Department of Mass Communication and Communication Studies

Alumni

We’re publishing alumni news and accomplishments to help our graduates stay connected with Towson and one another. If you’d like to share your news, please send updates to mccs@towson.edu. Be sure to include your year of graduation and any relevant web or social media links.

2012

Laura Hager '12 is the assistant account executive at Nevins & Associates PR.

Chelsea Herskovitz '12 is director of marketing for Marlene Kurland Makeup Artist Agency.

Samantha Sherer '12 is the marketing manager for Trout Daniel & Associates, a commercial real estate and property management firm in Baltimore, Md.

Christopher Smith '12 is working as an assistant producer at Gannett Co.

2011

Ashley Barnett '11 holds the position of social media coordinator at Sinclair Broadcast Group.

Jillian Benna '11 is an assistant network buyer at Carat, a media planning and buying agency located in New York City.

Stacie Blanke '11 is an account executive at DBA Public Relations in New York City.

Daniel J. Gross '11 is a crime reporter for The Gazette in Prince George's County, Md. 

Harry Hammel '11 is an account coordinator at Sandy Hillman Communications.

Linnita Hosten '11 is an outreach coordinator at the University System of Maryland

Kaitlin LeDonne '11 is a marketing manager for Mariner Finance.

Amy Lucantoni '11 is associate account executive at Renegade Communications in Hunt Valley.

Lisa Lucantoni '11 is an account executive at the web design firm Ignition 72.

Molly Melendez '11 is a marketing assistant at Irvine Nature Center.

Ashleigh Payne '11 is an account coordinator at TBC Advertising in Baltimore, Md.

Rossella Procopio '11 is the publishing assistant in the subsidiary rights department at two sister publishing companies, Brookes Publishing Co. and Health Professions Press.

Autumn Rose '11 is a staff writer/reporter at The Advocate of Carroll County.

Dana Schroeder '11 is the director of corporate communications at the Chesapeake Group.

Beth Shibley '11 is a sales and service associate at The Bozzuto Group.

Deepika Thadhani '11 is the public relations and marketing coordinator for The Ronald McDonald House of Long Island.

Erika Walther '11 works with youth in the juvenile system for the AmericCorps Delaware Choice Program. After her year of service, she plans to go to graduate school. 

Halley Weinstein '11 is an account executive at the Leffler Agency.

Carrie Wood '11 is a marketing and promotions assistant for the York Revolution. She spent the 2011 baseball season working for the Washington Nationals.

2010

Brooke Buford '10 is an anchor and reporter at KALB-TV in Alexandria, La.

Valerie Bragg '10 is a sports reporter for KGNS-TV in Laredo, Texas.

Hailey Cohen '10 is a business developer and marketing specialist at Powertek Corporation in Rockville, Md.

Chris Daley '10 is a senior account executive at Maroon PR in Columbia, Md.

Chase Dashiell '10 is a digital senior planner on the Macy's account in NYC at MEC Global.

Liz Deitz '10 is a product marketing coordinator for Thomson Reuters in Philadelphia, Pa.

Sarah Dirndorfer '10 is a senior project coordinator at Potomac Communications Group, a strategic public relations firm in Washington, D.C.

Josh Flynn ’10  launched Bowie Patch before becoming an account executive at the web design firm Ignition 72. He is also a part-time producer at WBAL radio.

Emily Hawse '10 is a talent acquisition specialist in the Human Resources & Recruiting Department at ARINC in Annapolis, Md.

Kristen Lowenwirth '10 is an associate recruiter researcher at Infogroup.

Melissa Madigan '10 is a certified event planner and the marketing and events coordinator for Wilkins Automotive in Glen Burnie.

Kara Manos ’10 is a marketing consultant for Vocus, Inc., a cloud marketing and PR software company in Beltsville, Md. She is also the founder and editor of the D.C. based beauty blog, Politics of Pretty.

Melissa C. Novak '10 is a graduate assistant and online relations/web editor at Rowan University, graduating with a M.A. Public Relations in May 2012.

Christina Peterson '10 is a marketing coordinator for the architecture firm Hord | Coplan | Macht.

Stacia Prassinas '10 worked at the Baltimore Sun as an advertising sales associate and is currently enrolled in the Chesapeake School of Esthetics.

