University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Janet Hoffman Mathis

2021 ACES Award of Merit recipient

President/CEO, Elevate Illinois

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

Mary Dugenske

VP, Consumer Experience

Alight Solutions

Anastasia Randle

Development coordinator

MATTER

Diane Pearse

Hickory Farms CEO

Ex-Crate & Barrel CFO

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Maggie Huynh

Public relations coordinator

Chicago Police Department

Justin Breen

Founder, BrEpic Communications LLC

Journalism Chair, College of Media Alumni Board

Bria Purdiman

Account supervisor, Marketing

Burrell Communications

Jim Schlueter

Retired Boeing communications director

Lead donor for UI’s Media Innovation Fund

April Dzubic

Missouri executive director

American Cancer Society

Brandie Jefferson

Senior news director

Washington University

Kurt Greenbaum

Director of communications

Washington U’s Olin Business School

David Prosperi

Senior VP, communications

The Options Clearing Corp. (OCC)

Heather (Foley) Hiltzik

Digital content & PR manager

David Leadbetter Golf

Chris Jenkins

Director of communications

Metropolitan Milwaukee Assn. of Commerce

Chelsea Norton

Director of marketing, communications

Champaign Park District

Christina (Crawford) Steed

Executive VP

Flowers Communications Group

Nancy Greenwalt

Executive director

Promise Healthcare

Enesta Jones

Senior press officer

Environmental Protection Agency

Jennifer Chochola Tan

PR manager

Newport Aquarium

Brian Costello

Marketing and communications

Loyola Law School

Gina Chinino Dardi

Global comms manager

Cushman & Wakefield

Sheila Burns

Managing director

Building 12 Communications