Where are they now?

Our graduates are reporting, producing, running campaigns and building media companies across the country. Here is where they landed, most recent classes first.

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Where are they now

Cal Poly journalism graduates by class year
Class	Name	Update
2025	Angelina Benyamin	Angelina is an account coordinator at SBS Comms in Brooklyn, NY. She moved into this position after having an internship as a PR Fellow at SBS Comms.
2025	Zach Berston	Zach is a studio operations coordinator at WTBR (Where the Buffalo Roam).
2025	Gabriela Blecher	Gabriela is a criminal defense investigator for the Colorado State Public Defender.
2025	Emmy Burrus	Emily is the Gloria Penner Fellow and an Audio Producer at KPBS, the NPR and PBS affiliate in San Diego. Emily was KCPR’s news director during her senior year.
2025	Morgan Fitzgerald	Morgan is a PR associate at The Arena Group. Morgan was Mustang Media Group’s Marketing and Public Relations Manager during her senior year.
2025	Cassandra Garcia	Cassandra is a news producer at 23ABC (KERO-TV) in Bakersfield, CA. Cassandra was the MNTV Video News Director and co-founder of Journalists of Color @ Cal Poly.
2025	Sofia Harris	Sofia is a social media influencer marketing assistant at PETA.
2025	Matthew Ho	Matthew is the staff editor of college sports at The Athletic. Matthew was the managing editor and Sports Editor for Mustang News.
2025	Sam Kohn	Sam is a digital producer for the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Sam was the podcast director for KCPR during his junior and senior year.
2025	Jacklyn McClearnen	Jacklyn is the social media community manager at The Brand Amp in Costa Mesa, CA.
2025	Anthony Molleson	Anthony is a sports commentator at ESPN+. Anthony was the sports director for Mustang News during his senior year.
2025	Alisha Nazar	Alisha is a business services trainee at Latham & Watkins.
2025	Skylar Novak	Skylar is a marketing coordinator at SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park.
2025	Abigail O’Branovich	Abigail is an operations coordinator for Downtown SLO.
2025	Mark Robinson	Mark is the lead broadcaster and podcast host for the Wausau Cyclones. Mark is also a sports content creator for Guerilla Sports and Digest Media.
2025	Isabella Romero	Isabella is a podcast producer for Almost Friday Media. Isabella worked at KSBY and for Mustang News as a multimedia journalist.
2025	Dillian Rovegno	Dillian is an assistant account executive at The Hatch Agency.
2025	Daphne Ruffier	Daphne is a workplace experience and events coordinator at CBRE.
2025	Niki Sadeghi	Niki is an outbound sales development representative at Brex.
2025	Madison White	Madison is an arts and culture reporter for the Santa Maria Sun. Three pieces she wrote for the Sun were recently recognized by the California News Publishers Association.
2025	Amelia Wu	Amelia is a freelance features journalist for the Embarcadero Media Foundation. Amelia was the Editor-in-Chief of Mustang News her senior year.
2025	Kylianna Wulf	Kylianna is a flight attendant at United Airlines. Kylianna is also a content creator on Instagram and TikTok.
2025	Erin Yarwood	Erin is a marketing coordinator for Marvel Stadium Precinct at the AFL, the Australian Football League.
2024	Kimberly Ahmadi	Kimberly, or “Kimi,” is an assistant account executive at Haymaker Group.
2024	Catherine Allen	Catherine has joined POLITICO as a data and graphics reporter covering energy and environment. Catherine was editor in chief of Mustang News in her junior year.
2024	Shaelyn Ashamalla	Shaelyn is an account coordinator at George P Johnson Experience Marketing. Shaelyn was a photographer and photo editor for Mustang News during her time at Cal Poly.
2024	Ingrid Blau	Ingrid is currently earning her Master of Arts for Fashion Studies at Parsons Paris, The New School.
2024	Ashley Bolter	Ashley is a freelance reporter for The Long Beach Post. She covers food and restaurants and earned a spot on the staff directory under the regular contributors section.
