Friday, April 20, 2012

May I present the Truman Alumni at The COMMFerence!

I can't believe by this time tomorrow night The COMMference will be almost over! A semester of planning is all coming to an end tomorrow....But, as promised, a sneak peek on the Alumni presenting tomorrow:

Sarah Y. Moore earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with an emphasis in Journalism in 2010. After six months of working at the Webster-Groves-Shrewsbury Area Chamber of Commerce, she was promoted to interim president and chief executive officer. Currently, she works for a veterinary hospital in Arnold, Missouri, as their hospital administrator. In addition to her professional work, Moore also volunteers her time to several area nonprofits.

Adam Claypool earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with an emphasis in Journalism in 2003. His first job out of school was as a newscast producer for WSJV in South Bend, Indiana, where he launched the brand new Fox @ Five show. He currently works for Gannett, the parent company of KSDK, in Saint Louis and takes on the role of Regional Operations Manager for Social Commerce. He also serves on the board of governors for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mid-America chapter.

Karman (Wittry) Hotchkiss earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication in 1987. Hotchkiss has been an employee of Meredith Corporation in Des Moines, Iowa, for more than 20 years. The majority of her career has been in the Special Interest Media group, where she’s served as copy chief, managing editor, and executive editor. She currently is the deputy content core director for home-related publications and manages a dozen editors who produce magazines such as Kitchen and Bath Ideas and Do it Yourself.

Allie Toepfer earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with an emphasis in Communication Studies in 2011. Right out of college, Toepfer worked at Rabbit Hole Creative in Nashville, where she was able to gain more public relations experience. She joined Fleishman-Hillard’s corporate reputation group in September 2011. She is an assistant account executive and primarily works with AT&T Mobile Barcode, Emerson Web and Panera in the public relations realm.

Justin Hartmann earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music with an emphasis in the Liberal Arts in 2003. Hartmann, even with a music degree, has worked in all aspects of media production. He has worked as a television director, which included directing news coverage of the Saint Louis Cardinal’s 2006 and 2011 World Series win, to running the Jumbotron at SLU’s Chaifetz Arena for a Rick Ross concert. He also enjoys photography, mainly processing HDR photos of the City Museum, along with other projects.

Enjoy these little snippets of information in the program tomorrow and get excited for these wonderful alumni  that will be joining us tomorrow! 

We've last minute details to work out tomorrow, but other then that we're ready to go. See you tomorrow!

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