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A short film called Laboratory Conditions thatÌýRobert Scheid (Jour)Ìýedited (and got to act in as well) is making the film festival rounds. The film stars Marisa Tomei, Minnie Driver and Paulo Costanzo. Robert acts, edits and teaches editing and all things Apple in Los Angeles and remotely via the Internet.

Michael Maney (MComm) moved to Austin, Texas, in 2018 to become the senior director for internal communications for Whole Foods Market. In 2019, he was promoted to the global head of internal communications and engagement.Ìý

Jessica Schilling (Jour, Mus) lives in Boston and is the senior product designer and information architect at Solaria Labs, the innovation incubator at Liberty Mutual Insurance. She is the user experience director for its new Certainly insurance platform. Jessica also travels nationwide as a DJ for Argentine tango events and festivals.

Lauren Gullion Utecht (Jour) lives in Los Angeles and is the vice president of human resources and corporate communications at Penske Media Corp., which owns more than 20 media brands including Rolling Stone, Variety, Robb Report and WWD. In 2012, she earned an MFA in creative writing from Colorado State University.

Mike DePaolo (Comm) is the senior manager of digital marketing at Titleist, makers of the No. 1 ball in golf and one of the leading brands in the game. He lives in Ashland, Massachusetts, with his wife, Ashley, and two sons.

Danielle Praeger (Advert) is the vice president of R&D at Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods. She has devoted her professional career to helping to grow the company her father founded in 1994. She develops new nutritious products, including veggie-forward, plant-based, and kid- friendly frozen foods. During non-COVID-19 times, you’ll find her pursuing adventures like hiking Mount Kilimanjaro, exploring Southeast Asia or seeing the sites of Italy.

Megan Bundy (Advert'01) has worked in advertising for the last 20 years in the New York City area and is currently the senior vice president at FCB New York. She lives in Connecticut with her family and is a proud mother to two beautiful girls. She misses Â鶹ӰԺ and hopes to visit for a football game soon!

Piya Sorcar (Bus, Econ, Jour) is the founder and CEO of the social venture TeachAids, an adjunct affiliate at Stanford University School of Medicine, and a faculty fellow at the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health. TeachAids HIV education software is used in 82 countries, including areas where HIV-related education was previously forbidden. TeachAids launched CrashCourse concussion education in partnership with 23 of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s national governing bodies. Sorcar lives in Mountain View, California.

Reid Kaplan (Advert) is a residential real estate broker and value-add apartment investor based in west Los Angeles. In 2021, he ranked in the top 1.5% of realtors in California. Kaplan is married with two sons.

Michael Maney (MJour) was named head of internal communications for The Home Depot in January and is building a center of excellence to engage with more than 500,000 associates across North America. He was previously head of internal communications for Amazon’s Whole Foods Market and Target, and led communications for Sony and Disney.

In January, Meredith (Arndt) Mirrington (MediaSt) joined PR Talent, a communications recruitment firm, as managing director. For the previous two decades, Mirrington led high-impact communications efforts for companies in industries ranging from tech to tourism. Most recently, she was a global communications and culture leader at Amazon Web Services. Mirrington lives in Bethesda, Maryland, and serves as an adjunct instructor in CMCI’s online corporate communications graduate program.

Jennifer Simpson (MComm’99, PhD) is owner and CEO of Integrated Work, where she and her team help mission-driven leaders and organizations build futures. Her new book, the KOAN method: Breakthrough Leadership for a Divided World, was released this September. In her spare time, she continues to teach courses on organizational culture at CU and loves spending time with her two children.

Mike Tarson (Jour) and Allyson Valentine (Advert) are married and live in Fairfield, Connecticut, with their son and twin daughters. Tarson joined NewsNation in March and is a supervising producer on Elizabeth Vargas Reports. Prior to that, he was with CNN for 15 years. After eight years of teaching in public schools, Valentine started Pop Studio, a balloon decor company, in 2020.

Jennifer Geering (Comm) owns Hunter Construction LLC, which provides all services for both residential and commercial remodels and new builds.