2024	Jillian Davis	Jillian is a professional recruiter at Insight Global.
2024	Lauren Emo	Lauren is currently earning her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Virginia Tech. Lauren was a news editor and writer for Mustang News.
2024	Ryan Evans	Ryan is an associate at Colliers International.
2024	Jasmine Farrow	Jasmine is a business network NAMER ES and OS specialist for SAP. She started in this position after being an intern at SAP.
2024	Eden Funk	Eden is a public relations account executive at Allison Worldwide.
2024	Angel Gaytan	Angel is a college advisor with UC Berkeley Destination College Advising Corps and Early Academic Outreach Program at Pioneer High School in San José Unified School District.
2024	Luke Garcia	Luke is an account coordinator in events operations at Destination Concepts inc. He is also the director of event operations at SubSessions Creative Productions, LLC.
2024	Tori Gordon	Tori works in digital marketing for Direct Relief. She is also a realtor for Keller Williams Realty, LLC.
2024	Sarina Grossi	Sarina is a morning edition news anchor at North State Public Radio in Chico, CA.
2024	Alina Jafri	Alina is the marketing manager at Painted Brain. She also does freelance work as a production assistant in Los Angeles, CA.
2024	Ammar Khan	Ammar is a sales development representative for Demandbase.
2024	Ari Lopez	Ari is a freelance video producer at The Telegraph in London. Ari was the MNTV director for Mustang News during her senior year at Cal Poly.
2024	Chloe Lovejoy	Chloe is a legislative intern for the office of Assemblymember Robert Garcia. Chloe was editor in chief of Mustang News in her senior year.
2024	Elissa Luce	Elissa is an account coordinator in public relations at MMGY Global.
2024	Lily Masturzo	Lily is an associate marketing manager in global marketing at NBA 2K. Lily started in this position after working at FINN Partners as an account executive.
2024	Sarah Kate McElroy	Sarah is a marketing communications specialist at Siemens Healthineers. She started in this position after being a marketing communications specialist at Abbott.
2024	Nate Mills	Nate is a sports multimedia journalist at WGRZ in Buffalo, NY. Nate earned his Master of Arts in sports journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at ASU.
2024	Cayley O’Brien	Cayley is a venue operations coordinator for BSide, working in the live performance industry. Cayley was the Programming and Music Director for KCPR during her senior year at Cal Poly.
2024	Julia O’Connell	Julia is a recruitment consultant for LVI Associates in Dallas, TX.
2024	Ashley Oakes	Ashley is a technical producer at RUN Studios. She started in this job after an internship and position in broadcasting with the Seattle Seahawks.
2024	Angela Passalacqua	After graduating from Cal Poly, Angela earned her Master of Public Policy at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. Angela now works as a field representative in communications in the office of Darshana Patel with the California State Assembly in San Diego, CA.
2024	Brooke Reynolds	Brooke is the district manager at ADP in Culver City, CA.
2024	Emma Robertson	Emma is the managing editor for 270 Media in Sausalito, CA. Emma was the managing editor for Mustang News her senior year.
2024	Jessa Rosenthal	Jessa recently completed a fellowship with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, earning a graduate certificate in Applied Government and Public Policy from Sacramento State and the Capital Fellows Program. She is joining Nuffer, Smith, Tucker Public Relations in San Diego as an account coordinator.
2024	Mackenzie Ryseff	Mackenzie is a healthcare AI consultant for Honey Health.
2024	Izabella Slosberg	Izabella is the community and engagement coordinator at Morro Bay National Estuary Program.
2024	Lily Tenner	Lily is a social media coordinator for Insomniac Events.
2024	Emily Tobiason	Emily is an account executive at Highwire. Emily was the content director for KCPR during her time at Cal Poly.
2024	Jordan Triebel	Jordan is an executive assistant and program coordinator for Dateline and NBC News Studios in New York.
2024	Naomi Vanderlip	Naomi is an associate segment producer for Good Morning America. Before this role, she was an assistant producer for Forbes.
2023	Miles Berman	Miles has a new role as a marketing and advertising apprentice for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2023	Zoe Boyd	Zoe recently started as a music touring assistant at United Talent Agency.
