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2000-2007

The Mercer Island Reporter is widely regarded as the best community weekly in the region. After recently hiring Trish Brandt (a nonmatriculated student in winter, 2003) as features editor, Jane Meyer now has four News Lab grads filling her five newsroom positions. The others: Steve Weigand (BA, 1999), reporter; Matt Phelps (BA, 2000), sports editor; and Mary Grady (BA, 2001), reporter.

Sean Baker: PhD, 2000

Sean Baker is an assistant professor at Towson University’s Department of Mass Communication and Communication Studies in Maryland. He teaches several mass media and communication courses including: Mass Media and Society, Mass Communication Research and Cyberspace and Communication. In the classroom, his primary topics of interest are history, theory, criticism, methodology, and multimedia design courses.

Though Baker’s research interests are diverse, he is presently focused on cultural studies and crime in the media, current and historic news representation of minorities, as well as information technology and television studies. He is currently working on a content analysis of the Mary K. LeTourneau trial.

More information regarding Professor Baker’s work...

Gina Barton: BA, 2000 - Speech Communication

Gina Barton works at San Diego State University in the University Advancement Office. She completed her MS Ed degree at USC in 2001, and got married up in Seattle in May 2004.

Karen Gaudette: BA Communications and Political Science), 2000

Karen is a reporter for The Seattle Times, covering food. She spent two years at the Associated Press in San Francisco, following her internship with Wall Street Journal Northwest in Seattle. She also worked for the Press-Enterprise covering the city of San Bernardino. Karen is a UW Alumni Association Career Connections contact for fellow Huskies. As an undergraduate she spent a lot of time working at The Daily, where she was editor in chief during the fall of 1999.

Pooja Khandekar: BA, 2000 Communication and Political Science

Ms. Khandekar is currently working on an MA in journalism from CA State University, Northridge and is a Web Editor for UW Educational Outreach.

Justin Schutz: BA, 2000

Jill Schmid

Justin has recently accepted a position at the Seattle offices of Fitch, a well known global branding and design firm. In his role as Associate Brand Strategist/Copywriter, he will continue his passion for storytelling and creative concepting.

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James W. Stewart: PhD, 2000

jstewart@fc.bethany.edu

James W. Stewart serves as the Associate Dean in the School of Distributed Learning and as a Professor of Communications at Bethany University in California. He is responsible for all non-traditional educational delivery at the College, including an online program, cohort degree completion and an extension campus in Las Vegas, NV. In addition, James has been involved in the restructuring of the communications department at Bethany in order to offer mass communications, rhetoric and media arts. His anti-HIV/AIDS work continues through his directorship of an international non-profit organization: kaBantu/yaBatho (Zulu/Tswana: for the people), dedicated to serving Africans, in particular AIDS orphans through Foster Care for Africa and AIDS intervention through education designed by and for cultures. The first Nurturing Center now has 50 children and is located in Tlabane, South Africa.

Kaci (Kristin) Aitchison: BA, 2001

Kaci Aitchison is the News Director for the Bob Rivers Show on 102.5 KZOK-FM. She also active with Jet City Improv and runs marathons in her spare time!

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Maria Cristana Castro: BA, 2001

Maria Castro is working at Washington Mutual Home Loans helping homeowners achieve their American Dream in Pasadena, CA; She graduated with USC's Strategic PR MA in May 2004.

Outside of work, she is the creating media director of a nonprofit called Answering the Cry of the Poor/GK777. Maria says of her work and her education at the UW:

"We work with the poorest of the poor in 3rd world countries to build colorful villages that include education, livelihood programs, community empowerment, and health programs. It's a great nonprofit, very well thought through. So I decided I should use my MA for some kind of good. I'm very content and the work is fulfilling. This might sound a little cheesy, but it was at UW that I really learned HOW to think. And to stretch it even further, I think it was (Professor Baldasty) who challenged the students to use our skills to make change where we thought there should be change. Although it took me longer than I wished, I am glad that about 3 years later, I am able to work on something what's way more important than making money and getting ahead."

Karen Tollenaar Demorest: BA, 2001

Karen works at the UW Alumni Association and is the Alumni Relations Manager for Arts & Sciences.

