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Graduate Status Report
CAL POLY JOURNALISM
2025 Graduate Outcomes
56 records
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31
reported jobs
55% of records
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5
graduate school
9% of records
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28 / 31
full-time jobs
90% with status
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23 / 26
major-related jobs
88% direct/related
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$54,080
median salary
9 salaries reported
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What graduates reported
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Who is in the report
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Employment outcomes
31 graduates reported a job
| Employment status
Yes 28 No 3 |
Relationship to major
Directly related 16 Related 7 Not related 3 |
Reported annual salary
Median $54,080 Average $53,720 Range $39,000-$70,000 n=9; all reported as annual
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Employer industries
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Location, job discovery and reporting sources
| Known job locations
California 25 Texas 1 Arizona 1 Tennessee 1 Washington 1 Wisconsin 1 Outside U.S. 2 |
Job source
Previous Employer (Past Internship) 3 Internet 3 Career Fairs 2 Faculty Referrals 1 Other Job Postings 1 |
Outcome knowledge source
Student Reported 32 Social Media (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.) 23 Career Center Records 1 |
Other reported details
Offer accepted dates: 8 Mar 14, 2025 - Oct 23, 2025 Internship field: 2 reported by 1 respondent |
Source: JournalismGSR2025(Sheet1).csv - 2025 Journalism Graduate Status Report
CAL POLY JOURNALISM
Reported Destinations
all jobs + graduate school
Jobs
31 reported job outcomes; listed in report order
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Customizable.com
Marketing Intern
Full-time · Directly related
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Braintrust
Go-to-Market Specialist
San Francisco - CA · Full-time · Directly related
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Current Wave Media
Social Media Manager
Monterey - CA · Full-time · Directly related
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KSBY TV
Television News Producer
San Luis Obispo - CA · Full-time · Directly related
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Boulder Public Defender
Administrative Assistant
Full-time · Related
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Pure Storage
Global Enablement
Santa Clara - CA · Full-time · Directly related · $67,000/yr
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JPMorganChase
Associate Banker
Richmond - CA · Not full-time · Not related
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Colliers
Associate
San Luis Obispo - CA · Full-time · Related
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The Arena Group
Public Relations Associate
Rocklin - CA · Full-time · Directly related · $68,000/yr
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Noozhawk
Staff Writer
Santa Barbara - CA · Full-time · Directly related · $43,000/yr
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Travel +Leisure
Marketing Coordinator
Windsor - CA · Full-time · Related · $40,000/yr
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Create Content Coordinator
San Luis Obispo - CA · Full-time
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The Athletic
Staff Editor
Pasadena - CA · Full-time · Directly related · $70,000/yr
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Digital Producer / Journalist
Chattanooga - TN · Full-time · Directly related · $40,000/yr
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Fisher Investments
Sales Account Executive
Camas - WA · Full-time
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The Brand Amp
Social Media Apprentice
Costa Mesa - CA · Full-time
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602 Coffee House
Social Media Manager
Huntington Beach - CA · Not full-time
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Putnam Insights
Client Communications & Project Management Associate
Not full-time
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Ciento Cellars
Tasting Room Associate
Paso Robles - CA · Full-time · Not related
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SoFi Stadium
Marketing Coordinator
Los Angeles - CA · Full-time · Related
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Yerba Madre
Marketing Team Member
Full-time · Directly related · $62,400/yr
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Justin Vineyards & Winery
Hospitality Coordinator
Paso Robles - CA · Full-time · Related
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CIEE Madrid
Teacher Assistant
Madrid - Spain · Full-time · Not related
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ADP
Associate District Manager - Centric AE
Culver City - CA · Full-time · Directly related
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Wausau Cyclones
Lead Broadcaster and Podcast Host
Wausau - WI · Full-time · Directly related
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KSBY TV
Reporter/Multimedia Journalist
San Luis Obispo - CA · Full-time · Directly related · $54,080/yr
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The Hatch Agency
Intern
San Francisco - CA · Full-time · Directly related
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Parker Sanpei & Associates
Marketing And Public Relations Specialist
San Luis Obispo - CA · Full-time · Directly related
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CBRE
Workplace Experience Coordinator - EY Account
San Francisco - CA · Full-time · Related
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Brex
Outbound Sales Development Representative
San Francisco - CA · Full-time · Related
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New Times, Inc., San Luis Obispo
Staff Writer
Santa Maria - CA · Full-time · Directly related · $39,000/yr
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Graduate school
Five reported graduate-school outcomes
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Parsons School of Design
M.A. · Fashion
Paris - France
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University of California--Santa Barbara "UCSB" (CA)
M.Ed. · Education
Santa Barbara - CA
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University of Texas--Austin (TX)
M.S. · Sports Management
Austin - TX
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California State University--Sacramento (CA)
Bachelor's · Other (Please Indicate Area of Study in 'Additional Details' section)
Sacramento - CA
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Arizona State University (AZ)
M.A. · Other (Please Indicate Area of Study in 'Additional Details' section)
Phoenix - AZ
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| OTHER OUTCOMES | Seeking employment 17 | Taking time off (>4 months) 2 | Caring for/starting a home or family 1 |
Where Are They Now?
