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CMDI Now is published by the College of Communication, Media, Design and Information at the University of Colorado Boulder electronically three times a year and in print each fall.

Founding Dean: Lori Bergen

Summer 2025 edition

• Editor-in-Chief: Malinda Miller (Engl,Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Managing Editor: Joe Arney
• Assistant Editor: Hannah Stewart (Comm’19)
• Multimedia Production Manager: Kimberly Coffin (CritMedia, StratComm’18)
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus
• Contributors:Hannah Howell, media production; Jack Moody (StratComm’24); Nandi Pointer, PhD candidate: media studies; Iris Serrano, strategic communication; Regan Widergren, strategic communication

Spring 2025 edition

• Editor-in-Chief: Malinda Miller (Engl,Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Managing Editor: Joe Arney
• Assistant Editor: Hannah Stewart (Comm’19)
• Multimedia Production Manager: Kimberly Coffin (CritMedia, StratComm’18)
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus
• Contributors: Alexis Bayani (StratComm’24); Olivia Bransford (StratComm’24); Cuauhtémoc Campos, environmental design; Andrew Elliott (StratComm’24); Charlotte Garrett (StratComm’24); Coco Loomis (StratComm’24); Jack Moody (StratComm’24); Dahlia Nin, strategic communication; Oliver Pollock (StratComm’24); Ella Seevers, environmental design; Iris Serrano, strategic communication; Joel Thurman, media studies; Regan Widergren, strategic communication

Fall 2024 edition

• Editor-in-Chief: Malinda Miller (Engl,Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Managing Editor: Joe Arney
• Assistant Editor: Hannah Stewart (Comm’19)
• Designers: Sean Duggan, Cary Marks
• Illustrator: Dana Helmes
• Multimedia Production Manager: Kimberly Coffin (CritMedia, StratComm’18)
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus
• Contributors: Sophie Faust, strategic communication; Kelsie Kerr (MediaSt, Film’23); Lisa Marshall (Jour, PolSci’94; MJour’22); Joey Maestas; Jack Moody, strategic communication; RJ Sangosti; Mary Beth Searles (Law’96)

Summer 2024 edition

• Editor-in-Chief: Malinda Miller (Engl,Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Managing Editor: Joe Arney
• Assistant Editor: Hannah Stewart (Comm’19)
• Multimedia Production Manager: Kimberly Coffin (CritMedia, StratComm’18)
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus
• Contributors: Jack Moody, strategic communication; Iris Serrano, strategic communication; Regan Widergren, strategic communication

Spring 2024 edition

• Editor-in-Chief: Malinda Miller (Engl,Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Managing Editor: Joe Arney
• Assistant Editor: Hannah Stewart (Comm’19)
• Multimedia Production Manager: Kimberly Coffin (CritMedia, StratComm’18)
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus
• Contributors: Glenn Asakawa (Jour’86); Jack Moody, strategic communication; Olivia Roberts; Nathan Thompson, journalism 

Fall 2023 edition

• Editor-in-Chief: Malinda Miller (Engl,Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Managing Editor: Joe Arney
• Assistant Editor: Hannah Stewart (Comm’19)
• Designers: Sean Duggan, Cary Marks
• Illustrator: Dana Heimes
• Multimedia Production Manager: Kimberly Coffin (CritMedia, StratComm’18)
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus
• Contributors: Sophie Faust, strategic communication; Kelsie Kerr (MediaSt, Film’23); Lisa Marshall (Jour, PolSci’94; MJour’22); Joey Maestas; Jack Moody, strategic communication; RJ Sangosti; Mary Beth Searles (Law’96)

Summer 2023 edition

• Editor-in-Chief: Malinda Miller (Engl, Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Contributing Editor: Shannon Mullane (MJour’19)
• Assistant Editor: Hannah Stewart (Comm’19)
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus
• Contributors: Naim Aburaddi (PhDMediaSt); Annilise Burgess, journalism; Claire Cleveland; Kimberly Coffin (CritMedia, StratComm’18); Timothy Coy (Advert’80), Jenny Herring (Jour’82); Ava Knopping, strategic communication; Danielle Kreutter (Jour’11); Lisa Marshall (Jour, PolSci’94; MJour’22); Nandi Pointer (PhDMediaSt); Curtis Wagner (CritMedia’23)