Alexander Campbell Halavais: PhD, 2001

Dr. Halavais began as an assistant professor at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) directly after graduating from the UW Communications program. He now serves as the director of the MA in Informatics at UB, an innovative program that addresses the social and organizational aspects of information and communication technologies. His research looks at "social computing" and its impact on social change, journalism, education, and public policy.

Read more about Alexander...

La'Chris Jordan: BA, 2001

Alumna and playwright/actress La'Chris Jordan was recently named as one of the "50 Playwrights to Watch" by the Dramatist Guild. See the July issue of The Dramatist!

Her play "The Source" is part of the Manhattan Repertory Theatre's Summerfest 2007 and she's appearing in "Birth" from August 22 - September 29.

Carrie Lee: BA, 2001

Carrie Lee is a Project Manager of Customer Solutions at AziMyth LLC. Her company develops technologies for information delivery systems.

Mark Olsen: BA, 2001

Mark is living in in Los Angeles, CA and is the West Coast Salesman for Standridge Color Corporation, which produces color concentrates for plastics. His favorite teachers were Lisa Coutu, Leah Ceccarelli and visiting professor Kimo Ah-Yun.

Dena Rosko (Claudon): BA, 2001 Communication and English

Dena works as a commercial photograher. She provides photographs and written and design content for businesses, organizations, and individuals' media needs. she is also writing in the creative non-fiction genre. She married James Rosko in November, 2005 and they honyemooned on the Oregon Coast. They are glad to be married! James Rosko also graduated in 2001, with a BS in Physics, and received a certificate in perl programming from UW Extensions in 2005. He works as a Perl developer for an independent and locally owned internet service provider. They reside in Renton, WA and attend a local church.

Dena Rosko Photography

Shanon Burke: BA, 2002 (Editorial Journalism and History)

Ms. Burke is working as the Manager of Publications for the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). She is in charge of designing the state championship programs for high school athletics and activities across the state. This includes design, advertising and some writing and photography. She also does freelance photography on the side. Prior to joining WIAA, Burke worked as a communications consultant for the Puyallup School District. She took photos, wrote stories for the Web and print, and copy edited. After graduation she worked at The Herald in Puyallup for four years. She started as a reporter, was promoted to Assistant Managing Editor after a year and then shared Interim Editor duties, along with regular reporting duties, with a co-worker. She did a little bit of everything at the paper, from reporting on city council meetings and writing community features to taking photographs to editing stories to being the community point of contact.

Fitz Cahall: BA (journalism), 2002

Fitz Cahall writes:

I graduate in the March 2002 and currently reside in Corvallis, Or. Since then I've been working as a freelance outdoor writer for a variety of publications. I wanted to bring my journalism training to the world of rock climbing and other adventure sports. It's been a struggle, but I finally feel like I've started to turn a corner in my freelance business. This winter (2007) I entered into the world of new media and launched a podcast. I approached it more as a learning experience and an opportunity to explore a new medium rather than a viable outlet for my work. Most of all, I had collected some wonderful stories through the years that just didn't have a home in the magazine world. They were intriguing tales, but often focused on regular people not the sponsored athletes most outdoor athletes continually cover. I wanted to give these stories a home. I thought I might get a few hundred hits. To my complete surprise, it struck a chord out there in the Internet realm. We jumped to thousands of downloads pretty quickly. Along the way, I got to take my recording gear to a remote desert sandstone spire and participated in the first ascent (a multi day climb) of the biggest rock spire in the country. It was wild to have the mic rolling while hanging from ropes. After the second episode, the Dirtbag Diaries exploded. Patagonia stepped forward to sponsor the show. Now I'm teaming up with photographers to provide multimedia content for not only the podcast but for various Internet sites both at home and abroad. It's been an incredible leap in my career, which in the previous months I had considered abandoning due to severe financial struggles.

You can check it out online at http://thedirtbag.libsyn.com. Our most recent episode was a profile of adventure photographer Corey Rich who I had covered in the past for SPJ's Quill Magazine. His tale is truly inspiring for young journalists.

