on the Boulder Daily Camera Web site. Bethany Wilczynski (MA '03) is a product marketing manager for Crocs in Colorado. Michael Conneen ('04) is a community reporter for WJLA/News Channel 8 in Washington, D.C. Ann Depperschmidt ('04) is a community relations specialist at Denver Water. Alex Headrick ('04) is the senior analyst of corporate communications for JetBlue Airways in New York City. His responsibilities include internal communications, speech writing, managing executive blogs and podcasts, updating the employee intranet and overseeing benefits communications. Jenny Mammel ('04) is in Boston working as a production coordinator for the Discovery Channel's new series "Timewarp" that debuted Oct. 15. Jamie Radin ('04) is a senior credit manager for Wells Fargo Financial in Centennial. Jen Rome ('04) is the marketing events manager for the Children's Medical Center in Dallas. Carmel Schiff ('04) is working part-time in several capacities in the newsroom at KOA Radio in Denver after leaving KRAI radio in Craig. At KRAI, Schiff won several awards for her work. Ben Scott (MA '04) is an advertising sales account representative for Cox Media – the largest cable provider in Oklahoma. He lives in Tulsa. Alexandra Burton ('05) is a senior sponsorship associate at Edelman, the leading independent public relations firm in the world, in New York City. She went to Beijing this summer for client work surrounding the Olympics. Shelby Campbell ('05) is an associate producer for NBC Olympics. She lived in New York City for two years working on that project and went to Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games. Campbell developed the athlete profile pieces that aired on Prime Time during the Games. Christine Dell'Amore (MA '05) completed a Marine Biological Laboratory Science Journalism fellowship in Fairbanks, Alaska, in July. She participated in a laboratory course for one week and followed scientists in the field as they did climate change research for one week. Dell'Amore blogged about it for Smithsonian magazine. www.smithsonian.com/articdispatch. Erin Ragan Dolin ('05) is a senior associate with the Fletcher Group LLC. Dolin is also a PR contractor ding business as Dolin PR, and she freelances for two other Denver firms, PRima Donna PR and Stefanie Jones PR. Josh Hernandez ('05) launched a nonprofit Impossible Possibilities Web site with his twin brother, Justin, to showcase their vision of how to impact student education in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Sadie Hughes ('05) was married this summer and has moved back to the Denver area from St. George, Utah. Hughes worked for KCSG-TV in Utah. Jonathan Humbert ('05) has joined the I-Team at KLAS in Las Vegas as an investigative reporter. He has been at the station since 2007. Greg Jackson ('05) is an in-house sports producer, director and editor for the University of Denver's Division of Athletics. Mike King ('05) is a copywriter at Factor Design Labs in Denver. He works on traditional and interactive campaigns for Audi of America, The North Face, SCARPA, Winter Park, Oakley and other clients. Miles McKenna ('05) has become an international broadcasting figure. After studying in South Africa and living in Taiwan, he's become the go-to guy at International Channel Shanghai, one of two English-language television channels in China. McKenna's primary job is to edit scripts for news features. Holly Orr ('05) is a marketing manager at Beaver Creek Ski Resort. Bianca Prieto ('05) is the lead reporter for the Orlando Sentinel on the case of missing toddler Kaylee Anthony. Prieto appeared on Fox's network news as a criminal justice reporter on the story. Matt Sawicki ('05) is the operations manager for the 2009 U.S. Senior Open. Tiffany Childs ('06) is the Denver Yelp Community Manager for Yelp.com. Adam Creapo ('06) is a junior sports account executive at Clear Channel Communications, KOA Radio in Denver. Marla Goldsmith ('06) is an account executive on the IBM Global Team at Ogilvy & Mather in New York City. Katherine Crowell Gunby ('06) is the public relations specialist for the Mississippi Emergency Department Agency in Pearl, Miss. Nina-Noelle Hall ('06) is a freelance journalist who has recently been on assignment with National Geographic for a project called Personal Explorer. Christine Keller ('06) is in Chicago, working with Hall and Partners in brand and communications research. David Mason ('06) is the co-owner and chief technology officer of EmptyHangar.com in Colorado Springs. Lauren Monitz ('06) is the marketing communications coordinator for SANYO Commercial Solutions in Chicago. Aaron Nava ('06) is an account manager at Barnhart