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Will Mendelson (MSJ12)

Will Mendelson has joined Micron Technology in its Global Communications & Marketing Team, as Operations Tools & Training Lead, after spending almost a decade as a journalist at Us Weekly, Esquire and the Chicago Tribune.

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Natalie Tomko (MSJ12)

In May 2021, Natalie Tomko started a new position at a fintech startup in Pittsburgh called numo. She previously worked for 4 years as digital marketing manager at eG Innovations, an IT diagnosis technology.

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Courtney Wessel (IMC16)

Courtney J. Wessel was promoted to Engagement Strategy Supervisor at AbelsonTaylor, an award-winning health and wellness advertising agency. Wessel joined AbelsonTaylor 18 months ago as a Senior Engagement Strategist and recently helped launch G1 Therapeutics’ COSELA™ (trilaciclib), the first and only FDA-approved therapy indicated to decrease the incidence of chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression in adult patients living with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC)

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Sisi Wei (BSJ11)

Sisi Wei now serves as Co-Executive Director of OpenNews, a nonprofit that helps people strengthen relationships across organizations and build a more equitable future for journalism.
Sisi joined OpenNews in 2020 as Director of Programs, and previously was Assistant Managing Editor at ProPublica.

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Olga Gonzalez Latapi (BSJ16)

I am very proud that I now work for two nonprofits: Amaryllis Recordings, a label celebrating experimental musicians and poets. This amazing label also released my first poetry album. I am their Communications Specialist.

The other nonprofit is The Nasiona, a literary magazine focused on expressing the creative power of otherized communities and minorities. I am their Translator, Transcriber and Head of the Writing Prompts Tournament.

I am also now a published poet and essayist and have won literary awards and been shortlisted for chapbook and manuscript competitions.

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Ben Millstein (IMC12)

In March 2021 Ben Millstein was promoted to Senior Communications and Marketing Manager at Local Projects, the exhibit design studio behind the 9/11 Memorial Museum, Planet Word, and Greenwood Rising, a forthcoming museum about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and the resilient community that survived it. He also recently launched Prolognyc.com, a program dedicated to helping people become the better creative collaborators by measuring and growing their creative strengths.

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Christiana Stewart (IMC15)

It’s been just over 5 years since Christiana graduated from Medill and she continues to lean into her consumer centric focus that she took away from the program. Now starting at Nike as the North America Email Director, she still appreciates all she learned from the IMC program as it plays into her work everyday!

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Summer Nettles (MSJ13)

Summer Nettles is producing and directing a six-episode docuseries entitled “She Quit” that will air on Rocky Mountain PBS. The series focuses on the exit of Black women from the traditional workforce due to its negative impact on their health, financial and emotional wellbeing. Nettles hopes to complete the series by September of 2021. She’s currently seeking donors and sponsors to help bring these stories to life. To learn more about the series, share a story or donate reach out to her at Summer@GreaterPurposeMedia.com.

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Tyler Pager (BSJ17)

Tyler Pager joined The Washington Post in March to cover the White House. He previously covered the White House for Politico.

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Katherine LaGrave (MSJ11)

Katherine LaGrave joined AFAR magazine as Digital Features Editor in October. She has previously worked as a Senior Digital Editor at Condé Nast Traveler and a Digital Producer at Vanity Fair.