East Carolina University

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East Carolina University
School of Communication
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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
Where are they now?
ECU

• Betsy Kelly Class of 03
• Client Services Manager
• The Audio Department Recording Studios
• New York City
• I am a client services manager at The Audio
  Department Recording Studios in Manhattan. We are
  a post-production facility, with clients
  including VH1, Comedy Central, CBS, NBC, and
  Disney.  We do sound design and audio mixing, as
  well as a lot of voiceover work for video games,
  DVD's, and cartoons.

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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
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• Amy Jones Class 0f 97
• Marketing Coordinator-Senior Living
• Charlotte, NC
• I am currently working in Charlotte for one of
  the country's largest architectural firms. I've
  been here for a little over two years. Prior to
  this job, I was PR Director for an advertising
  agency in Greenville.
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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
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ECU

• Crystal Legends Class of 96
• Morning Show Radio Host
• HOT 96 103.7 FM
• Greenville, NC
• I've been in radio a total of eight years now
  and am still loving it!!   

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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
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I have been recognized by the NC Associated
Press with an Honorable Mention as Rookie of the
Year in TV Journalism.  I was part of the team
that was awarded an Edward R. Murrow for
continuous coverage of Hurricane Floyd and the
floods that followed.  I recently published my
first book, Images of America, Stokes County, in
an effort of preserving local and regional
vintage photographs that celebrate the history
of my childhood home.  I am an Adjunct Professor
of Journalism at Winston-Salem State University.

• Chad Tucker Class of 99
• Television Reporter for Fox8/WGHP TV
• High Point, NC

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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
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ECU

• Kristen Monte Class of 01
• Assistant Editor
• North American Publishing Company
• Philadelphia, PA.
• I write for two trade magazines in the printing
  and graphics market. In addition to my job, I am
  Editor-in-Chief of our company newsletter, and I
  volunteer event planning with United Cerebral
  Palsy-Philadelphia. I am also working as a PR
  Specialist for an up and coming local artist.

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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
Where are they now?
ECU

• Laura Sawyer Brinn Class of 98
• Manager, Marketing Communications
• The Fuqua School of Business
• Duke University
• Prior to securing my current position, I was a
  public relations specialist at Duke University
  Medical Center for 2 1/2 years,  handling medical
  media relations and also several instances of
  crisis communications. Prior to that, (99-2001) I
  worked in the health care practice of Ogilvy
  Public Relations Worldwide in New York City. I'm
  also completing the Master of Arts in Liberal
  Studies program at Duke.

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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
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ECU

• Mallory (Tripp) Liles Class of 89
• Creative Director
• JRM Publishing
• Atlanta, Ga.
• I'm currently General Manager of Client
  Development and Creative Services for Atlanta Web
  Printers in Atlanta, Georgia. I previously served
  as Creative Director for JRM publishing also in
  Atlanta. After graduating from ECU, I began my
  career in Los Angeles where I served as Director
  of Development for Zev Braun Pictures and later
  as an Editor for Marvel Comics.

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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
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ECU

• Michael Aho Class of '02
• Administrative Aide
• Fairfax County (VA) Board of Supervisors
• Fairfax, VA.
• I received my Master's in Peace Operations
  Policy in May 2004 and also a Certificate of
  Training in United Nations Peace Support
  Operations in April 2004. I am employed by the
  Federal Government as an analyst covering United
  Nations peacekeeping around the world.

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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
Where are they now?
ECU

• Olivia Hill Class of 02
• Research Coordinator (Public Information Officer)
• NC Dept. of Commerce Division of Community
  Assistance
• Raleigh, NC
• I am responsible for designing all publications,
  dealing with all media inquires, planning all
  workshops/conferences, and handling all Web site
  updates.  I was very fortunate to have done my
  internship with the NC Department of Commerce's
  office of Public Affairs while a student in the
  School of Comm. It was a huge help in getting
  this job! 

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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
Where are they now?
ECU

• Will Stanley
• Account Coordinator
• American Red Cross
• Raleigh, N.C.
• I am currently an account coordinator with the
  American Red Cross in Raleigh. I sell health and
  safety training to companies, i.e., CPR, First
  Aid and Injury Prevention.