Ron Chew: BA, 2002 Communications

2004 Department of Communication Alumni Hall of Fame

Ron Chew has served as Executive Director of the Wing Luke Asian Museum since 1991. Prior to his work at the Museum, Chew served for ten years as editor of International Examiner and as a community organizer for more than 20 years. Ron has guided development of more than 15 award-winning exhibitions and publications at the Museum, including the permanent exhibit Executive Order 9066: 50 Years Before and 50 Years and Reflections of Seattle's Chinese Americans: The First 100 Years now in its second edition.

He has served on several boards, including his current tenure with the Seattle Public Library Foundation, as well as his prior work on the Western Museums Association, King County 4Culture and the National Endowment for the Humanities advisory boards. He is also the recipient of the Washington State Governor's Heritage Award; Humanities Washington Heather Frank Memorial Award; Washington Museum Association's Institutional Excellence Award; and most recently the 2004 Western Museums Association Director's Chair Award and the prestigious Ford Foundation/Advocacy Institute's Leadership for a Changing World Award, which recognizes the work of national leaders in the field of social advocacy and community building.

Jenni Hogan (Vesnaver): BA, 2002 Communications and Economics

jhogan@komotv.com

Jenni Hogan is the morning traffic anchor for KOMO-TV in Seattle, she also reports on transportation issues. After graduating from UW she headed to Lewiston, Idaho as sports director at KLEW-TV. She then moved to Portland, making the switch from sports to news, as the traffic anchor and general assignment reporter for KOIN-TV. She has been helped my many great mentors along her career path so far and believes in paying it forward. If you have any questions about the industry or just want to chat, she would love to hear from you.

Marcie Miller: BA, 2002

Marcie brought a rich background in journalism to her studies at the University of Washington. She was a reporter and columnist for Arusha Times in Arusha, Tanzania, Africa--her "Women's Voices" column highlighted women's issues in Tanzania. She also spent eight years at the Peninsula Daily News in Port Angeles, WA.

Marcie graduated Cum Laude from the journalism track of the Department of Communication with a minor in International Studies. She did her internship at The Herald, filing over 60 stories in 14 weeks on topics ranging from police beat news and transportation issues to diversity and elections.

As a reporter for the Whidbey News-Times she covers education and Navy news. She has reported on a major $45 million school bond, the memorial service for astronaut Willie McCool, Governor Gary Locke's visits to the Navy base, and the Iraqi war from a local angle.

Ramzy Baroud: MC, 2003

Mr. Baroud accepted position with Al-Jazeera's new English news service based in Doha, Qatar. Al-Jazeera will be launching an English website in August-September, 2003, and they hope to soon have English television broadcasts as well. Mr. Baroud has been offered a job in the research department for the English service, and he is one of two candidates to head that department. Regarding his Digital Media studies, Mr. Baroud says "I wanted to let you know that during my interviews and negotiations, I was asked several questions about the digital media program. This is the best I could have ever hoped for, and I wanted to thank you for preparing me for such an opportunity. With the knowledge I now have from the program, I feel very confident that I can do an excellent job in this capacity."

Jesse Froehling: BA, 2003

Reporter: A.M. Costa Rica (an online daily newspaper in San José, Costa Rica)

Emily Hodge: BA, 2003

Emily Hodge is working as a nanny and planning her return to Italy where she hopes to live and work.

John Hutcheson: MA, 2003

John is a captain in the U.S. Air Force serving the Pentagon in the Air Force Office of Public Affairs. He has been in the Air Force for eight years and earned a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Pennsylvania State University. His graduate work at the UW focused on the role the Bush administration and the news media played after September 11 in contributing to a resurgence of U.S. nationalism. John's committee members were David Domke, Nancy Rivenburgh and Patricia Moy.

Polly Keary: BA, 2003

Polly Keary is a staff writer for the Monroe Monitor and the 2006 recipient of the Portfolio Award for news writers, the WNPA Better Newspaper Contest's top award. Keary took home the top award in 2005 too! In 2006, she visited the military hospital at Balad in Iraq, the base at Ramstein in Germany where many wounded soldiers receive further treatment before returning to the states, and Bagram in Afghanistan.

Renee Lee: BA, 2003

rhlseattle@gmail.com

After graduating from the UW, Renee Lee went onto active duty as an Air Force public affairs officer. Her first assignment was a one-year remote deployment to the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base, Korea. In 2004, she transferred to Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces based at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, where she worked on staff in public affairs. She separated from active duty and joined the Air Force Reserve in 2006 and worked for the Office of the Governor, State of Hawaii, on the communications team. She is currently working back at Pacific Air Forces public affairs as a Reservist.

