School of Journalism & Media Advisory Board members

The mission of the board is to advise and support the school and its students. The Journalism and Media Advisory Board, which is comprised entirely of alumni from the school, provides counsel and advice regarding goals and objectives, student experiences, and resources and financial support.

Hannah Margaret Allen (‘13)

Executive Editor, mindbodygreen.com

Marianne Canada (‘00)

Director of Brand and Communication, PetSafe Brands

Annie Carr (‘16)

Executive Producer, WBIR

Elizabeth Fisher

Executive Producer/Showrunner, Lusid Media

Patrick Gipson

Sr. Director of Business Development, MDCalc

Malcolm Harris

Podcast Host, Freightwaves Media

Beth Haynes (‘98)

Host, Writer, Emcee, Spokesperson, Former WBIR News Anchor

Christie Kennedy (‘03)

MDF Consortium Marketing Manager, Oak Ridge National Lab

Nick Lewandowski (‘17)

Manager, Revenue Analytics, The Walt Disney Company (ESPN)

Kristin Luna

Journalist, photographer, storyteller, Camelsandchocolate.com 

Katherine Khordaji (‘15)

Senior Digital Producer, FOX Sports

Melissa May

Consultant and Producer

John Montouri (‘03)

Director of Sales (Knoxville), Training and Development (Tennessee) , USA Today

Ravyn Towns (‘14)

Founder & Director, Ray of Sunshine Media (R-O-S Media)

Amanda Wills

Group SVP, Chief Content Officer for CNN

Jessica Yonker (‘12)

Editor, HGTV.com