Alumni Profiles

Kara Guillaume, whose passion for music and business led her to pursue a career in music and entertainment communications: “CJC does an excellent job at giving students real-life experience, which is the most essential thing you can have."

Camille Respess, B.S. Journalism 2020, is a segment producer for Hallie Jackson NOW on NBC's new streaming service NBC News NOW.

Phillip Wells, B.S. Telecommunication 2016, was a crossover talent coordinator with ICM Partners and is now finishing up an MBA at Howard University.

Justin Bright raised $11,000 and awareness for conservation of Florida wildlife. His journey provides a glimpse of the obstacles and dangers faced by Florida’s wildlife as they search for wildlands that are connected and protected.

Being told by a high school teacher he would never get into the University of Florida paved the way for Bryan Ruiz professionally and personally, a path in which he feels emboldened to always get to “yes.”

Danny Pimentel, B.S. Advertising 2011 and Ph.D. 2020, is assistant professor in immersive psychology at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication.

Nall, a Public Relations professional-in-residence since 2018, is a graduate of the College's master's program and was elected to the CJC Hall of Fame in 2009.

Tyler Rutstein, B.S. Journalism 2011, is VP and General Manager for Overtime and Overtime Elite and oversees their brand, consumer marketing, design and apparel, and e-commerce business. 

First-generation college student Jessica Sansarran is turning her passion for the space program into a career as a remote broadcast intern with the Goddard Space Flight Center.

Claudia Forestieri followed the advice of veteran writer: "“Write a script that only you can write. Write about your own life.”

As part of the Go Greater Campaign, CJC alumna Sheryl Gold established the Sheryl F. Gold Graduate Scholarship in Public Interest Communications to support scholarships for graduate students working with the College’s Center for Public Interest Communications.

By Nora O’Neill, Journalism 2023 Meleah Lyden, B.S. Telecommunication 2022, would not have believed that her destiny was to be an award-winning broadcast journalist. Lyden was born with a condition known as Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), which made it difficult for her to regulate senses like touch and noise. She…