Welcome to the website of the WCU Communication & Media Alumni Advisory Board (AAB)
The Board consists of an esteemed group of graduates from our BA or MA programs who currently work across a diverse range of professions and have interest in “paying it forward” through supporting the Department’s mission of educating tomorrow’s communication professionals.
The Board was initially established by the department in 2019 and aims to includes a diverse range of graduates who currently work across a wide range of communication and media related professions. These fields are in a dynamic state, with new technologies, trends, and even entire industries emerging constantly. Through regular Board events each semester, the Department’s faculty are able to listen to our alumni and incorporate their experiences into our curriculum, on-campus clubs and organizations, and future event programming.
The faculty and chair meet with the advisory board each semester to discuss topics that can assist us in understanding the best practices used by professionals in journalism, television news, advertising, public relations, digital and social media and other areas. To learn more about our current calendar of events and how to apply to join the Board, please click on the links below/above/somewhere for further information.
Interested in applying to join the AAB?
If you are a graduate of our department and would like to learn more about the AAB and how to apply, email us at sdidomenico@wcupa.edu. Our faculty are always looking for fresh perspectives and direction from communication/media professionals that have previously called WCU home.
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Advisory Board Members
Melina O’Neal
Graduation: BA Media & Culture 2023, MA Communication Studies 2024
Current Occupation: Marketing Coordinator Trout CPA
Areas of Expertise: Marketing, Communications, PR
Favorite Memory at WCU: Writing and presenting my thesis with Dr. Travis as my advisor, and going on PRSSA
city networking trips
Lauren Arkatin
Graduation: 2013
Current Occupation: Pharmaceutical Marketing Account Director
Favorite Memory at WCU: Winning the N.W. Ayer Cup against Villanova at Aqua
Donald Beaver III
Graduation: 2009
Current Occupation: Senior Producer/QC at Lighthouse TV and Adjunct Professor at University of Valley
Forge
Favorite Memory at WCU: My group won the Ayers Cup in our Advertising class competition against Villanova.
We developed the winning advertising campaign for the sport Kronum.
Tiffany Caprice
Graduation: COM MAJOR, Film Criticism Minor, PR 2010
Current Occupation: Founder, Creative Director Caprice Collective
Areas of Expertise: (PR, advertising, HR, broadcasting etc. - multiple if applicable): Film/Commercial
Production, Advertising, Marketing, Social Media.
Favorite Memory at WCU: Filming all over campus for our film production classes, including a Wizard of Oz–inspired
promo for the university, was where my love of storytelling really came to life. Getting
to blend WCU’s charm with such an iconic story? Let’s just say, I definitely knew
I wasn’t in Kansas anymore.
Cedric Burgan
Graduation: BA in Communication Studies 2023
Current Occupation: Talent manager at 1am Talent Group
Areas of Expertise: Talent management and Client Relations
Favorite Memory at WCU:
Olivia Kesselman
Graduation: BA in Communication Studies 2023
Current Occupation: Contractor Training Coordinator at Saint-Gobain North America
Favorite Memory at WCU:
Emma Durnin
Graduation: BA in Communication Studies 2022
Current Occupation: Editorial Content Writer at Shippensburg University.
Favorite Memory at WCU:
Freddrick Shegog
Graduation: BA in Communication Studies 2022, Masters of Public Administration 2024
Current Occupation: Founder and CEO of The Message LLC
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