Alumni Notes

1992 Advertising/Public Relations

is the area president of the Pennsylvania region of the iHeartMedia Markets Group. He has spent the past 15 years with iHeartMedia, most recently serving as area president for iHeartMedia Wilmington, Delaware, and Salisbury, Maryland. As area president, Goldstein worked closely with the programming, business and sales teams and oversaw on-air and digital programming operations as well as creating new business and revenue growth opportunities for the combined 11 brands. Prior to joining iHeartMedia, he held the position of vice president of revenue management, supervising the revenue management team in 40 markets and 192 broadcast brands, including New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh and Charlotte.

Note Posted: June 18, 2020

2014 Advertising/Public Relations

is the head of advertising, marketing and public relations of the Academy of Vocal Arts, which is the world's only tuition-free institution dedicated exclusively to the study of voice, and is also the world's premier institution for training young artists as international opera soloists. She also runs a Philadelphia-based lifestyle blog, "Positive Publicity," and has a series titled "FemFocused."

Note Posted: June 18, 2020

1995 Journalism

is a China markets editor with Bloomberg and remains in Hong Kong. He previously worked at Dow Jones for nearly 24 years.

Note Posted: June 18, 2020

1992 Broadcast/Cable

was named provost at California State University, Bakersfield. He earned his master's degree at West Chester University, and his Ph.D. at Howard University.

Note Posted: May 19, 2020

2018 Telecommunications

is working as a digital sales specialist for ViacomCBS, based at CBS Local's Philadelphia stations — CBS 3 and The CW Philly.

Note Posted: May 4, 2020

2008 Broadcast Journalism

won three New York Emmy Awards, including Best Sports Editor, as a member of the New York Jets 360 Content Team. The content team won seven Emmys this year, an all-time high for the Jets.

Note Posted: May 1, 2020

2007 Journalism

will be joining NBC Philadelphia and Telemundo 62 as an investigative reporter after spending 10 years at The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Note Posted: April 3, 2020

1992 Journalism

has been named a partner at Mercury, the global strategy firm where he has worked since 2013. Feller specializes in messaging and media strategy for clients, particularly universities and other mission-driven organizations. He was previously a journalist for 20 years, during which he became the Chief White House Correspondent for The Associated Press.

Note Posted: March 21, 2020

1997 Journalism

was appointed president and CEO of Via of Lehigh Valley. Walkiewicz previously served as the organization's executive director. She has been with Via for 13 years, playing an instrumental role for the organization that serves more than 1,200 people annually in Lehigh, Northhampton, Carbon, Monroe, Pike, Bucks and Berks counties. It provides autism services, employment services for high school sctudents, expanded clinical services and inclusive early education.

Note Posted: March 10, 2020

1989 Print Journalism

is president and chief storyteller at Kerry Ford Communications. Founded in Pittsburgh in 2017, the PR and social media firm specializes in large retail brands, family marketing clients and customized crisis counseling. The agency provides expertise in brand identity, campaign development, social media, CSR, media relations, crisis management,internal communications and special events planning.

Kerry Ford Communications has also secured thousands of local, regional, national and international media placements. Key clients include McDonald’s Restaurants, Disney On Ice, Monster Jam Motor Sports, Universal Studios Live, Jurassic Park Live, Ronald McDonald House Charities, GoodTaste! Pittsburgh, Urban Land Institute, and Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon. Ford is the eight-time recipient of McDonald’s Corporation’s highest award for public relatins achievement and six-time winner of Renaissance Awards from the Public Relations Society of America. She is a board member of The Daily Collegian’s Alumni Interest Group and the Outdoor Classroom. Kerry also chairs the PR committees for Ronald McDonald House Charities and St. Louise de Marillac School. Ford and her husband Ed Tomkowitz are parents to 8-year-old Kathleen and 19-year-old Greydon, a junior majoring in advertising/public relations in the Bellisario College.

Note Posted: March 9, 2020

2016 Journalism

is a Los Angeles-based photographer who has made a name for himself on social media, specializing in portrait and music photography. Soon after graduating from Penn State in 2016, Kevin found himself on tour with hip hop artist Sammy Adams as his official tour photographer. At the end of four years and just over six U.S. tours, McKee decided to chase his dreams by moving to Los Angeles and expanding his career even more.

In just under a year, he grew his brand substantially. Now he focuses on his portrait photography, as well as shooting various bikini and lingerie campaigns around the Los Angeles area with some of the biggest brands to date. His editing style is artistically natural, accenting the natural beauty of both his models and the stunning locations he shoots. With an incredibly diverse portfolio, his work has been featured on various media publications and outlets such as Billboard, Apple Music, AOL Music, People Magazine and more. His work includes brands such as Savage x Fenty, Tinder, Lexus, and Los Sunday’s Tequila.

Website: http://www.kevinandrewmckee.com

Professional Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/McKeeK2

Note Posted: March 3, 2020

2017 Journalism

accepted new position as the social media manager for General Dynamics Mission Systems in Northern Virginia.

Note Posted: February 23, 2020