2023	Lauren Boyer	Lauren is a marketing and communications coordinator at JPW Communications.
2023	Jillian Butler	Jillian works in recruitment at General Matter.
2023	Brady Caskey	Brady is a multimedia journalist at Idaho News 6. Brady was the MNTV News Director during his senior year at Cal Poly.
2023	Gabrielle Downey	Gabrielle is an associate for Actum, a global consulting firm.
2023	Avery Elowitt	Avery is a multimedia journalist and weather forecaster at KATU-TV in Portland, OR.
2023	Gwendalyn Garcia	Gwendalyn is the social media manager at Trademark Venues.
2023	Lauren Garnett	Lauren is the growth marketing manager at Alaskan Salmon Company.
2023	Cate Goodman	Cate is the production graphic designer for Alliant Insurance Services. Cate was also the head women’s lacrosse coach at Cal Poly for the 2024-25 season.
2023	Maddie Harrell	Maddie is a photographer and photo editor at the San Francisco Giants. Maddie was the team photographer for Cal Poly baseball during her senior year.
2023	Pranathi Manga	Pranathi is a content designer at Meta. She started full-time in this position after being a content design intern at both Meta and Facebook.
2023	Olivia Monforte	Olivia is an associate producer at Marketplace by APM.
2023	Tiana Reber	Tiana is a marketing campaign specialist at Rakuten Rewards.
2023	Derek Righetti	Derek is an event coordinator at Vinik Sports Group in Tampa, FL. After graduating from Cal Poly, Derek earned his MS in Sport and Entertainment Management and his MBA in Sports Business at the University of South Florida.
2023	Samantha Riordan	Samantha started a new position as communications strategist at the Homeless Prenatal Program in San Francisco. Samantha was the podcast manager and fundraising manager at KCPR during her time at Cal Poly.
2023	Diego Sandoval	Diego has been promoted to sports editor at Noozhawk, the digital news organization in Santa Barbara.
2023	Alyson Smith	Alyson is the digital media coordinator at San Diego Community Power. She previously worked for Cal Poly’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, where she got her start as an intern.
2023	Talia Toutounjian	Talia is the campaign manager for Searchlight Pictures at OMG23.
2023	Phoebe Walsh	Phoebe is a junior publicist at J/PR in New York City. Before starting full time at J/PR, Phoebe was a public relations and social media intern.
2022	Gabriel Arditti	Gabriel is a new business associate at Plaid. After graduating from Cal Poly, Gabriel earned his MS in Sports Management at Columbia University.
2022	Madison Bellah	Madison was the assistant vice president and cyber/tech E&O broker at WTW in London. She is now pursuing an MS in International Social and Public Policy at The London School of Economics and Political Science.
2022	Emily Brower	Emily is a communications specialist at The Greater Good Science Center in Berkeley, CA. She is also an associate producer of The Science of Happiness Podcast. After graduating from Cal Poly, Emily earned her MS in journalism at UC Berkeley.
2022	Sofia Clark	Sofia is the senior partnerships manager at Headlight. She also runs her own photo business, Sofia Clark Photos, based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
2022	Anya Dimaio	Anya is an account executive at Havas Lynx, a healthcare communications agency with offices in Manchester, London and New York.
2022	Miki Dubery	Miki completed a master’s degree in Security and Diplomacy from Tel Aviv University. She now works as a publicist for ACOMSTRATEGIES.
2022	Carley Epple	Carley is a senior account executive at The Point PR. She has been with this company for almost three years and has moved up through various positions.
2022	Jordan Greenberg (Peterkofsky)	Jordan is the production manager at Kristin Banta Events Inc.
2022	Kyle Har	Kyle is a producer and sound board operator at Cumulus Media. He is also a sports reporter at Heavy Sports, with a focus on the San Francisco Giants and 49ers.
2022	Olivia Hebert	Olivia is a breaking news reporter for SFGATE.
2022	Ashley Holly	Ashley worked at Revolve as a social media assistant from 2022 to 2025. She now works at IPSY as their social media coordinator. Ashley was the social media manager for Mustang News during her senior year.