Communications in Denver. Jennifer Ragan ('06) is a marketing and graphics coordinator for Finegold Alexander & Associates Inc., an architecture firm in Boston. Her work on the complete redesign of their Web site, faainc.com, won first place at the annual SMPS Boston Awards Gala. Yvette Rebik ('06) is the new on-air personality on the Dom and Jane Morning Show on MIX 100 (KIMN-FM) in Denver, part of CBS Radio. She started working with the station doing promotions and jumped at the chance to be "Tizzy" on-air. Rebik is also an improv and sketch comedian with regular performances at the Bovine Metropolis Theater and the Avenue Theater in Denver. Debra Thiegs ('06) is a software engineer for Infosys Technologies Ltd. in Chicago. She traveled to India for six months to train in computer programming. Keely Walker ('06) has joined KMGH-Channel 7 in Denver as the morning weekend producer. Anna Wolferman ('06) is the production coordinator for Cortina Productions. Wolferman has worked on projects including producing videos for the Sports Museum of America in New York City and the Hall at Patriot Place, a museum dedicated to the New England Patriots. She coordinates and researches stock footage, rights and clearances, and other footage and legal needs for the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago as well as the promotional video for the Museum of Bethel Woods that will be included in the Warner Brothers' 40th Woodstock anniversary DVD. Lauren Back ('07) has left her position as associate editor at The Trail Rider magazine in Louisville. Carolyn Barry (MA '07) is the online editor of the Web site attached to G Magazine in Australia. www.gmagazine.com.au Warren Green ('07) is the director of promotion at Entercom Denver Radio, 99.5 The Mountain. Green is responsible for the marketing of the station and on-air, online voice management. Cali Harris ('07) is a project manager for Leopard Communications in Broomfield. Whitney Humble ('07) is an administrative assistant at Regis University in Denver. Nissa LaPoint ('07) is a staff writer and photographer for MetroNorth Newspapers in Denver. LaPoint writes news, business and feature stories about Westminster and Federal Heights for the Westminster Window. Ann Lauricello ('07) is working as a morning anchor/producer at KGWN-TV in Cheyenne, Wyo. Katrina Washington Miller ('07) is managing the duplication/transfer department at People Productions in Boulder. Stephanie Alexander Milliman ('07) is the communication manager for the Boulder Chamber of Commerce. Milliman has launched a rebranding campaign for the organization that will include a new name (changing from Boulder Chamber of Commerce to Boulder Chamber), logo Web site and other marketing communications, and a newsletter. David Billingslea ('08) has moved to Dallas, where he is doing high school play-by-play and occasional color commentary for Millennium Sports. Stephanie Collins ('08) is a morning producer and part-time reporter at KKCO-TV in Grand Junction. Jamie Lynn Combes ('08) recently accepted a position teaching preschoolers at a private school in Arvada. Julie Dyer ('08) is an editorial assistant at 7X7 magazine and California Home + Design. She lives in San Francisco. Natasha Gardner ('08) is the research editor at 5280: Denver's Magazine. Mariwan Hama-Saeed (MA '08) is working in New York City for the Committee to Protect Journalists. Hama-Saeed is the organization's Middle East and North Africa research associate. The organization has been able to free several journalists from prison in recent months. Ben Howell ('08) is the main sports reporter for Channel 5 Northern Colorado, which is affiliated with KGWN-Channel 2 in Cheyenne, Wyo. Tracey Hunter ('08) has moved to Reno and is a technical director for the morning and noon newscasts at KRNV, the NBC affiliate. Lisa Jacobson ('08) is in the master's program in political journalism at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Chicago. Jenny Luu ('08) is an assistant content manager for Crispin Porter + Bogusky in Boulder. Jeff McAdam ('08) has been working since shortly after graduation in communications for the Baltimore Ravens. Phil Milani ('08) has joined KKTV in Colorado Springs as a photographer. Katie Nordeen ('08) is a reporter at WDIO/WIRT-TV in Duluth, Minn. Charles Jordan Powell ('08) is working at Schenkein Public Relations in Denver. Gabriela Resto-Montero ('08) will begin a Web internship at The Nation in New York City in January. Katie Sholem ('08) is doing marketing for General Growth Properties in Chicago. Chris Velgersdyk ('08) is a newscast director at KULR-TV in Billings, Mont. |
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