Our Distinguished Alumni
MFJ Distinguished Alumni Spotlight
We honor a group of alumni every spring and bring them to campus to share their career stories with our students. Our Distinguished Alumni over the years are:
Richie Owens, '95 MAC
Producer NCIS
News director for the Gulf and Iran for the Associated Press.
Oriana Pawlyk, ’12 JRN
Aviation reporter at Politico
Shefali Razdan Duggal, ’93 MAC
Former U.S. Ambassador to The Netherlands.
James Kramp, ’90 MAC
Director of studio production at SNY
Director of Culture and Belonging and Counsel at UB Greenfelder
MJF Distinguished Alumni
Marni Goldberg, ’07 JRN, Director of Corporate Communications for Apple
James Kramp, ’90 MAC, Director of studio production at SNY
Richie Owens, ’95 MAC, Producer NCIS
Oriana Pawlyk, ’12 JRN, Aviation reporter at Politico
Shefali Razdan Duggal, ’93 MAC, Former U.S. Ambassador to The Netherlands.
Tina Beatty, Mass Communication
Chief brand and marketing officer at SHRM.
Jeff Graham
Film maker and podcast producer.
Laura Palmer
Senior producer at the Kelly Clarkson Show.
Courtney Subramanian, Journalism
Supervising editor at BBC News and former White House correspondent for the Los Angeles Times and USA Today.
Jenell Walton, Mass Communication
Vice president of content at Cincinnati Public Radio.
Jon Gambrell, Journalism
News director for the Gulf and Iran for the Associated Press.
Barry Kirschner, Mass Communication
Showtime.
Kandace Kuo, Mass Communication
Senior producer NBC News.
Megan Moloney, Mass Communication
VP of marketing at Transylvania University.
Jamie Ramsey, Mass Communication
Director of media relations at the Cincinnati Reds.
Lisa Bannon, Journalism
Wall Street Journal.
Vincent Duffy, Mass Communication
News director at Michigan Public Radio.
Carrie Phillippi, Speech Communications
Senior manager of communications at Service Now.
Shane Ankeney, Mass Communication
Advertising executive.
Ben Garbarek, Journalism
Vice president at Edelman.
Sarah Pasquinucci, Mass Communication
Senior director of communications at Procter & Gamble.
Rachel Petri, Journalism
Campaign manager.
Ally Seibert, Journalism
Executive producer at Netflix.
Clinton Yates, Mass Communication
ESPN
Alica Elsne, Journalism
President and general manager of KSDK.
Mary Patrick, Communications
CEO and managing partner at Jasculca Terman Strategic Communications.
Jeremiah Shuff, Mass Communication
Film editor.
David Spunt, Journalism
Correspondent for Fox News.
Steve Susi, Mass Communication
Senior director of brand strategy at Northwestern Mutual; Formerly of Amazon and American Express.
Laura Melillo, Mass Communication
Founder of MMS Media Strategies and former assistant and adviser to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
Chris Molnar, Mass Communication
Producer of NCIS.
Jeff Pegues, Mass Communication
Correspondent for CBS News.
Amy Scalia, Mass Communication
Sinclair Broadcasting on-air talent and former publisher of Cincy Magazine.
Lynn Smith, Mass Communication
Founder of Lynn Smith Media Communications and formerly of CNN, NBC and Today Show.
Jennifer Duck, Mass Communication
Belmont University faculty and former producer for Anderson Cooper 360.
Ida Lieszkovsky, Journalist
Free-lance journalist and former Ohio Public Media reporter.
David Kelbaugh, Mass Communication
Founder of Tacklebox Brand Partners.
Yvette Simpson, Mass Communication
Director of Culture and Belonging and Counsel at UB Greenfelder.
Chad Wollett, Mass Communication
Supervising producer at the Tonight Show.
Department of Media, Journalism, and Film
