Where Alumni Work
Alumni of CMCI’S founding Department of Communication and program in Journalism and Mass Communication distinguish themselves every day in professions around the world.
Apple: Jason Hoff (Jour’00), Apple Marcom, Cupertino, Calif. His work is on the Advertising Walk of Fame and in a permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art. Hoff and a partner wrote the famous tagline “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.”
Edelman: Jessica Clifton-Czarny (Jour’03), U.S. head of digital
Eli Lilly: James S. Singell (Comm’89), marketing director, Tokyo, Japan
Boulder International Film Festival: Robin Beek (Comm’88), co-founder
The Lippin Group: Pamela Ruben Golum (Comm’78), president, Entertainment/West Coast
Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries: Morgan Presson (Jour’12), manager, advertising sales and integrated partnerships
Cherry Creek (Colo.) School Board: Claudine McDonald (Comm’92), member
University of Colorado Board of Regents: Linda Shoemaker (Jour’69), member
6Sense: Amanda Kahlow (Jour’99), CEO and founder of a predictive analytics company that generated $12 million in venture funding and won the innovation showdown contest at VentureBeat’s DataBeat conference
Deep Ellum Brewing Co.: Zack Fickey (Comm’02), co-owner/operator of one of Texas’ fastest- growing craft breweries
Wide Eyez: Graham Hill (Jour’86), developed a bike helmet shield that protects riders against insects and other elements
ABC: Chris Fowler (Jour’85), play-by-play announcer for ABC’s Saturday Night Football and former host of ESPN’s College Game Day
NBC News: Tom Costello (Jour’87), national correspondent, Washington D.C.
The New York Times: John Branch (Bus’89; MJour’96), sports feature writer, 2013 Pulitzer Prize winner for the groundbreaking multimedia project “Snowfall”
Duane Morris LLP, Washington, D.C.: Sheila Hollis (Jour’71), chair of the Washington, D.C. office of Duane Morris and founding practice leader of the firm's Energy, Environment and Resources Practice Group
Alexion Pharmaceuticals: Heidi Wagner (Jour’86), vice president of global government affairs
University of Colorado School of Medicine: Carey Candrian (PhDComm’11), assistant professor; author of Communicating Care at the End of Life, a book that details the way language shapes decisions around end-of-life care
Valparaiso University, Indiana: Jennifer Thackaberry Ziegler (PhDComm’00), dean of the graduate school and continuing education
Educause: Ron Zwerin (Jour’91), director of marketing communications for an association whose missions is to advance higher education through the use of information technology
TeachAIDS: Piya Sorcar (Jour; Econ; InfoSys’01), founder and CEO of an international nonprofit that creates breakthrough software for AIDS education and prevention
Facebook: Kelly Keaveney Graziadei (Jour’97), director of global marketing solutions
U.S. Olympic Committee: Joey Maestas (Jour’11), digital strategist, oversees Team USA's presence in social/digital media and leads strategy and tactics to engage stakeholders via digital media
National Football Foundation: Steve Hatchell (Jour’70), president and chief executive officer