Together with her mother, Laura Carrillo (StratComm) established a real estate investing company in August 2022. Since then, they鈥檝e successfully flipped two houses, and her degree has been invaluable as she continues this startup journey.

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After graduating, Alex Borinstein (Comm) moved to Denver, joining Kroenke Sports and Entertainment鈥檚 partnership marketing department. After interning for six months, he transitioned into a full-time role. He鈥檚 grateful for the connections made at CU, which have helped him begin his career working in professional sports.

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Olivia Gemmiti (StratComm) is a project manager at McCann, in New York City. She works across several global accounts and recently helped win a highly competitive New Biz pitch for a coveted spirits brand. Gemmiti loves being at a historic agency and being able to see the creative process from start to finish.

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After graduating, Jessica Clarke (InfoSci) was hired by Booz Allen Hamilton as part of a team that supports NASA鈥檚 Artemis missions, and had the opportunity to see the Artemis 1 launch. She said she 鈥渃ouldn鈥檛 imagine where I鈥檇 be without the Info Sci department.鈥

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Emma Yoder (CritMedia) is working as a producer for event management company LSAV Powerhouse, in Chicago.

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Monique van Veenendaal (StratComm) is an account executive at Salesforce. She works with health and life science companies to help them create a better patient or customer experience, while maintaining relevance in the digital age.

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This year, Shannon Mullane (MJour) joined The Colorado Sun as a staff reporter covering water issues and tribal affairs in the West. Previously, she worked as senior editor of the CMCI communications team and as a staff writer for The Durango Herald, where she received 15 awards for her reporting. She鈥檚 still based in Durango and loves exploring southwest Colorado. In the fall, Mullane won a first-place award from the Colorado Press Association in the Best Social Justice or Equity Reporting category.

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After graduation, Ashley Hopko (Jour) was a general assignment reporter in Arlington, Virginia, for the Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship. During the pandemic, she became a Washington, D.C., freelance reporter with Urban Turf, Medscape and Greater Greater Washington. Hopko recently accepted a new job as a research and communications associate with the consulting firm Nexight Group, where she works for the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

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Since Audrey (Rodriguez) Holcomb (Jour) graduated, she has gone on to work in social media marketing for the Miami Dolphins and Los Angeles Lakers. She is now the social media manager for StockX, a live marketplace for exclusive sneakers, apparel, handbags and watches. During her time with the Lakers, she had the opportunity to experience winning a championship with the team in 2020. She was married in 2021 in her hometown of Laguna Beach, California, and moved to Fort Worth, Texas, with her husband, Reed, and puppy, Sushi.

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Tessa Diestel (Jour) is an associate producer in event production with ESPN, where she has worked since June 2019. She primarily works on college football and tennis, but is also involved in production for golf, the WNBA and the NCAA women鈥檚 college basketball tournament. She has worked in college football for four seasons, including on the Emmy-nominated Saturday Night Football crew. When working on tennis, she produces features and creative content during the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.

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Hannah Young (Comm) is chief marketing officer for Lockton鈥檚 transaction liability practice, where she manages all marketing activities to help ensure mergers and acquisitions for corporations and private equity companies. Young completed her master鈥檚 in communication and data from Northwestern University in 2022.

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Danielle Seat (Jour) is a broadcast news reporter for the NBC affiliate in West Palm Beach, Florida (WPTV). Prior to WPTV, Seat was a reporter and anchor in Charleston, South Carolina, at CBS Live 5 News. She has reported on legislative sessions, PGA tournaments, the Murdaugh murders investigation and more.

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After graduation, Catherine Marylander (Advert) moved to San Francisco and landed a position with GoPro. She is now the director of global social marketing, responsible for overseeing the strategy for organic social content worldwide. Marylander and her team have won awards for their social media content, all while traveling around the world looking for compelling stories and managing global teams. In her free time, she enjoys teaching yoga and spending time with her puppy, Bruna.

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After diving into the tech world for six years and working for an in-house creative team, Alex (Becknell) Ursetta (Advert) joined Article Group, based in Rochester, New York. Article Group tackles hard problems for some of the largest tech companies. She works remotely from colorful Colorado and in her spare time, she can be found hanging out with her fluffy sidekick, Kenya, and CU copywriter crush-turned-husband, DJ (Advert鈥12).

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Abby Whipple (MediaSt) completed her MBA at Pforzheim University, in Germany, in 2021. She founded the nonprofit Restorative Justice Data Systems with seed funding from the National Center on Restorative Justice and the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance. The nonprofit is coordinating the availability and implementation of a data collection, analysis and reporting system for restorative justice programs across the country.

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In June 2022 Chris King (Jour, Engl) joined the PGA Tour and is senior manager of communications for PGA Tour Champions, following 10 years working in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers鈥 communications department.

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Andrew Sorensen (Jour) is the new senior manager of media and public relations for Kaiser Permanente Colorado after several years as CU Boulder spokesperson and assistant director of communications. He was previously a reporter for 9NEWS (KUSA) in Denver. He also reported for Time Warner Cable News in North Carolina and New York.

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Josh Reising (Jour) recently moved to Dallas to serve as director of media and creative content for the women鈥檚 basketball team at Southern Methodist University. Prior to that, he worked with Altitude Sports, where he won an Emmy for the network鈥檚 on-air graphics.

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In March 2022, Richard Spiegel (MJour) left the Department of Veterans Affairs to take the role of director of corporate communication and legislative affairs at Naval Supply Systems Command, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He鈥檚 excited to be a naval civilian working with the Department of Defense.

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Silvia Razgova (MJour) is a news photo editor at the Los Angeles Times, which she joined in 2022. Previously, she was a contract photojournalist for the Rocky Mountain News; staff photographer at the National, an English-language newspaper in Abu Dhabi; and a freelance photographer in California and the Middle East. In her personal photographic work, she explores the themes of home, loss, belonging and poignancy of life.

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