Tireless Volunteers Participate in Career Discovery Week

During the last week in January, alumni and friends braved the cold winter nights and came to the Seattle campus to speak candidly and encouragingly to undergraduate and graduate students and alumni about jobs in journalism and other communication fields. The last event of the week was a lively networking event hosted by Jenni Hogan of KIRO TV.

Students and alumni gave the events high marks. Communication senior Jeni Ayers says “the communication department put on the best Career Discovery Week events!” (Ayers came away from the networking event with an invitation to interview for an internship.)

The Department gives a heartfelt thanks to all the tireless volunteers who willingly offered their invaluable time to mentor the Career Discovery Week students and alumni looking for direction during this challenging time in the job market.

The visitors:

Jobs in Journalism panelists:

• Terry Tazioli, '70, recently retired travel editor for The Seattle Times
• Dan Lamont, '81, '04, photojournalist
• Robert Hernandez, director of development for seattletimes.com
• Tom Tangney, managing editor and film critic at KIRO NewsTalk 710 AM/97.3 FM

Jobs in Communication panelists:

• Andy Wappler, '86, senior PR manager, Puget Sound Energy; former meteorologist, KIRO
• Kathleen Miller, '87, freelance writer and owner of Blue Emu Communications
• Mathew Bernardy, '08, consultant, Microsoft Imagine Cup marketing campaign
• Jacque Coe, communications director, Washington Lottery

Networking event alumni:

• Pat Foote, '71, recently retired managing editor for The Seattle Times
• Edgar Gonzalez, '04, associate director of Development for the Sciences, UW College of Arts & Sciences
• Linda Farmer, '90, communications and government affairs manager, City of Federal Way
• Jeanine Lupton, '77, assistant regional director for public affairs, Department of Labor
• Derek Belt, '04, communications & media relations specialist, UWAA
• Peg Achterman, '82, photojournalist, graduate student
• Janet Luhrs, '76, writer: simpleliving.com
• David Blandford, '87, director of communication, Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Megan Coppersmith, '04, communication specialist, King County Elections
• Jenni Hogan, '02, KIRO morning traffic anchor
• Terry Tazioli