2022	Tessa Hughes	Tessa is a podcast producer for Exactly Right Media, the podcast network that produces My Favorite Murder.
2022	Kiana Hunziker	Kiana is a marketing operations analyst III at Fortinet. Before working full time at this company, she was an intern the summer before her senior year at Cal Poly.
2022	Ava Kershner	Ava started a new position as a multimedia journalist and producer at ABC 10 News San Diego, KGTV Channel 10.
2022	Daisy Kuenstler	Daisy is associate manager for communications at OLAPLEX, a hair care products company.
2022	Jennie Le	Jennie is a senior account executive at Spectrum Science. She earned her master’s degree in communication management from USC in 2023.
2022	Sophie Lincoln	Sophie was a multimedia journalist at KRNV News 4 in Reno. She is an Emmy-winning reporter and is currently looking for her next station.
2022	Kiana Meagher	Kiana is a senior account executive at DKC, a full service public relations, marketing and government affairs firm.
2022	Jorja Murphy	Jorja is a marketing specialist at C.W. Driver Companies.
2022	Cameryn Oakes	Cameryn is the deputy managing editor at Schneps Media in New York. She was formerly the local Long Island editor and senior reporter. Cameryn was managing editor for Mustang News in her senior year.
2022	Omar Rashad	Omar is an investigative reporter and assistant editor at Fresnoland. Omar was the lead data and investigations reporter before becoming the data and investigations editor at Mustang News during his time at Cal Poly.
2022	Torstein Rehn	Torstein is a producer at WCVB Channel 5 in Boston.
2022	Erica Rojas	Erica is a social creative content strategist at 85SIXTY, a digital agency that helps grow companies.
2022	Roselyn Romero	Roselyn is a public safety reporter at The Oaklandside.
2022	Rachel Romov	Rachel is a public relations, partnerships and events associate for See’s Candies. Before this position, she worked in public relations and communications for the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Chargers.
2022	Audrey Ryan	Audrey has started a new position as associate newsroom SEO editor at The Athletic.
2022	Lindsey Shepard	Lindsey is the product public relations lead for AI at Snowflake.
2022	Sydney Sherman	Sydney completed a master’s degree in social media and management from the University of York. She was the development and alumnae relations officer at James Allen’s Girls’ School in London. Sydney is now the development coordinator for Cathedral School for Boys in San Francisco.
2022	Kaitlyn Shields	Kaitlyn is an account executive at Zendesk. She is based in Austin, TX.
2022	Sofia Silvia	Sofia is a video and talk radio producer at Bonneville International in Seattle. She is also a freelance video producer and editor.
2022	Isabella Vinci	Isabella is an account executive at 42West, a full-service public relations firm in New York.
2022	Amanda Wernik	Amanda has been accepted at the University of California, Davis School of Law.
2022	Stephanie Zapelli	Stephanie is a reporter at the San Luis Obispo Tribune. Stephanie was the managing editor for Mustang News.
2021	Sophie Baye	Sophie joined EF Education First as a social media and content manager and has relocated to EF’s U.S. headquarters in Cambridge, MA.
2021	Lily Dallow	Lily has joined KTLA 5 in Los Angeles as a digital producer. Previously, she was a digital content director for KEYT News Channel 3 and 12 in Santa Barbara.
2021	Hannah Klaassen	Hannah is a senior account executive at Highwire.
2021	Fauve Koontz	Fauve is an account strategist at Google.
2021	Mikaela Lincoln	Mikaela is a social media executive at Redwood BBDO, an international content agency, where she works with YouTube and Google.
2021	Emily Mahoney	Emily has been promoted to senior account manager at Segal Communications.
2021	Francisco Martinez	Francisco has been named Rookie Reporter of the Year by the National Newspaper Association for all nondaily newspapers. He is a full-time reporter with The Ark in Tiburon, CA.
2021	Sophia McDevitt	Sophia is Executive Notes editor at UC Law Business Journal. She is a J.D. candidate at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco.
