University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Chelsea Norton

Director of marketing, communications

Champaign Park District

Paul Booth

DePaul associate professor

Media and cinema studies

Norah Piehl

Executive director

Boston Book Festival

Bob Frump

Acclaimed investigative reporter

Won Polk, Loeb awards

Christina (Crawford) Steed

Executive VP

Flowers Communications Group

Ashley Kordik

Executive recruiter

Pittleman & Associates of NYC

Rachel Fowler

Managing editor

Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers

Josh Birnbaum

School of Visual Communication

Ohio University

Diana Dionisio

Director, sponsorship solutions

WGN-TV, CLTV, Antenna TV

KarenLee Poter

Dating coach, Internet talk show host

‘The KarenLee Poter Show’

Nikitta Foston

Content, multimedia producer

American Osteopathic Assn.

Elizabeth Austin

Editorial consultant

Social media strategist

Karla Vallance

Writer, author

Former AOL, Christian Science Monitor editor

Crystal Park

Journalism and mass media instructor

Pierce College

Judy Hevrdejs

Writer, editor, columnist

Chicago Tribune, Daily News

Heidi Opdyke

Senior writer/editor

Carnegie Mellon University

Chris Althoff

Associate director, branding

Big Ten Conference

Ted Pretty

Chief meteorologist

Fox 5, Las Vegas

Laura Hettiger

TV anchor, host, reporter

KMOV, St. Louis

Bob Wilson

President

Wilson McLeran

Charlie J. Johnson

Editor

Chicago Tribune

Lynn (Bogen) Sanders

Founder, president

Difference Makers Media

Cynthia Pietrucha

Managing attorney

Pietrucha Law Firm

Martin Fackler

Former assistant Asia editor

The New York Times