Fall 2022 edition

• Editor-in-Chief: Malinda Miller (Engl, Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Managing Editor: Shannon Mullane (MJour’19)
• Designer: Cary Marks
• Illustrator: Dana Heimes
• Copy Editor: Paul Beique
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus
• Contributors: Anthony Albidrez, journalism MA; Glenn Asakawa (Jour’86); Kimberly Coffin (CritMedia, StratComm’18); Sophie Faust, strategic communication; Lauren Irwin (Jour’22); Ava Knopping, strategic communication; Lisa Marshall (Jour, PolSci’94); Lisa Munro; Hannah Prince (Jour’22); Mary Beth Searles; Tayler Shaw (Jour, Span’21)

   CASE Circle of Excellence 2023 Award: Bronze [Magazines | Alumni/General Interest (Printed Once a Year)]
   Best of CASE District VI Award [Magazines > Alumni/General Interest: Any Institution Type (Printed Once a Year)]

Summer 2022 edition

• Editor-in-Chief: Malinda Miller (Engl, Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Managing Editor: Shannon Mullane (MJour’19)
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus
• Contributors:Kimberly Coffin (CritMedia, StratComm’18), Lauren Irwin (Jour’22), Tayler Shaw (Jour, Span’21), Hannah Stewart (Comm’19), Bryan Chi Hun Lai (CritMedia’22)

Spring 2022 edition

• Editor-in-Chief: Malinda Miller (Engl, Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Managing Editor: Shannon Mullane (MJour’19)
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus
• Contributors: Kimberly Coffin (CritMedia, StratComm’18), Lauren Irwin (Jour’22), Lisa Munro, Tayler Shaw (Jour, Span’21), Ross Taylor

Fall 2021 edition

• Editor-in-Chief: Malinda Miller (Engl, Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Managing Editor: Stephanie Cook (MJour’18)
• Assistant Editor: Tayler Shaw (Jour, Span’21)
• Designer: Cary Marks
• Illustrator: Dana Heimes
• Copy Editor: Paul Beique
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus
• Contributors: Glenn Asakawa (Jour’86), Kimberly Coffin (CritMedia, StratComm’18), Jad Davenport (MJour’98), Max Gannett (Info), Jay Ghosh (Info), Lauren Irwin (Jour), Lisa Marshall (Jour, PolSci’94), Lisa Munro, Mary Beth Searles (Law’96), Francie Wojcik

Summer 2021 edition

• Editor: Malinda Miller (Engl, Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Managing Editor: Stephanie Cook (MJour’18)
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus
• Contributors: Glenn Asakawa (Jour’86), Kimberly Coffin (CritMedia, StratComm'18), Lisa Munro, Mary Beth Searles, Tayler Shaw (Jour, Span’21) Francie Wojcik

Spring 2021 edition

• Editor: Malinda Miller (Engl, Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Managing Editor: Stephanie Cook (MJour’18)
• Designer: Dana Heimes
• Copy Editor: Paul Beique
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus
• Contributors: Casey Cass, Kimberly Coffin (CritMedia, StratComm'18), Lauren Irwin, Lisa Marshall (Jour, PolSci’94), Lisa Munro, Gerardo Ortiz (Advert'10), Hannah Prince, Mary Beth Searles, Francie Wojcik

Fall 2020 edition

• Editor: Malinda Miller (Engl, Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Managing Editor: Stephanie Cook (MJour’18)
• Designer: Dana Heimes
• Copy Editor: Paul Beique
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus
• Contributors: Glenn Asakawa (Jour’86), Kenna Bruner, Alexa Cimino, journalism, Kimberly Coffin (CritMedia, StratComm'18), Angie Eng, intermedia art, writing and performance PhD, Lauren Irwin, journalism, Lisa Marshall (Jour, PolSci’94), Lisa Munro, Saebryn Peel (Jour’20), Gregory K. Ramirez (MJour’20), Mary Beth Searles, Autumn Tyler (MMediaSt’19), media studies PhD, Morgan Walton (StratComm’20), Francie Wojcik, Ellie Jeffries (StratComm’23)

Summer 2020 edition

• Editor: Malinda Miller (Engl, Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Managing Editor: Stephanie Cook (MJour’18)
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus
• Contributors: Kimberly Coffin (CritMedia, StratComm'18), Troy Fairbanks (CritMedia’18), Christine Larson, Olivia Lyda (Comm) Alisa Meraz-Fishbein (Jour), Lisa Munro, Saebryn Peel (Jour’20), Zoe Schacht (Jour), Mary Beth Searles, Shelby Spindler (StratComm), Claire Tetro (Soc), Kara Wagenknecht (Jour), Morgan Walton (StratComm’20)