2021	Hailey Nagma	Hailey is an internal communications specialist at Intuit.
2020	Emma Adler	Emma is a project coordinator at Modifly, a creative agency in San Diego.
2020	Christina Arthur	Christina has been named domestic marketing coordinator at Hunter Industries, a California-based manufacturer of irrigation and outdoor lighting equipment.
2020	Brooke Cashin	Brooke has been promoted to senior account executive at Stanton & Company, a sports and lifestyle marketing and PR agency in Venice, CA.
2020	Giselle Fernandez	Giselle recently started a new position as an account executive at Edelman.
2020	Cassandra Garibay	Cassandra is an engagement reporter for ProPublica. Previously, she was a senior housing reporter at El Tímpano.
2020	Hannah Glazer	Hannah is an account executive with Midnight Oil, an integrated print production and creative studio based in Burbank, CA.
2020	Miranda Knight	Miranda is the senior brand experience manager for Pashion Footwear, a $15 million shoe and accessories company that got its start at Cal Poly’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
2020	Ashley Ladin	Ashley is a marketing generalist at Alltech, a $2 billion global company dedicated to improving the health and performance of animals, plants and people through nutrition and scientific innovation.
2020	Kelsey Luvisa	Kelsey has a new position as a business development representative at Figma, which produces a collaborative web application for interface design.
2020	Rachel Marquardt	Rachel is the manager of digital strategy at Randle Communications in Sacramento. She earned her MBA in marketing from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School in 2022.
2020	Dominique Morales	Dominique is the editor of Real Change News in Seattle. This weekly newspaper is part of the Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project.
2020	Annie Murphy	Annie has been promoted to communications manager at Native, a personal care products company based in San Francisco.
2020	Samantha Spitz	Samantha is the public affairs coordinator at the Westminster, CA, Police Department.
2019	Yasmeen Arami	Yasmeen is pursuing a law degree at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.
2019	Lauren Arendt	Lauren has a new position as e-commerce growth marketing manager at Hydro Flask. She has been with the company since 2023.
2019	Ariana Afshar	Ariana has been writing political content and commentary full time for the past two years. Follow her @arianajasmine.
2019	Madison Burgess	Madison is the manager of marketing strategy at AMC Networks.
2019	Sophia Carnevale	Sophia is a communications specialist at Environmental Science Associates.
2019	Leah Castillo	Leah is the lead customer success manager at Gong, which uses proprietary artificial intelligence technology to enhance customer interactions.
2019	Quinn Fish	Quinn has been promoted to senior lifestyle editor at The Kitchn and retains her position as staff writer for Apartment Therapy. She joined the New York-based publishing company in 2023.
2019	Valerie Gasparini	Valerie has been promoted to senior account executive at Deel. She joined the company in January 2023.
2019	Christian Laubacher	Christian has a new position as the program coordinator for the post-graduate psychiatric residency program at Community Memorial Healthcare in Denver. He received his master’s degree in higher education from the University of Denver and has been active in Cal Poly’s Alumni Association.
2019	Katelyn Biddle Martin	Katelyn is the marketing and communications manager at the California Automobile Museum.
2019	Connor McCarthy	Connor is an account manager with Gard Communications in Portland, OR. Previously, he was a multimedia journalist for KPTV, Fox Channel 12.
2019	Summer Sinnett	Summer is an account supervisor at Ketchum. She has been with the agency since 2021 and is based in New York.
2019	Caroline Ster	Caroline has joined Warner Bros. Discovery as the assistant manager for awards at CNN.
2019	Emma Withrow	Emma is a national investigative reporter for Sinclair Broadcasting based in Washington, D.C. She was previously director of rapid response at the U.S. House of Representatives and chief political correspondent for FOX 46, WJZY-TV, in Charlotte, NC.
2018	Madelina Achuela	Madelina has been promoted to senior project manager at i2Vision, Inc.
2018	Bryce Aston	Bryce has a new position as community outreach specialist for Santa Rosa Water.
2018	Hannah Avdalovic	Hannah has been promoted to senior manager, social media at the Golden State Warriors.
2018	Monique Belden	Monique has joined Jackson Family Wines as a public relations manager.
2018	Abby Cavanaugh	Abby is vice president and founding partner of Wave Kilo, a brand communications consultant group based in Austin, TX.