Ryan Madayag: BA, 2003

Ryan is a territory sales representative for Philip Morris. His territory is Seattle.

Hope Solo: BA, 2003

Professional Athlete: US Soccer/Lyonnais

Ayumi Suzuki: BA, 2003

Ayumi Suzuki has served as an account executive of a public relations firm in Tokyo since 2004. She is currently I'm handling the publicity for various clients, such as pharmaceutical companies, manufacturer of health care products, and a watch manufacturer.

Ms. Suzuki is interested in connecting with other alumni from Japan.

Saadia Van Winkle BA, 2003

Saadia Van Winkle could serve as a role model for any student hoping to use her UW education to break into broadcast journalism. Although she originally feared that the Journalism Program had prepared her more for a career in print than broadcast, Van Winkle soon found that a solid background in the fundamentals was more than enough preparation.

Read more about Van Winkle...

David Webb: BA, 2003

High School Communications Applications Teacher: Frisco Independent School District

Lydia Bassett: BA, 2004

Program Director, Literacy & Community Programs: Humanities Washington

Czarin S. Chan: BA, 2004

Chan works for University of California, Irvine's University Advancement department. She is currently part of the fundraising campaign for the new School of Law. She writes:

"UC Irvine's proposal to establish a school of law was approved by the Regents of the University of California in November 2006. UCI School of Law will be the first public law school to open in California in more than 40 years and only the second to exist in Southern California. Fulfilling a longstanding vision of the campus, the school is expected to open its doors to its first class of law students in fall 2009.

Currently, we are conducting a national search for a dean to lead the law school. Over the next several years, we will recruit founding faculty and staff for the school, as well as our inaugural class of students. The School of Law will be temporarily housed at Berkeley Place. Eventually, its own individual building and law library will be built on the campus, too. I am very excited for this huge endeavor for UC Irvine."

Yvonne Chandler: BA, 2004

Senior Human Resources Assistant and part-time faculty: Seattle Central Community College

Peter Christman: BA, 2004

Web Developer/Computer Programmer: Routh Crabtree Olsen/Northwest Trustees, Inc.

Megan Coppersmith: BA, 2004

Communication Specialist II: King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Public Affairs

Bradley Dobbs: BA (Journalism), 2004

After interning in the Marketing Department in 2004 at KSTW, Bradley Dobbs was brought on full time as a Sales Coordinator in September 2004. After a year, he was promoted up to Account Executive at KSTW. He prospects new business for the station and creates fun marketing and advertising proposals for new clients as well as current clients.

Marisa Dorazio: BA (Editorial Journalism), 2004

During her senior year, Marisa Dorazio interned at The Seattle Times and the The Oregonian through the legislative reporting course. She landed a job on the communications and marketing team at Edmonds Community College in January 2005. Dorazio is the Public Information Specialist and works in the College Relations and Advancement Office, where she does media/public relations and marketing for the college.

Nina Farhat: BA, 2004

Online Account Executive: KING5.com/Belo Media Group

Carolyn Feyl: BA, 2004

Flight Attendant: Alaska Airlines

Kim Freeman: BA, 2004

Kim Freeman is a program development specialist for Healing Waters International. She does research looking for areas all over the world needing water projects.

Read more about Kim's work:
*Healing Waters International
*Summer, 2005 Internship working with AIDS Orphans in Ethiopia

 

Erica Graham: MA, 2004

Erica Graham is currently pursuing her Masters in Business Administration at the University of Michigan.  Prior to this, she worked in the film industry at a film production company.

Alexia Gibbon: BA, 2004

Local Sales Assistant: KOMO 4 Television

Jaime Herrera: BA, 2004

Jaime Herrera represents Washington state’s 18th district.

Read more about Representative Herrera...

