Class Notes

Jennifer Newell Davies (Comm) joined Trice Imaging as the marketing manager in January 2022. With offices in Del Mar, California, and Stockholm, Sweden, she is using both her journalism degree and Nordic studies minor.

Kim Fuller (Jour) is a co-founder of Jaunt Media Collective, a collection of print and digital lifestyle publications based in Colorado including the titles Spoke+Blossom and CO YOGA + Life. In 2021, Fuller, who lives in Vail, launched Covered Bridge, a print magazine for the Vail Valley.

Molly Rettig (MJour) published her first book through the University of Alaska Press, titled Finding True North: Firsthand Stories of the Booms that Built Modern Alaska. After moving to Fairbanks, Alaska, to work as a reporter for a local paper, Rettig explored the East Coast, where her assumptions about Alaska and herself were tested. She began writing her book, centered around one place that can be many things to many people—and how all of it can be true. 

Jacob Elyachar (Jour) hosts a platform, Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar, which is celebrating its 11th year. The podcast has welcomed a variety of guests that range from reality TV stars to entertainment icons such as Howie Mandel and Desmond Child. He is also working at Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City.

Vignesh Ramachandran (Jour) is based in Denver and working as a multiplatform editor at The Washington Post, where he edits mobile platforms. He also continues to build Red, White and Brown Media, which shares stories about and engages with Asian American communities.

Esteban L. Hernandez (Jour) is employed at Axios Denver after four years of working for Denverite and Colorado Public Radio covering local news.

Elizabeth Hernandez (Jour) is a Denver Post reporter with a passion for covering historically marginalized communities and issues impacting millennials and younger readers.

Morgan Gallo (StratComm) is a nationally touring comedian based out of St. Augustine, Florida. She was recently awarded Best of Fest at the Big Pine Comedy Festival in San Diego, California. This year she plans to perform back home in Colorado for the first time since she began her comedy career.

Riley Clinton (CritMedia), along with other CU alumni, co-founded Boulder Media House LLC, a video production company now located in Denver. The alumni are slowly building their team and are always looking to expand their network and client base. BMH is passionate about working with and supporting local Colorado companies and helping the state thrive.

After graduating, Steven Bonifazi (Jour) worked full time as a reporter at a Fort Collins independent newspaper, North Forty News. He then moved to Denver and accepted a position as a reporter at NewsBreak, where he helped develop the Denver team, wrote weekly articles, and edited and published a weekly newsletter.

Jeremy Elder (CritMedia) co-founded Boulder Media House, a video production company, along with other CU alumni. Since graduation, they have hired four new team members and created hundreds of videos. Their team is expanding to a new location outside of Colorado later this year.

Megan Nyvold (StratComm) is head of media at Security Token Market, a leading brand in the asset tokenization industry focused on market democratization by using blockchain technology. She leads the marketing and media efforts. Nyvold is featured on weekly shows Spilling the NFTea and The Security Token Show, as well as Cointelegraph and other global publications.

After graduation, Leilani Osmundson (StratComm) got married and started her dream job as a digital producer for the travel section of U.S. News & World Report. Osmundson and her husband bought a house and welcomed six guinea pigs into their family.

Daniela Martinez Carpizo (Comm) worked for Major League Baseball and helped coordinate the 2021 MLB All-Star Game in Denver. Following MLB All-Star Week, she joined the Colorado Rockies for the 2021 season before joining the Denver Broncos’ community development team. She now works at the Leeds School of Business as a program coordinator for recent alumni and student engagement.

Savannah Mather (Jour) recently got her certification in public relations. She started a job as a publicist for Blue Practice, a PR firm based out of Sausalito, California, which represents companies that are creating innovative solutions for climate change. 

After graduation, Izzy Rosen (CritMedia) interned at Old Tale Productions, a Boulder-based media company co-founded by Monty Moran (Comm’88). Following her internship, Rosen was hired as a producer working on Season Two of the five-episode, 60-minute docuseries CONNECTED: A Search for Unity, which airs on PBS. Rosen lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is pursuing a master’s degree at the Pratt Institute while remaining a producer for Old Tale Productions.

Christopher DeLuca (StratComm) accepted an offer at Edelman, a public relations company, as a brand team intern in New York City. He would like to thank those who supported him in his public relations career, including CMCI instructor Dawn Doty for her continued encouragement.

Grace Naber (StratComm) moved to Dublin after graduation for an internship with Groopeze, a travel and booking agency operating in the U.K. and Ireland. She is excited to spend the next period of her life abroad, and she is thankful for all she learned through CMCI and will soon be applying in the real world.

Shortly after graduation, Anna Newkirk (Jour) moved to Washington, D.C., to join the broadcast media team for the Washington Commanders. She is grateful for the support of her professors and mentors who guided her to where she is now.

Claire Wernick (StratComm) recently announced her new employment as a public relations assistant with Havas Formula, a public relations agency, in its Midwest division. She is looking forward to joining a team of innovative thinkers and has always looked up to the way Havas Formula is a trendsetter within the public relations industry.