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Media
Leslie Bardo Gordon
Writer, marketer, strategist
LeslieWrites, LLC
John Pletz
Technology reporter
Crain’s Chicago Business
Danny Reiter
Desk asst./ticker operator
NFL Network
Michael Longinow
Media, journalism professor
Biola University
Lily Katz
Staff writer
Android Authority
Emily Jaenson
Former general manager
Reno Aces
Pat Embry
Nonprofit executive
Nashville, Tenn.
Mary VanDeVelde
Traffic/news reporter
WGN Radio
Nancy Farrell
Reg. dietitian nutritionist
Farrell Dietitian Services
Mei-Mei Chan Kirk
Retired media executive
Started at USA Today
Brian Costello
Marketing and communications
Loyola Law School
Judson Todd Allen
Chicago chef
‘Architect of flavor’
Karina Anglada
Strategic development manager for video
Adobe
Renee Wunderlich
TV news reporter
Vermont’s WPTZ
Michael Smeltzer
Photojournalist
Former UI professor
Sue Byrne
Writer/editor
Consumer Reports (2003-16)
Vince Giannini
Senior VP/GM
Philly’s WPHL/WDCW
Courtney Yuen
TV reporter
NBC4 (Columbus, Ohio)
Andy Kessler
Inside View columnist
Wall Street Journal
Pete Zervakis
TV reporter
TMJ4, Milwaukee
Thomas Leslie
Professor of architecture
Iowa State
Elizabeth Amanieh
Reporter, KWWL
Waterloo, Iowa
Tristin Marshall
Community management coordinator
Capitol Music Group
Tom Vodick
Creative director
WGN-TV, CLTV