 

Karla Hulse: BA, 2004

Khulse@windermere.com

Karla Hulse

After graduation, Karla Hulse spent some months backpacking around Europe. She returned home to Seattle to start her career as a Real Estate Agent and is now working for Windermere Real Estate out of the Queen Anne office. Born and raised in Washington, Karla is familar with the area and enjoys approaching the real estate market from a professsional angle. She says "please feel free to contact me with any of your real estate questions!"

www.HOMESinNW.com
(206) 650-2735

Zachary Y. Kerr: BA, 2004

Kerr received his Masters in Journalism and Communication from the Ohio State University and is currently works for the Columbus AIDS Task Force as an MSM HIV Prevention Specialist, where he provide HIV Prevention and Education to communities in Central Ohio.

Carlton Kim: BA, 2004 Communication and Business Administration

Upon graduation, Carlton spent two years in social work advocating for affordable housing and the elderly. Now, he works for a company that produces online content and marketing campaigns.

Alixandra Knapp: BA, 2004

After graduating from the UW, Alixandra Knapp spent time working in a research lab focused on stem cell biology, transplantation and gene therapy at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. She was awarded a full scholarship to Boston College in Massachusetts to pursue a graduate degree in molecular and cellular biology. Alixandra is currently finishing her degree, working at Children's Hospital Boston in clinical research and looking forward to pursuing more education.

Dan Lamont: MC, Digital Media, 2004

In the late 70s, while still a UW student and the photo editor of The Daily, Dan Lamont began working in the alternative media, first as staff photographer, then as Photo Editor and Special Projects Editor for the Seattle Sun. Mr. Lamont helped launched the Rocket, a biweekly music and entertainment magazine based in Seattle and Portland.

After leaving the Seattle Sun, he was as an Art Director for Murray Publishing and then joined the staff of the Seattle Weekly, where he stayed for about three years.

Except for a brief "busman's holiday" in the late '80s on the photo staff of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (where Evelyn Iritani was also working at the time), he has been successfully freelancing since 1982.

He is a regular contributor to many publications including Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, Smithsonian, Audubon, Stern, Der Spiegel, LeMond, the Times of London and dozens of others. He also works for various institutional and non-profit clients (the UW among them).

Mr. Lamont has become very involved in photojournalism education, teaching a ten-week course for an accredited art school as well as designing and teaching in two workshop series. He is involved as an advisor in the Seattle Central Community College photography program and he frequently guest lectures for college and university classes (as he did for Department of Communication professors Tony Chan and Kathy Gill spring, 2004).

He is active in professional groups and currently serves as a Director of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP). He is President of the ASMP Educational Foundation.

Amy Laughter: BA, 2004

Development Program Coordinator: Villa Academy

Lucas Mack: BA, 2004

Lucas Mack married Lauren Leeds (a 2006 Communication grad) and is working as a feature reporter for KABB TV, the Fox affiliate in San Antonio, TX. After graduating for the UW, Lucas worked at KOMO TV's Northwest Afternoon for 18 months as the Audience Coordinator. Before his move to Texas in 2006, Lucas was the Action Cam reporter for KNDU-TV Channel 25 NBC in Kennewick, WA. He started there in 2005 and also hosted his own segment on "Northwest Today", the number one rated morning show in Yakima, Tri-Cities, Walla Walla and Pendleton, Oregon. He started "Music Mondays", where he featured different local musicians live.

You can go to www.kabb.com and click "News Video on Demand" to see some of the latest stories he has done like, "Student Boat Race" and "Auto Spa".

Hillary J. Maynard: BA, 2004

Staff Writer: The Port Orchard Independent

David Mazzeo: BA, 2004

Alumni Director: O'Dea High School

Megan McDevitt: BA, 2004

Marketing and Event Manager: Georgia Institute of Technology

Daniel Miller: BA, 2004

Assistant Vice President/Premier Client Manager: Bank of America

Joan Neils: BA, 2004

Communications and Marketing Director: for J. Neils Enterprises, Inc.

Lie Shia Ong: BA, 2004

Lie Shia Ong is the AM producer for KIRO-TV in Seattle.

After graduating in June 2004, she attended the UNITY journalism convention in Washington, D.C. It was the largest gathering of journalists from all over the United States in U.S. history. Much to her excitement, she was able to meet and talk to Connie Chung, Lisa Ling and many other gifted journalists. She also attend the International Television and Radio Society Foundation (IRTS) Career Minority workshop in New York City. The annual workshop is held for select minority students from all across the country. Again, this opportunity gave her the chance to talk with many veteran reporters, including Dateline NBC's Hoda Kotb and CNN's Anderson Cooper. A few days after returning home to Seattle, MTV News called and was interested in hiring her for a news assistant position. After three rounds of interviews, she learned that she had not been selected for the job -- the other candidates were all in New York and could begin work sooner than her.

