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2002 Media Studies

Joe Machi

made his stand-up comedy debut on "The Tonight Show" on Dec. 16, 2018.

1991 Broadcast/Cable

Deborah Reber

author, keynote speaker and founder of TiLT Parenting, recently published a new book titled "Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World" (Workman Publishing). In November 2018, she spoke at TEDxAmsterdam, delivering a talk titled "Why the Future Will Be Differently Wired," and she will be speaking at TEDxPSU in February 2019. She recently moved back to the New York City area after living in the Netherlands with her husband and son for the past five years.

2014 Broadcast Journalism

Kacie Lazor

is a news production specialist at the Associated Press in Washington D.C. She helps customers across the globe with training and technical support with the newsroom software program ENPS.

2008 Telecommunications

Evan Cuttic

is manager of global creative marketing for original series at Netflix in Los Angeles.

2013 Advertising/Public Relations

Mary Kate McCurdy

has been promoted to director at Genesco Sports Enterprises. McCurdy has worked at GSE in New York since 2016.

2012 Broadcast Journalism

Erica Brecher

is the weekend anchor at WIVB-TV, Buffalo’s CBS affiliate, after four years at WGRZ-TV. In 2017, she married alumnus Andrew Baglini (' 10 EMS). They work on-air at the same station.

2003 Journalism

Ryan P. Chase

is a lawyer representing catastrophically-injured victims in Philadelphia at the law firm of Ross Feller Casey LLP. He was promoted to partner in December 2018. His firm biography covers his background (www.rossfellercasey.com). Before joining Ross Feller Casey in 2010, he worked at Dechert LLP, one of the largest law firms in the nation. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two children.

2009 Broadcast Journalism

Alexa Keeley

has been promoted to lead video editor at ESPN. She has worked at ESPN since 2013.

2009 Journalism

Andrew Johnson

is a special agent with the FBI, assigned to the San Francisco field office.

1998 Advertising/Public Relations

Sloane Keane

was promoted to CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire. The local organization is one of the largest chapters in the nation and annual serves more than 3,500 children.

1998 Telecommunications

James F. Gerraughty, MBA

was elected President-Elect of the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC) annual conference in Jacksonville, Florida, in March 2018. He will assume duties as President of the organization in March 2019. APTAC is the professional organization for Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs) across the country, providing training and legislative knowledge on government contracting-related issues. The PTACs are divided into 11 regions across the country, with approximately 300 offices and 600 employees. Gerraughty is currently the program manager of the Southern Alleghenies PTAC in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and has been there for six years.

2012 Broadcast Journalism

Kaila DeRienzo

started her position as the communications specialist at Telecare Corp. in Alameda, California, in July 2018. Additionally, she is in the process of completing her personal trainer certification through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and was recently hired by Orangetheory Fitness as a coach in the Northern California region.