Philip Yi

What do you do? I work for McKinsey & Company, a global management consultancy. McKinsey works with leading organizations across the private, public, and social sectors. Specifically, I am a consultant who specializes in strategy and operations for companies in the retail and apparel sector. How did you get your job? McKinsey traditionally hires from … Continued

Karl Yehle

What do you do? I do some advertising/marketing consulting work. Previously, I was in higher education as an adjunct professor and director of community relations. I also was president of Smith & Yehle Advertising for 30 years. How did you get your job? A Missouri alum got me a job in the public relations department … Continued

Phoebe Wu

What do you do? I am an assistant editor in the food department at Cooking Light magazine. Outside of work, I am the president of the local Mizzou alumni chapter, so I feel even more closely tied with the school than I did before! How did you get your job? I applied for the Time … Continued

Bill Wright

How did you get started in your career? I went to school at Mizzou and wanted to get into the news-editorial sequence. My adviser, Jim Albright, steered me into the advertising sequence. He saw my writing style and thought it would be better suited to the advertising industry. I am really indebted to him for … Continued

Steve Woodward

Early Interest in Writing Woodward was interested in writing at a young age. As a child, he enjoyed writing stories and papers for school. He got involved with his high school’s newspaper and decided to stay in Dayton for college. Woodward attended Wright State University, a public university of 18,000 students that offers both undergraduate … Continued

Lee Woodward

What do you do? A wide variety of public relations activities plus: website content, licensing (HUMVEE), coordinating donations and civic activities. What is your favorite J-School memory? Selling ads for the Missourian wasn’t my favorite thing to do, but it required me to organize, be persistent and forge into the unknown at times. In this … Continued

Chuck Woodling

What do you do? I’m retired after spending more than 46 years as a newspaperman, mostly as a sports writer. I was sports editor of the Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World for 37 years. How did you get your job? I landed my first job by answering an ad in the Kansas City Star for a general … Continued

Tamra Wilson

What do you do? I am the public information officer for the Catawba County Library System in Newton, N.C. How did you get your job? I was a volunteer for the library system for several years and served as president of the Friends group. One day I simply asked to go to work for the … Continued

Jean Gaddy Wilson

What do you do? I counsel a variety of organizations – Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and contractors, human rights groups, colleges and universities, health care organizations – enabling them to create understandings of the future, develop media campaigns, create plans and strategies. This is to position those organizations to adapt fast to future opportunities … Continued

Mary Ann Williams

What do you do? Bob Williams, whom I met at MU and my husband of 57 years, and I are happily retired from his practice of 35 years at a large multispecialty clinic. Our son and daughter provided us with five grandchildren and are our pride and joy. I worked for AT&T as a employment … Continued