Read more...

Katie Rosenthal: BA, 2004

Media Coordinator: FSA Advertising & Media, Inc.

Elianora Scholz: BA, 2004

Sales Assistant/Administrative Manager: Petry Media Corporation

Ryan Simpson: BA, 2004

National Chill Coordinator: Burton Snowboards

Carolyn Sueno: BA, 2004

Marketing Director/Professional Relations: First Rehabilitation & Physical Therapy, Inc.

Alexis M. Watson: BA, 2004

Alexis M. Watson is a first year graduate student at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She is expected to earn her Master's degree in Public Policy with a concentration in Political Advocacy and Leadership in June 2008.

Prior to enrolling at the Kennedy School, Alexis worked for 2 years as a program coordinator at the University of Washington Alumni Association. In this capacity she had the opportunity to work with campus and community members to contribute to the university's Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) efforts-specifically through academic programming. As an undergraduate at the University of Washington (Seattle), Alexis served for 2 years as a Student Outreach Ambassador for the Office of Minority Affairs where she designed and implemented effective methods of conducting outreach and recruitment to increase educational opportunities for high school and middle school students from historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged communities.

The eldest of two younger brothers, Alexis is a first generation college student who earned her Bachelor's degree from the University of Washington in 2004. She was born in Dallas, TX.

Taylor Westphal: BA, 2004

Promotion Coordinator: 98.9 Smooth Jazz KWJZ

Margo Anderson : BA, 2005

Margo Anderson is a constiuent liaison for the US House of Representatives.

Kristina Bedford: BA, 2005

Office Manager: South Beach Vision Clinic

 

Cristina Brendicke: BA, 2005

Cristina Brendicke is a Researcher for "Northwest Afternoon" on KOMO TV, Channel 5 in Seattle, WA. She was an intern at the station during her senior year at the UW. She graduated in June, 2005 and moved into a paid position by the end of summer.

Tara Brown: BA, 2005

Marketing Intern: Seattle Sonics & Storm

Allison Cabellon: BA, 2005

Allison works in New York City at Allied Live, a full-service entertainment marketing agency whose clients include Broadway and Off Broadway productions, national tours, and theatrical institutions.  Allison is an Associate Account Executive in the Internet Division.

Katie Comer: BA, 2005

Program Manager of Community Development: Pioneer Square Community Association

Sarah Dahlin: BA, 2005 Communications/Drama

Search Strategist at Don’t Blink Media, an online advertising agency in Seattle.

Sara Desautel: BA, 2005

Anchor/Reporter: KEPR in Tri-Cities, WA.

Nicole Snyder Dettmar: BA, 2005

Nicole Dettmar works as a human resources and payroll coordinator at the University of Washington and is also attending graduate school at the University of North Texas, School of Library & Information Sciences via distance learning. she is a 2006 recipient of a Health Informatics fellowship at the University of North Texas funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Anna Dinces: BA, 2005

Anna works in public relations for Rubenstein Associates, Inc. One of her clients is the New York Post.

Jessica Estrada: BA, 2005

Event & Program Coordinator: Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce

Robin Imholte: BA, 2005

Account Executive: KOMO TV

Alycia Johnson: BA, 2005

Assistant Buyer: Macy's NW

Elizabeth Landau: BA, 2005

US Airways: Employee Communication Specialist

Sharon Levin-Rigbi: BA, 2005

Account Coordinator: JLM Partners

Caroline Li: BA, 2005

Caroline Li is the Associate Editor at Washington CEO Magazine, her first fulltime job since graduation. She covers retail, advertising, international trade and education.