Fall 2019 edition

• Editor: Malinda Miller (Engl, Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Managing Editor: Stephanie Cook (MJour’18)
• Designer and Illustrator: Brendan Hemp, Cary Marks
• Copy Editor: Paul Beique
• Contributors: Glenn Asakawa (Jour’86), Gregory Bull (Jour’91), Kimberly Coffin (CritMedia, StratComm'18), Lisa Marshall (Jour, PolSci’94), Tammy Rae Mathews (PhDJour, ex’20), Marshall McKinley (StratComm’19), Sarah Meisenheimer (Jour’19), Andrew Patra (StratComm, ex’20), Greg Ramirez (MJour, ex’20), Rick Reilly (Jour’81), Mary Beth Searles, Tayler Shaw (Jour, Span, ex’21), Abby Siegel (CritMedia’19)
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus

  CASE District VI 2021 Award: Gold [Magazines > Alumni/General Interest 2x Per Year]

Spring 2019 edition

• Editor: Malinda Miller (Engl, Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Assistant Editor: Stephanie Cook (MJour’18)
• Designer and Illustrator: Samantha Davies
• Copy Editor: Paul Beique
• Contributors: Glenn Asakawa (Jour’86), Michelle Starika Asakawa (Jour, Mktg’87), Anna Blanco (Jour’19), Pat Clark, Kimberly Coffin (CritMedia, StratComm'18), Jeff Curry, Conner Davis, Christie Henry (Jour’12), Lauren Irwin, Lisa Marshall (Jour, PolSci’94), Sarah Meisenheimer (Jour’19), Deborah Méndez-Wilson (Jour, PoliSci’93), Shannon Mullane (MJour’19), Chuck Plunkett, Mary Beth Searles (Law’96)
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus

Fall 2018 edition

• Editor: Malinda Miller (Engl, Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Assistant Editor: Stephanie Cook (MJour’18)
• Designer: Samantha Davies
• Copy Editor: Paul Beique
• Contributors: Glenn Asakawa (Jour’86), Michelle Starika Asakawa (Jour, Mktg’87), Henry Attaway, Erin Baptiste, Anna Blanco, Conner Davis, Lauren Irwin, Lisa Marshall (Jour, PolSci’94), Andrew Patra, Emma Pion-Berlin (Jour’18), Mary Beth Searles, Elizabeth Skewes, Travis Smith, Christie Sounart (Jour’12), Clint Talbott (Jour’85), Ross Taylor, Tom Yulsman
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus

   CASE Circle of Excellence 2018 Award: Bronze [Magazines > Annual Magazines]

Summer 2018 edition

• Editor: Malinda Miller (Engl, Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Assistant Editor: Stephanie Cook (MJour’18)
• Designer: Amanda J. McManus
• Contributors: Glenn Asakawa (Jour'86), Henry Attaway, Anna Blanco (Jour, Engl), Angie Chuang, Lisa Marshall (Jour, PoliSci’94), Andrew Patra (StratComm), Mary Beth Searles, Elizabeth Skewes, Ross Taylor

Fall 2017 edition

• Editor: Malinda Miller (Engl, Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Assistant Editor: Stephanie Cook (MJour’18)
• Designer: Samantha Davies
• Copy Editor: Paul Beique
• Contributors: Patrick Clark, Conner Davis, Harrison Dreves, Kate Fagan, Kyle Rini (Jour), Mary Beth Searles, Francie Wojcik, Tom Yulsman
• Online Designer: Amanda J. McManus

  CASE District VI 2019 Award: Gold [Magazines > Annual Magazines]

Summer 2017 edition

• Editor: Malinda Miller (Engl, Jour’92; MJour’98)
• Assistant Editor: Stephanie Cook (MJour)
• Designer: Amanda J. McManus
• Contributors: Dean Lori Bergen, Kenna Bruner, Patrick Clark, Stephanie Cook (MJour), Harrison Dreves, Kate Fagan (Comm'03), Emilie Johnson (MJour'14), Adam Lauver (Comm), Amanda J. McManus, Malinda Miller (MJour'98), Kyle Rini (Jour), Christie Sounart (Jour'12)