2018	Nina Doering	Nina is an ecommerce product manager at the Walt Disney Company.
2018	Nate Edelman	Nate is staff assistant III for the City of Santa Monica.
2018	Rae Foote	Rae has accepted a role at Hachette Book Group as senior manager of marketing technology.
2018	Michael Frank	Michael is the project manager for the New York University Data Future Lab. He is pursuing a master’s degree in public and nonprofit management and policy at the NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.
2018	Max Goldberg	Max has a new role as talent strategist at Dataiku, a platform for building, deploying and managing data and AI projects.
2018	Emily Hulsman	Emily has a new position as the GTM recruiter at Notion, a software development company in San Francisco.
2018	Lindsay Mann	Lindsay has started a position as an account manager at SHIFT Communications in San Francisco.
2018	Taylor Mohrhardt	Taylor is a content writer and marketing specialist at Annex Brands, Inc. The company, formerly Postal Annex and based in San Diego, is a franchisor of shipping and business service centers.
2018	Lauren Pluim	Lauren has started a new position as social media manager at Accelerator Active Energy, makers of energy drinks based in Newport Beach.
2018	Hayley Sakae	Hayley has been promoted to partner events manager at Snowflake, an AI software development company.
2018	Ilianna Salas	Ilianna has been promoted to marketing manager for CBRE, a global company specializing in commercial real estate services and investment. She is also public arts commissioner for the city of Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
2018	Danika Schultz	Danika has a new position as lifecycle marketing lead at Headway, a startup dedicated to making mental healthcare more accessible.
2017	Celina Oseguera	Celina has been promoted to visual design manager at Adobe.
2017	Cameron Bones	Cameron is assistant manager, social media marketing at Nintendo.
2017	Nora Healy	Nora is the founder of Honeybaby, a brand agency creating cultural moments for clients in the music and fashion industries.
2017	Victoria Elizabeth Howland	Victoria is manager of collaboration platforms for ClimateWorks Foundation.
2017	Hannah Landry	Hannah has a new position as transportation analyst at Driscoll’s.
2017	Allie Schwartz LaMothe	Allie has started a new position as HR director at Carefeed.
2017	Michelle Logan	Michelle is co-founder, producer and host of Actually Media, LLC. She recently launched Actually History, a series that celebrates the women behind history’s most iconic achievements.
2017	Rachel (Gasparini) Menon	Rachel is an enterprise account executive at Glean in the San Francisco Bay Area.
2017	Ayrton Ostly	Ayrton is an NFL trending writer at Gannett and the USA TODAY Network.
2017	Will Pieschel	Will recently started a new position as fact checker for New York Magazine.
2017	Olivia Proffit	Olivia has been promoted to director, social and content strategy at Archetype. She joined the company as a content strategist in 2022.
2017	Reilly Roberts	Reilly is the new creative marketing manager at AEG Presents in Los Angeles. The company is involved in all aspects of live contemporary music performances, including concert tours and festivals.
2017	Madison Salvati	Madison has a new position as an associate professional clinical counselor at A Balanced Life. She received her master’s degree in mental health counseling from Prescott College.
2016	Domenica Berman	Domenica has been promoted to global inside sales supervisor at Zest Dental Solutions.
2016	Suha Saya	Suha is product marketing lead at Rippling, an employee management software company.
2016	Jen Silva	Jen has joined Rocket Lawyer as a senior product marketing manager. She recently joined the Board of Directors at Multiplier, a nonprofit based in San Francisco.
2015	Jonathan Chodzko	Jonathan is part of the corporate partnership division at the Los Angeles Angels organization.
2015	Caitlyn (Moore) Robidoux	Caitlyn is an administrative assistant at Tustin Public Schools Foundation.
2015	Audrey (Willis) Timpe	Audrey is staff communications manager for Intuit.
2014	Kat Gore	Kat received a master’s degree in library and information science from Valdosta State University.
2014	Rachael Davison	Rachael has been promoted to director of communications at Drew School, an independent, college-preparatory high school in San Francisco.
