Alumni

2024

Catherine Allen

Catherine has joined POLITICO as a data/graphics reporter covering energy and environment. Catherine was editor in chief of Mustang News in her junior year.

2024

Angel Gaytan

Angel is a college adviser with UC Berkeley Destination College Advising Corps / Early Academic Outreach Program at Pioneer High School in San José Unified School District.

2024

Sarina Grossi

Sarina is a Morning Edition news anchor at North State Public Radio in Chico, CA.

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

Cayley O’Brien

Cayley is a venue operations coordinator for BSide, working in the live performance industry.

2024

Jordan Triebel

Jordan is an executive assistant/program coordinator for Dateline & NBC News Studios in New York.

2024

Lily Tenner

Lily is a social media coordinator for Insomniac Events.

2024

Naomi Vanderlip

Naomi is an assistant producer for Forbes. She is also a freelance booking assistant for Good Morning America.

2023

Miles Berman

Miles has a new role as a marketing and advertising fellow for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

2023

Zoe Boyd

Zoe recently started as a music agent trainee at United Talent Agency.

2023

Lauren Boyer

Lauren is a marketing and communications coordinator at JPW Communications.

2023

Samantha Riordan

Samantha started a new position as communications strategist at the Homeless Prenatal Program in San Francisco.

2023

Diego Sandoval

Diego has been promoted to sports editor at Noozhawk, the digital news organization in Santa Barbara.

2023

Talia Toutounjian

Talia is the campaign manager for Searchlight Pictures at OMG23.

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.

2022

Miki Dubery

Miki is studying for her master’s degree in Security and Diplomacy at Tel Aviv University.

2022

Olivia Hebert

Olivia is a news reporter for SFGATE.

2022

Ashley Holly

Ashley has joined the brand marketing team at Revolve as a social media assistant. She has worked at the fashion brand since 2022. 

2022

Ava Kershner 

Ava started a new position as a multimedia journalist/producer at ABC 10 News San Diego | KGTV Channel 10.

2022

Daisy Kuenstler

Daisy has been promoted to senior account executive at LaForce, a full-service marketing communications agency based in New York.

2022

Jennie Le

Jennie has completed her master’s degree in communication management from USC and is an account executive at RX Mosaic healthcare communications.

2022

Sophie Lincoln

Sophie is a multimedia journalist at KRNV News 4 in Reno. Previously, she worked for Sinclair Broadcasting in Eureka, CA.

2022

Cameryn Oakes

Cameryn is the local Long Island editor and senior reporter at Schneps Media in New York. Cameryn was managing editor for Mustang News in her senior year.

2022

Jordan Peterkofsky

Jordan is a production manager at Kristin Banta Events Inc.

2022

Torstein Rehn

Torstein is a producer at WCVB Channel 5 in Boston.

2022

Roselyn Romero

Roselyn is a public safety reporter at The Oaklandside.

2022

Audrey Ryan

Audrey has started a new position as associate newsroom SEO editor at The Athletic.

2022

Sydney Sherman

Sydney completed a master's degree in social media & management from the University of York. She is now the development and alumnae relations officer at James Allen's Girls' School (JAGS) in London.

2022

Amanda Wernik

Amanda has been accepted at University of California, Davis - School of Law.

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 now 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 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, 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

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 now 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, WA. 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 now 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 now 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 NewYork-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 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 now 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. She 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 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 & nonprofit management and policy at the NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

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

Iliana 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

Rachel (Gasparini) Menon

Rachel is an enterprise account executive at Glean (SF Bay Area).

2017

Ayrton Ostly

Aryton is now an NFL trending writer at Gannett | 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.

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

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 Integrated 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 & 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 & Television in 2024.

2013

Joseph Corral

Joseph has started a new position as branded content producer at talkshoplive®

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

Margaret (Pack) Juhnke

Margaret is now the director of global communications at Zuora, which provides software for businesses to launch and manage their subscription-based services.

2011

Krista Smith

Krista is now the marketing director for the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance. Most recently, she worked as marketing communications manager for Cal Poly Corporation.

2011

Brandon Downing

Brandon is in the Strategy, Policy, Organizational Effectiveness, and Engagement division at Pacific Gas & Electric.

2010

Will Taylor

Will is a Communications Specialist at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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. She recently joined the journalism department’s Advisory Board.

2006

Stacey Anderson

Stacey has been promoted to senior editor and writer at The Ford Foundation.

2002

Melissa Figueroa Chechourka

Melissa has joined the firm of 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 & campaigns at Visa.

1998

Mark Armstrong

Mark is now the editor of Nieman Storyboard at 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 now 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 (showrunner) of From Scratch, a culinary and travel series.

1992

Steffan Tubbs

Steffan is stepping down as afternoon-drive host for the conservative talk radio station, KNUS, 710 AM, in Denver. He plans to work on a documentary about the fentanyl crisis. He's completed eight documentaries, including the controversial Denver in Decay in 2020.

1984

Elizabeth Hudson

Elizabeth of Hudson Farms, a 5th & 6th generation family farm in Sanger, CA, has been named Agriculturalist of the Year by the Fresno Chamber of Commerce.