Kris Nichols: BA, 2005

Project Manager: T-Mobile

Ean Paget: BA, 2005

Business Intern - Ethics & Business Conduct: The Boeing Company

Sydney Patrick: BA, 2005

Marketing Associate: Judy's Books

Sean Rankin: BA, 2005

Account Executive: Ricoh

Betsie Rayner: BA, 2005

Marketing & Event Director: Beacon Hill Events

Jennifer Russell: BA, 2005

Administrative Assistant, Restaurant Division: Nordstrom

D. Travers Scott: MC Digital Media, 2005

After graduating UW, Travers entered into the PhD program at the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication, where he recently completed qualifying examinations and is now a PhD Candidate. He has published two book chapters based on his UW thesis research: "Tempests of the Blogosphere: Presidential Campaign Stories that Failed to Ignite Mainstream Media" in Digital Media and Democracy: Tactics in Hard Times (Megan Boler, Ed., MIT Press, 2008) and "Pundits in Muckrakers' Clothing: Political Blogs and the 2004 Presidential Election" in Blogging, Citizenship, and the Future of Media (Mark Tremayne, Ed., Routledge, 2007). Other writing, presentations, and information are available through his main site: http://www.dtraversscott.com.

Katie Ward: BA, 2005

Field Organizer: Washington Conservation Voters

Danielle Weaver: BA 2005

Account Coordinator: The Matale Line

Beth Witham: BA, 2005

Beth Witham is a producer for KOMO-TV.

Read about her visit to News Lab autumn quarter, 2006...

Hillary Holman: BA, 2006 

Holman graduated from the UW with degrees in Communication, and Comparative History of Ideas. Her primary interest is in interpersonal and intercultural communication. She worked on her communication thesis under the guidance of Valerie Manusov and Lisa Coutu and owes much of her academic and post-academic sucess to their fantastic teaching. Since graduation, Hillary has worked with a peacebuilding and reconciliation program in Croatia where she has served on the facilitating team and as a small group facilitator, has taught English in Croatia, and has traveled in and around much of Eastern Europe. She is currently trying to learn Croatian language and is hoping to spend more time in the former Yugoslavia in the near future.

 

Carol Insalaco: BA, 2006

Insalaco is employed at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the External Affairs and Communications department.  Her time is split between Publications (Internal and External Communications) and Media Relations (media and public relations).

Piper Hopkins: MC, 2006

Piper Hopkins has a BFA from Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, and an MCDM from the University of Washington. Hopkins is an artist; you can read more about her at www.piperhopkins.com

Lauren Leeds: BA, 2006

Lauren Leeds

Lauren Leeds married Lucas Mack (a 2004 Communication grad) and is working as an Advertising Executive and co-host for lifestyle show 'Great Day SA' at KENS 5 TV in San Antonio, TX. Prior to her move to San Antonio in 2006, she was a television news reporter at KVEW Television, the ABC affiliate, in the Tri-cities/Yakima market. She was proud to represent the Huskies in Cougar territory.

My Tam Nguyen: BA, 2006

At the end of summer, 2007, My Tam Nguyen started at The City of Seattle as the Public Relations Specialist for the Department of Planning and Development. She's pleased to report one of their requirements was that this position required someone with journalism degree/background. Nguyen will be assisting the planning team with community relations, planning and outreach. She gets to do what she enjoys all day (graphic design, page layout, public service, web editing, interaction with people in the community). Her Vietnamese language abilities will definitely be utilized as a lot of the areas she is working in have high numbers of Vietnamese speaking populations. She reports she is "learning amazing things that will be happening to Seattle, and about green building/development as well. It's fascinating! I've found a wonderful fit here and am so happy to open this new chapter of my life."

Nguyen spent the summer and fall after graduation traveling and working with a non-profit. And moved on to a job in the media and communications field and a sales and marketing coordinator for ColorsNW Magazine.

Leoule Goshu: BA, 2007

Goshu is spending the summer after graduation working on a research paper with Dr. Laura Briggs, Acting Head of Women Studies at the University of Arizona. He is critiquing a gay rights special interest group, Human Rights Campaign, for promoting corporations with questionable human rights records in third world countries. His work attempts to synthesize gay rights with the third world. Goshu will attend Harvard this September. The Seattle Times recently ran a story on Goshu featuring his time at the UW.

He was also named "Future Gay Hero" in the October 11th, 2005 edition of The Advocate.

Erin Hicks: BA, 2007

Assistant editor for menshealth.com in Allentown, PA.

AnnMarie Rochelle, BA 2007

AnnMarie Rochelle is working for the Coast Guard