Location: United States
Janet Shamlian
It’s 2013 and Janet Shamlian, BJ ’84, stands in front of a windowless plane in an aircraft hangar in New Mexico. The plane, the size of a semitruck, is fixed on blocks and bears the symbol of the United States Air Force. Shamlian is reporting about the controversial drone pilot training happening at Holloman Air … Continued
Pat Forde
Four points lifted the Louisville Cardinals over the Wichita State Shockers as the buzzer ended the 2013 NCAA Final Four game. Luke Hancock and his teammates were going to the Cardinals’ first title game in 27 years. After the initial post-game interviews, Yahoo! Sports columnist Pat Forde, BJ ’87, watched Hancock cross the court and hug … Continued
Anne Schwartz
Apartment 213 seemed like most other apartments in Milwaukee: white brick, plain wood, cheap blinds. That is, except for the body parts inside. In July 1991, Anne Schwartz, BJ ’82, had been a part-time reporter at the Milwaukee Journal for three years when a police officer called her in the middle of the night with … Continued
Calvin Fussman
It was a hot August day in 1974 when a young man stepped out of a taxi and looked at a block of dormitories on the campus of the University of Missouri. Calvin “Cal” Fussman, BJ ’78, had just moved from Long Island, New York, to Columbia, Missouri, to become a journalist. With his hand-held luggage … Continued
Lori Berger
What do you do? I am the entertainment and special projects director for Hearst Magazines. As entertainment director, I put together celebrity covers for some of the Hearst magazines, which means projecting which celebrities will be hot – or not – since we work a good six months ahead of time. I also work on … Continued
Mark McIntosh
What do you do? I am a motivational speaker, author and community cause consultant. I am also the founder and CEO of Victory Productions. Our mission is to encourage others to achieve goals and overcome challenge. We focus our work on helping others effectively deal with change, challenge and adversity. Victory’s consulting focus is on … Continued
Tony Kontzer
What do you do? I’m a freelance writer and journalist. My focus is on information technology, and I write for a variety of publishers and corporations. How did you get your job? This is my second stint as a freelancer. The first was from 1996-2000. I had been working for a weekly business publication (the … Continued
Dan Pierce
In Detroit, Dan Pierce leads Fleishman-Hillard’s General Motors account as senior vice president. Photo courtesy of Dan Pierce.
Brent Toellner
After years of working in the advertising industry at agencies like Bernstein-Rein and Barkley, Brent Toellner, BJ ’95, did not expect his life to deviate from the ad business. That detour first began when a newfound passion for dogs prompted him to begin a side career in animal advocacy. “It was never on the radar … Continued
Heather Physioc
Heather Physioc, BJ ’08, spends her days ensuring things get discovered. As a specialist in search engine optimization, or SEO, her job is to help the Web content of her clients rise to the top of an Internet search results list. It is work she finds fulfilling not only because of the results it yields … Continued