Decade: 2000-09
Wan Xu
What do you do? Now I work for Reuters as a company news reporter, based in Beijing, China. I cover energy companies like PetroChina (the 2nd-largest oil company in the world) and Sinopec (the biggest refiner in Asia), which play important roles in the world energy market. Before joining Reuters, I worked for Dow Jones … Continued
Carly Kaufman Scaduto
What do you do? I am a communications manager at Monsanto Company, supporting our Vegetable Seeds division. I work in Monsanto’s public affairs department at our headquarters in St. Louis, but collaborate with colleagues around the world to communicate about our vegetable seed products both internally and externally. What is the best professional lesson you … Continued
Kristy Siegfried, MA ’04
Kristy Siegfried, MA ’04, has been living in Johannesburg, South Africa since graduating. She works for IRIN, an online humanitarian news service put out by the United Nations. Siegfried covers the southern Africa region with a special focus on migration issues. She is married, with a two-year-old daughter.
Marcia Chatelain, BJ ’01
Marcia Chatelain, BJ ’01, is now assistant professor of history at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She is currently working on a book on Chicago’s African-American Great Migration and women and girls.
Dana Brzozkiewicz
What do you do? I manage the communications efforts for the broadband product team at Broadcom. Broadcom is a technology company based in southern California that drives connectivity in today’s devices like smart phones, set-top boxes and data centers. I write and edit the product group’s press releases, presentations (speaking and corporate), blog posts, contributed … Continued
Bernard Choi, BJ ’00
Bernard Choi, BJ ’00, is starting his fourth year in communications and marketing at Boeing in Seattle. He reports that due to luck and timing, he’s done some really cool things, such as witnessing the development and testing of the newest Boeing jet, the 787 Dreamliner.
Mark Greenblatt, BJ ’00
Mark Greenblatt, BJ ’00, is joining ABC News as a New York-based correspondent. He has served as an investigative reporter for the Houston CBS-affiliate KHOU-TV. Greenblatt has won a number of awards for his reporting, including a duPont-Columbia award, a national Emmy and two national Edward R. Murrow awards. As a member of the KHOU … Continued
Jensen Moore-Copple, PhD ’07
Jensen Moore-Copple, PhD ’07, is an assistant professor of strategic communication at Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University.
Jake Edinger
What do you do at your job as a creative director? My job is to get the most interesting and effective ideas produced. What do you enjoy most about your job? The constant stimulus; chasing the unknown is invigorating and rewarding. What has been your greatest professional challenge? Getting a job. My first job came … Continued
Mark Greenblatt
What do you do, and what is most interesting about your job? I am an investigative reporter for the KHOU 11 News I-Team in Houston. Coming to work each day is an absolute thrill. It’s one of the only jobs around where you have a real chance to right wrongs and see an immediate, positive … Continued