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.