Havilah R. Ross '10 is working as a recruitment manager at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Colin Stevens '10 is working as a sports reporter at The Gazette in Prince George's, Montgomery and Frederick Counties.

Danielle Vykol '10 is a marketing assistant with Mally Beauty, and transitioning into the role of international account manager.

Tyler Waldman '10 is the editor of Essex-Middle River Patch.

2009

Kiersten Babicki '09 is a Communication Assistant for Goldwell and KMS California Kao USA.

Stephanie Colao '09 is marketing communications coordinator at Father Martin's Ashley.

Matt Cruz '09 is a video journalist at Dual Cam Productions in Silver Spring, Md.

Nick DiMarco '09 is the editor of Lutherville-Timonium Patch specializing in video and multimedia production.

Jennifer Dodson '09 founded Adashmore Creative, a marketing and design business.

Alaina Graves '09 is the sales and exhibit coordinator for the T Rose International Bridal Show, produced in seven cities nationally.

Christine Johnson '09 is a digital marketing specialist at Laureate Education Inc in Baltimore, Md.

Jeff Koslofsky '09 works as a producer/videographer with the Washington Redskins Broadcast Network.

Shanna Liberman '09 is a digital producer at Ketchum.

Krystina Lucido '09 serves as the online communications editor for the Greater Baltimore Committee, as executive director of Sports Boosters of Maryland, a volunteer-based nonprofit raising money for youth sports programs, and as a columnist for 20-Something Magazine. She graduated from Georgetown University '11 with a Master's in journalism.

Elizabeth Malliakos '09 is senior program manager for Best Buddies International in Baltimore, Md.

Kiel McLaughlin '09 is a marketing communications coordinator at Johns Hopkins University.

Dean Opriasa '09 is a community manager at Likeable Media.

Patrick Smith ’09 is an award-winning freelance photojournalist covering the Baltimore/Washington metro region and beyond.

Rebin Wong '09 is a broadcast journalist in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia at 8TV.

2008

Krysten Applebaum '08 is the marketing coordinator for Girl Scouts of Central Maryland running the organization's social media and Internet marketing.

Matt Milligan '08 is the project and marketing manager at MOS Creative, Columbia, Md.

Ryan Reed '08 is a multimedia producer at Smithsonian magazine.

Matt Vensel '08 is a reporter and blogger who covers the Ravens for The Baltimore Sun.

2007

Kristi Funderburk ’07 has begun a new reporting job at the Asbury Park Press covering Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, Point Pleasant and Point Pleasant Beach (a.k.a. The beach beat in Ocean County).

Brian Stelter '07 is a media reporter for The New York Times and was featured in the 2011 documentary Page One.

Darnay Tripp’07  has just accepted a new position as the Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter at KREM 2, the CBS affiliate in Spokane, WA.

2006

Joey Flyntz '06 is an editorial producer for MLB.com. Previously, he was sports information director at the University of Maryland and sports editor at the Logansport Pharos-Tribune.

Roseline Hooks '06 is an interactive eHealth manager at IQ Solutions, Inc. in Rockville, Md.

Mollie Parker '06 is co-founder and business development lead for MyLo Mobile Inc. in San Francisco, Calif.

Deirdre Parry’06 is the special sections manager at The Gazette/Comprint Military Publications, a division of Post Newsweek Media.

Brooks Perry '06 is a marketing program manager at Merkle, Inc.

Stefanie Hare Roeder '06 is a marketing specialist at Metro Bank overseeing the marketing for 17 locations.

2000-2005

Frani Lieberman '05 is a senior account supervisor at M Booth & Associates.

Ryan Mitchell '04 is a senior account executive at IMRE. 

Meghann Siwinski Malone '00 is marketing manager at IMRE, a full-service marketing firm in Sparks, Md., that specializes in the financial services, healthcare, home and building and sports industries.

Ron Snyder '00 is the editor of Essex-Middle River Patch.

1990s

Robyn F. Johnson '99 is senior technical writer/editor at SAIC, a scientific, engineering and technology applications company in Baltimore.

Adam Marton '99 is director of interactive design at The Baltimore Sun. He teaches mass media graphics in our department.

Jonathan Oleisky '92 is the CEO/Founder at Media 924, an integrated social media marketing and social media strategy firm.

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