Diversity Student Leaders Society members had two unique opportunities to network and participate in professional development activities during the Spring semester.  The following itineraries show the broad-based communication and information organizations the students explored during field trips to New York City and Nashville.

Several CCI alumni and Board of Visitors (BOV) members helped to organize the visits and/or participated in the student meetings. 

 

New York City   March 13 – 17, 2016

CNN                                    

Talia Williams, CNN Recruiting Manager

Deborah Doft, CNN Supervisor/Executive Producer

Andrew Carlson, Talent Acquisition, Turner Broadcasting

and 10 minutes with CNN Contributor Carl Bernstein of Washington Post fame!

[Tori Blasé (BS/JEM ’93 & emeritus CCI BOV member), CNN Supervisor/Executive Producer, organized the session)

 

International Radio and Television Society Foundation (IRTS)

Joyce Tudryn, President & CEO

 

BET Networks, A Viacom Company

Kai Brown, Director of Creative & Marketing Operations

Kendrick Reid, Senior Vice President/Executive Creative Director

David Kenlaw, Art Director

 

JP Morgan Chase

Tonya Burress Holmes (BS/JEM ’99), Corporate Event Marketing Manager

Charles Holmes (BS/BusAd ’98), Vice President, Private Capital Investment/Portfolio Management & Restructuring

and two other speakers – a representative from recruiting and a representative from human resources

 

CCI Alumni Session:

Kathleen Duff (BS/CS ’14) – Executive Assistant, Anne Klein

Margaret Menefee (BS/JEM ’08) – Producer, MSNBC

Kimberly Steger (BS/JEM ’91 & CCI BOV member), Founder/VP Operations/Director of Marketing, Let’s Check-In, LLC

Exploring NYC included a session and tour at the famous Apollo Theater in Harlem and watching the NBC Today Show broadcast from Rockefeller Plaza.

 

Nashville, Tennessee  April 7 – 8, 2016

BOHAN Advertising/Marketing

David Bohan (BS/BusAd ’70 & CCI BOV member), Chairman & Founder

Sandra Wilson, Human Resources Manager

Jeanine Mahone, Engagement Supervisor

Jon Arnold, Executive Creative Director & Senior Vice President

Erin Mercer, Account Supervisor, McNeely Pigott & Fox

 

WTVF-TV, NewsChannel 5 Network          

Lelan Statom (BS/JEM ’86 & emeritus CCI BOV member), Meteorologist and Co-Host of Talk of the Town

Amy McLemore (BS/JEM ‘90), Producer of Talk of the Town

Meryll Rose (BS/JEM ‘78), Co-Host of Talk of the Town

 

Tennessee Titans & Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

Mike Keith (BA/Liberal Arts ’91), Director of Broadcasting & Voice of the Titans

Dr. Bill Emendorfer (BA/Sociology ’73, DDS ’77), Executive Director, Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

The students were also able to tour the historic Ryman Auditorium while in Nashville.