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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
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Brandon Ives (pictured center) Editor WRAL I
currently work at WRAL-TV and I am working with
2hitek Productions, a multimedia interactive
design firm in Raleigh.
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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
Where are they now?
ECU
Steve Griffin Marketing Manager Duke University
Fuqua School of Business Marketing and
Communication Department I have only been at
Duke for about four months. Before then, I was
working as an Advertising Executive at the Herald
Sun Newspaper. I am very excited and feel lucky
to be able to work in a field (in which) I
received my degree.
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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
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Amanda Manning The Nashville Graphic Nashville,
N.C. Formerly the managing editor of The
Times-Leader, Amanda now writes for The Nashville
Graphic.
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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
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ECU

• Jami SheppardClass of '99B.A., Public
  Relations
• I am currently the Executive Director for the
  Greater Spring Lake Chamber of Commerce and the
  Mayor Pro Tem for the Town of Spring Lake. Also,
  I serve as the Editor for the town newspaper, the
  Spring Lake Beacon and a book that I co-wrote
  with the town historian was published and
  released in November. 

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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
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ECU
Allison Hardesty Bemauer Class of 01 BA in
Public Relations Before I had twins, I was
working as an advertising representative for the
Carteret County News-Times. I currently teach
Wedding Planning part-time at Carteret Community
College and plan and direct weddings in Carteret
County.
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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
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ECU

Sam Matheny My latest work was recently
featured in several industry trade magazines,
including Broadcasting Cable, TV Technology and
RCR Wireless among others...I am presenting at
the National Association of Broadcasters Futures
Summit in Pebble Beach and I recently presented
at the Competitive Television Conference in
Orlando. 
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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
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• Jim Matheny
• Class of 99
• BS in Media Performance
• Jim covers news and sports as a reporter,
  photojournalist and Web editor for KOMU-TV and
  KBIA-FM in Columbia, Missouri. He is currently
  pursuing a Master's in Journalism from the
  University of Missouri. Jim also served as a
  Carnegie Fellow with the ABC News Investigative
  Unit in New York. His undercover investigation
  on ammonium nitrate regulations was the top story
• for ABC's 2006 special report, "Where We Stand,"
  which aired on the fifth
• anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Jim is
  happily married to his
• wife, Ellen, a fellow East Carolina graduate.

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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
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2LT Roderick Turner Merritt, Jr. USA Class of
02   I am now serving in the US Army.  Things
are great!  My wife, Brandy, also a graduated
from ECU in 2002. We have a 2-year-old daughter
Ashtyn and a 1-month-old daughter, Savannah.
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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
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Dave Reichelt Class of 93   Ive been the
sports director for KPVI-TV since January of
1996, anchoring the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. sports
MondayFriday.  Ive also been the radio voice
for Idaho State University the past three
seasons, calling both football and basketball for
the Bengals.
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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
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Carrie Banks Class of 91 BA in Journalism   I
received my MA in Public Relations and
Advertising from The University of Alabama in
1992.  I presently serve as the Communications
Director for the Alabama League of Municipalities
where I am responsible for marketing and public
relations as well as the content, layout and
design of all published materials.
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ECU School of Communication Graduates...
Where are they now?
ECU
Chris Tutino Class of 2006 BA in Public
Relations   Public Relations Counselor. Smith
Associates in Cary, N.C. Married to wife,
Jennifer, with one child, Caroline.
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Heather Quast
ECU School of Communication Graduates...
Where are they now?
Heather Quast Class of 2004 BA in Public
Relations   Catering Director, (Sodexho) at
Capital One in Richmond, VA Special Thanks to
all my great professors who taught me more than I
could ever know and to Mr. Larry Auld who led me
to take all the right classes and graduate early!
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Heather Quast
ECU School of Communication Graduates...
Where are they now?
Brent Anderson B.A. in Communication, minor in
Business Admin., 1999 brent_at_evolveinc.com I
currently serve as Vice President for Evolve,
Inc., a full-service advertising agency located
in Greenville. I am married to Amanda
Hanks Anderson ('00) and I'm a proud father of a
two-year old son, Chase William Anderson.