Last updated Spring 2026
| Class Year | Photo | Alumnus | 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 & 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 - 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/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 even 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 the Mustang News. | |
| 2024 | Ryan Evans | Ryan is an associate at Colliers International. | |
| 2024 | Jasmine Farrow | Jasmine is a business network NAMER ES & 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 adviser with UC Berkeley Destination College Advising Corps / 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 Communications 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 having an internship and position in broadcasting with the Seattle Seahawks. | |
| 2024 | Angela Passalacqua | After graduating 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 (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 California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), 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/program coordinator for Dateline & 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 forecast 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 SLO 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 Cal Poly, Derek earned his MS in Sport and Entertainment Management and hi MBA in Sports Business at 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, NY. 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 Cal Poly, Gabriel earned his MS in Sports Management at Columbia University. | |
| 2022 | Madison Bellah | Madison was the assistant vice president - cyber/tech E&O broker at WTW in London, UK. She is now pursuing a 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 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 located 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 CUMULS MEDIA. He is also a sports reporter at Heavy Sports. He has 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 2022-2025. She now works at IPSY as their social media coordinator. Ashley was the social media manager for CP Mustang News during her senior year. | |
| 2022 | Tessa Hughes | Tessa is a podcast producer for Exactly Right Media, the podcast network that produces the hit podcast, My Favorite Murder. | |
| 2022 | Kiana Hunziker | Kiana is a marketing operations analyst lll at Fortinet. Before working full time at this company, she was an intern during the summer before her senior year at Cal Poly. | |
| 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 | associate Daisy is 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 currently looking for her next station. | |
| 2022 | Kiana Meagher | Kiana is a senior account executive of 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 being the data and investigations editor at Mustang News during his time at Cal Poly. | |
| 2022 | Torstein Rehn | a producer Torstein is at in WCVB Channel 5 Boston. | |
| 2022 | Erica Rojas | Erica is a social creative content strategist at 85SIXTY, a digital agency that helps to grow companies. | |
| 2022 | Roselyn Romero | Roselyn is a public safety reporter at The Oaklandside. | |
| 2022 | Rachel Romov | Rachel is a public relations, partnerships & events associate for See’s Candies. Before this position, she has worked in public relations and communications for the SF 49ers and LA 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 & management from the University of York. She was the development and alumnae relations officer at James Allen's Girls' School (JAGS) in London. Sydney is now the development coordinator for Cathedral School for Boys in San Francisco, Ca. | |
| 2022 | Kaitlyn Shields | Kaitlyn is an account executive at Zendesk. She is based in Austin, Tx. | |
| 2022 | Sofia Silvia | Sofia is video and talk radio producer at Bonneville International in Seattle, Wa. 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 located in New York. Ny. | |
| 2022 | Amanda Wernik | Amanda has been accepted at 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 | senior Hannah is a 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 | 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 | |
| 2020 | Kelsey Luvisa | nutrition and scientific innovation. 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 | Max Goldberg | new role as Max has a 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 | |
| 2018 | Lauren Pluim | and business service centers. 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 | 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 (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. | |
| 2016 | Suha Saya | Suha is product marketing lead at Rippling, an employee management software company. | |
| 2016 | Jen Silva | Rocket Jen has joined 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 | has been Rachael 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 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 | 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 a full-service marketing agency with a digital core. | |
| 2013 | Esteban Yanez | Esteban is an English teacher at Gaston Middle School in Fresno, California. He earned a Masters 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 & Influencer Marketing at GoPro. | |
| 2012 | Carly Rickards | Carly is Partner/COO at Juliette Group | Beauty + Wellness PR. | |
| 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 | Emily Devine | Emily is the live events marketing manager at Mattel Inc. Emily is an experienced social and digital marketing lead with a demonstrated 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. Zocks is an AI assistant for financial services. | |
| 2011 | Amber Kiwan | Amber is the Head of Integrated Communications at PATH. Path is a global non-profit 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 various brands including Got Milk?, Adidas, Hokas, and Spotify. | |
| 2011 | Brandon Downing | Brandon is a creative and marketing director at PG&E working on strategic initiatives. He started at this position after 27 years at KSBY. | |
| 2011 | Brittany Blasing | Brittany is the manager at Peace of Mind Structural. Peace of Mind Structural is 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. Outcast is an interstate swing 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 B.S. in journalism and a minor in Law and Society, Erica attended Chapman University Fowler School of Law to get her Doctor in Law - JD. | |
| 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. | |
| 2010 | Natalie (Pavich) Drobny | After graduating at Cal Poly, Natalie attended Le Cordon Bleu London for culinary arts and chef training. Natalie is a freelance food stylist. Her work can be found at Natalie Athena Drobny. | |
| 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 9+ years on LinkedIn’s Marketing Solutions team. | |
| 2010 | Charles Dalpozzo | Charles is a corporate recruiter at ADP. He also served in the US 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 the product manager at Hello Fresh and worked as the 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 included The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard Magazine, SoulPancake, Armani AE, Teen Vogue, and others. | |
| 2010 | Steven Freberg | Steven has been the president of Freberg Investments, LLC since 2019. Freberg Investments, LLC advises clients on tax planning, real estate, contracts, and various other legal matters. | |
| 2010 | Nikhil Erlebach Chanda | Nikhil played Division 1 soccer at Cal Poly. He is the co-founder and CEO of Chicago Dutch Lions FC. Additionally, he is the Account Executive of Talent and Learning Solutions at LinkedIn. | |
| 2010 | Sarah (Beresh) Kallile | Sarah is the founder and CEO of Lunnie, a Mom-led postpartum brand designing patented leak proof nursing bras for real comfort and protection. | |
| 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. | |
| 2009 | Frank Stranzl | Head of Membership & Marketing at The Olympic Club, a historic athletic and social club in San Francisco, California | |
| 2007 | Amy Blasco | Amy has joined Cal Poly as a marketing content specialist. | |
| 2006 | Garrett Leight | CEO of Garrett Leight California Optical. GLCO 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 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. | |
| 2000 | Andy Castagnola | Andy is a senior change and communications leader at Pacific Gas and Electric Company. | |
| 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. | |
| 1993 | Michelle Franzen | Michelle of ABC News was honored as Outstanding News Anchor by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation at is 49th Annual Gracie Awards in May at the Beverly Wilshire. 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 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. |