University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Jayda Imanlihen

Director of Multimedia Design & Production, Bovard College, University of Southern California

Executive Director, Black Girl Film School

Kristen Ball

Executive director, American Society of Pharmacy Law

Associate manager, Illinois Council of Convention & Visitor Bureaus

Stu Werner

Multiplatform editor

The Washington Post

Saira Anwer

​Two-time Emmy-nominated reporter

WPLG-TV, Miami

Toccara Castleman

Senior editor/writer, Syfy.com and USANetwork.com

NBC Universal

Nisha Chittal

Director of audience and engagement

Vox.com

Carol Marin

Peabody Award-winning Chicago broadcast journalist

1997 Chicago Illini of Year

Jay Rosenstein

Peabody and Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker

UI Professor, Media and Cinema Studies

Ross Cavitt

Former Emmy-winning Atlanta TV reporter

Cobb (Ga,) County communications director

Angela Sinickas

2020 Alumni Achievement Award

International corporate communication researcher

Avis (Sampson) LaVelle

Former press secretary to Chicago Mayor Richard Daly

Executive director, Business Leadership Council

Matt Brickman

Meteorologist

WNBC-TV

Mario Parker

White House reporter

Bloomberg News

Lyanne Alfaro

Supervising producer, social media content director

Nasdaq

Mark Stryker

Author, ‘Jazz from Detroit’

Award-winning arts reporter/critic

Paul Veith

Litigation partner

Sidley Austin

Amber (Jenne) Hankins

Emmy-nominated co-host

WISH-TV’s 'Indy Style'

Mike Cassidy

Lead storyteller, Signifyd

Former columnist, San Jose Mercury News

Erik Henriksen

Made 3 Olympic teams

1999 U.S. Speedskating Hall of Famer

Meaghan Dee

Assistant Professor, Chair of Graphic Design

Virginia Tech

Sharony Green

Associate professor of history

University of Alabama

Zenobia Ravji

NY-based writer, journalist

Spent 2 years as reporter/producer in Israel

Anna Hecht

Money reporter

CNBC

Zach Groth

Sports director

WPTA-TV, Fort Wayne, Ind.