2014	Jenna Watson Gudgel	Jenna recently completed a contract position as a communications specialist at Apple.
2014	Fearon Hosmer	Fearon is a health coach at Virta Health. She received her master’s degree in integrative health studies from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2023.
2014	Erica Husting	Erica is a media and journalism specialist for Boston Public Library in Massachusetts. In 2020, she completed her master’s degree in library and information science from the University of Washington.
2014	Jordana Shiau	Jordana has been promoted to senior manager, social media creators at Amazon. She is based in New York.
2014	Brenna Swanston	Brenna is the content marketing manager at Peregrine Technologies in San Francisco.
2014	Aryn Sanderson	Aryn is executive and internal communications senior manager at Google.
2014	Laura Wilkinson	Laura is the director of brand marketing at Vidyard. She received her MFA in screenwriting from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in 2024.
2013	Joseph Corral	Joseph has started a new position as branded content producer at talkshoplive.
2013	Chelsea Kitta	Chelsea is a vice president in the technology practice for Edelman public relations.
2013	Kelsey Christy (Hollenbeck)	Kelsey is a program manager at Pollinate, a full-service marketing agency with a digital core.
2013	Esteban Yanez	Esteban is an English teacher at Gaston Middle School in Fresno. He earned a master’s in education from Fresno State University in 2019.
2013	Lindsey Zuchelli (MacLeod)	Lindsey is a journalist at KEYT News Channel 3-12 in Santa Barbara.
2013	Brian De Los Santos	Brian is a staff editor for the Home Team at The New York Times.
2013	Jenn Young	Jenn is a mental health therapist in special education at Aspire Public Schools. She received her master’s degree in counseling from Loyola Marymount University in 2023.
2012	James Cameron	James is a senior account director at Treble Public Relations in San Diego.
2012	Karlee Prazak	Karlee was recently promoted to director, global brand communications and influencer marketing at GoPro.
2012	Carly Rickards	Carly is partner and COO at Juliette Group, a beauty and wellness PR firm.
2012	Margaret (Pack) Juhnke	Margaret is the director of global communications at Zuora, which provides software for businesses to launch and manage subscription-based services.
2011	Krista Smith	Krista is the marketing director for the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance. Most recently, she worked as marketing communications manager for Cal Poly Corporation.
2011	Emily Devine	Emily is the live events marketing manager at Mattel Inc. Emily is an experienced social and digital marketing lead with a history of working in the entertainment industry.
2011	Tavia Meredith	Tavia is the solutions marketing manager for database at Google.
2011	Michael Murphy	Michael is the VP of marketing at Zocks, an AI assistant for financial services.
2011	Amber Kiwan	Amber is the head of integrated communications at PATH, a global nonprofit making good health easier to access in low-resource settings.
2011	Alexandra Jacopetti	Alexandra is a digital marketer and brand strategist at CANVAS United. She has done work for brands including Got Milk?, Adidas, Hoka and Spotify.
2011	Brandon Downing	Brandon is a creative and marketing director at PG&E working on strategic initiatives, in the Strategy, Policy, Organizational Effectiveness and Engagement division. He started in this position after 27 years at KSBY.
2011	Brittany Blasing	Brittany is the manager at Peace of Mind Structural, a construction company in San Mateo. Brittany started there as manager in 2020 after holding different positions in public relations.
2011	Flora Anderson	Flora is the senior vice president at Outcast, a marketing agency specializing in communications, digital and creative.
2011	Erica Bashaw	Erica is a staff attorney at Children’s Law Center of California. After completing her BS in journalism and a minor in law and society, Erica attended Chapman University Fowler School of Law for her JD.
2010	Will Taylor	Will is a communications specialist at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
2010	Natalie (Pavich) Drobny	After graduating from Cal Poly, Natalie attended Le Cordon Bleu London for culinary arts and chef training. Natalie is a freelance food stylist.
2010	Patrick McKenna	Patrick is a senior manager for recruiting at Snowflake, a software development company in San Francisco. Patrick has been with Snowflake since 2018.
2010	Alex Kacik	Alex is a senior operations reporter at Modern Healthcare in Chicago. He started as a reporter in 2017 and has been a senior operations reporter since 2021.
