Mike Reilley (MSJ95)
Mike Reilley co-authored this introductory textbook and newsroom handbook that teaches data journalism techniques as a process. The book features exercises, tips, best practices and training videos on how to find data, capture it, then clean, analyze and visualize it. It features interviews and work from leading data journalists around the world. Available December 2022 at Routledge.com
Mark Mears (IMC85)
Today we are facing the “The Great Resignation.” People are resigning from the workforce or, possibly worse, resigning themselves to an unsatisfying status quo and being disengaged at work. They’ve quit…but stayed. Neither outcome is “great.”
Mark A. Mears prefers to redefine this era as “The Great Repurposing”—an opportunity to focus on what (and who) really matters most to create deeper meaning in our life and work.
In The Purposeful Growth Revolution, Mears shares a wealth of personal experiences as a C-Suite executive, relevant examples of best practices, and insights from research and subject matter experts to unveil his revolutionary 4 LEAF GROWTH model based upon “The Higher Power of 4s.”
In this book, you will learn to apply 4 holistic and revolutionary processes found in nature to help individuals, teams, and organizations find purpose, fulfill their true growth potential, and leave a living legacy—what Mears calls paying it backward. All designed to fulfill Purposeful Growth, Purposeful Self, Purposeful Work, and a Purposeful Life.
The world of work is changing—on purpose. Are you ready to grow into yours?
The Purposeful Growth Revolution is on!
David Lumley (MSJ77)
It’s Impossible to Commit to Maybe: a bold guide for business managers provides the how to lessons and proven recommendations for managers of all levels. Told in a first hand to the point manner and in real life examples former CEO Dave Lumley presents key business issues his and others learnings and successful techniques to provide a winning approach to reaching your goals based on almost 4 decades of success at several public fortune 500 private private equity owned and family businesses and a record of seventh straight company turnaround Dave Lumley lays out your choices and the how to steps to help you move forward with confidence.
Linda (Lachin) Saltzman is President of Beth El Synagogue in Omaha, NE. She is an award-winning baker and advocate for homeless animals. Linda and her husband of 24 years, Kevin, have two college-aged children.
Chris Gentilviso joined Forbes in September 2022 as deputy editor on its contributors team. Gentilviso previously was opinions editor at the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He earned awards in editorial writing and commentary from the Virginia Press Association and the Society of Professional Journalists’ Washington, D.C. chapter.
Marc Schreiber was named president of the St. Louis Sports Commission. Schreiber has been with the organization since 1998. He also serves as the executive producer and co-creator of the Musial Awards, which celebrate the year’s greatest moments of sportsmanship and those in sports who embody class and character. The Musial Awards are televised nationally on CBS.
Emily Levin was named partner at Brunswick Group, a critical issues advisory firm. Based in Washington, D.C., Emily has extensive experience in building effective communications strategies and integrated campaigns to help organizations navigate business challenges and significant milestones.
The Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) has named Nekoro Gomes Vice President of Communications for the region’s leading business advocacy organization. Gomes, who will officially join GBC in mid-April, will lead the organization’s newly combined communications and events staff and will work with GBC’s board and leadership team to reposition the regional marketing and economic branding message. One of his first assignments will be to lead the new branding of GBC to more accurately reflect the organization following its merger with the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore (EAGB). Gomes brings over a decade of experience developing and executing integrated marketing campaigns and shaping the narrative around pressing public policy challenges. Most recently, he served as Marketing Strategy Director for the New York City Housing Authority. Prior to NYCHA, Gomes was a Creative Marketing Strategist with the New York City-based strategic communications and reputation management firm Rubenstein. The formative start of his career began at City Limits where Gomes progressed from Community Engagement Manager to Director of Marketing and Audience Development.
Vertu Publishing released the novel “Look for Something Good” by Robert Drews.
Joseph Bustos, Medill Class of 2006, was awarded the Jim Davenport Award for Excellence in Government Reporting for his work in 2022 at the annual South Carolina Press Association news contest on March 10, 2023.
Bustos’ reporting in 2022 ranged from the race for the governor’s office to the nitty gritty of state government, including efforts to address the state’s teacher shortage, the debate over state employee pay and leadership changes within the State House.
See his work here