University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Anna Hecht

Money reporter

CNBC

Zach Groth

Sports director

WPTA-TV, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Maggie Huynh

Public relations coordinator

Chicago Police Department

Dave Kurlinkus

Chief of Staff, Deputy State’s Attorney

Winnebago County

Lori Goldstein

Employment lawyer

Based in Northfield

John Matras

Automotive writer, photographer

Owner, John Matras Media LLC

Justin Breen

Founder, BrEpic Communications LLC

Journalism Chair, College of Media Alumni Board

Bria Purdiman

Account supervisor, Marketing

Burrell Communications

Christian Bryant

Garden & Gun VP, publisher

1995-96 cheerleading co-captain

Ashley Morgan

Development and events coordinator

Crisis Nursery

Jim Schlueter

Retired Boeing communications director

Lead donor for UI’s Media Innovation Fund

Stephanie Rosa

Festivate CEO & business dev. director

Festival Squad founder

Bryce Jakobs

Writer, producer

CNN

Zaldwaynaka Scott

President

Chicago State

Meg Graham

Business reporter

CNBC

April Dzubic

Missouri executive director

American Cancer Society

Michael Rosenbaum

Chief ‘Dadblogger,’ dadwrites.com

President, Quadrant Five

Kendra Smiley

Author, speaker, host

2001 Illinois Mother of the Year

Jim Nowlan

Author, columnist, publisher

Former state representative

John Foreman

News-Gazette editor, publisher

2006 Illinois Journalist of Year

Grace Hou-Ovnik

Secretary

Illinois Dep't of Human Services

Michelle (Zasi) Amazeen

Assistant professor of mass communication

Boston University

Brandie Jefferson

Senior news director

Washington University

Matt Fishman

President, Fishman Solutions

Former Sirius XM college sports programming director