2010	Tessa Angell (Davis)	Tessa is a senior client partner at Reddit, Inc. She also held various roles over nine years on LinkedIn’s Marketing Solutions team.
2010	Charles Dalpozzo	Charles is a corporate recruiter at ADP. He also served in the U.S. Navy after graduating from Cal Poly.
2010	Chris Bono	Chris is the director for North America customer support and professional services at ESET North America.
2010	Lauren Pollak (Bondell)	Lauren is a product manager at HelloFresh. She previously worked as brand manager at Thrive Market and senior brand innovation manager at Grove Collaborative.
2010	Katie Koschalk	Katie is a freelance content writer with a pet niche. She is a contributing writer to People Inc., Rover.com, Adopt-a-Pet.com and Chewy.
2010	Lindsay (Indermill) Zibach	Lindsay is a freelance writer and producer. Her clients have included The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard Magazine, SoulPancake, Armani AE and Teen Vogue.
2010	Steven Freberg	Steven has been the president of Freberg Investments, LLC since 2019. The firm advises clients on tax planning, real estate, contracts and other legal matters.
2010	Nikhil Erlebach Chanda	Nikhil played Division I soccer at Cal Poly. He is the co-founder and CEO of Chicago Dutch Lions FC and an account executive of talent and learning solutions at LinkedIn.
2010	Sarah (Beresh) Kallile	Sarah is the founder and CEO of Lunnie, a postpartum brand designing patented leak proof nursing bras.
2009	Giana Magnoli	Giana has been promoted to executive editor at Noozhawk, the online news organization covering Santa Barbara County. She had served as the publication’s managing editor and recently joined the journalism department’s Advisory Board.
2009	Frank Stranzl	Frank is head of membership and marketing at The Olympic Club, a historic athletic and social club in San Francisco.
2007	Amy Blasco	Amy has joined Cal Poly as a marketing content specialist.
2006	Garrett Leight	Garrett is CEO of Garrett Leight California Optical, which expresses the California lifestyle with contemporary and iconic eyewear designs inspired by generations past.
2006	Stacey Anderson	Stacey has been promoted to senior editor and writer at The Ford Foundation.
2002	Melissa Figueroa Chechourka	Melissa has joined Shaw, Yoder, Antwih, Schmelzer & Lange, an advocacy, public affairs and association management firm in Sacramento, as director for communications and public affairs. Previously, she spent 15 years in public service, most recently as chief of strategic communications for the California High-Speed Rail Authority. She also served as chair of the journalism department’s Advisory Board and is part of the 2023 class inducted into the Mustang Media Hall of Fame.
2000	Danielle Samaniego	Danielle is director, editorial content and campaigns at Visa.
2000	Andy Castagnola	Andy is a senior change and communications leader at Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
1998	Mark Armstrong	Mark is the editor of Nieman Storyboard at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. Storyboard is the foundation’s online publication showcasing exceptional narrative journalism and nonfiction storytelling. In 2009, Mark created Longreads to publish and share in-depth essays and narrative journalism.
1997	Shelly Cone	Shelly is a public information specialist for the County of San Luis Obispo Public Works. Previously, she worked for the City of Santa Barbara.
1997	Shannon (Farnham) Hunt	Shannon is an Emmy award-winning executive producer with a career spanning daytime talk, primetime reality and network news. Shannon is currently the executive producer and showrunner of From Scratch, a culinary and travel series.
1993	Michelle Franzen	Michelle of ABC News was honored as Outstanding News Anchor by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation at its 49th Annual Gracie Awards. The awards recognize outstanding individual achievement and programming created by, for and about women at the national level.
1992	Steffan Tubbs	Steffan is stepping down as afternoon-drive host for the talk radio station KNUS, 710 AM, in Denver. He plans to work on a documentary about the fentanyl crisis. He has completed eight documentaries.
1984	Elizabeth Hudson	Elizabeth of Hudson Farms, a fifth and sixth generation family farm in Sanger, CA, has been named Agriculturalist of the Year by the Fresno Chamber of Commerce.

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