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1967
Jeanne Munn Hickman, the mass communications department's 1970 Outstanding Alum, is housing and community development coordinator for Pueblo's Department of Housing and Community Development.

Tom Hickman is an independent insurance company photographer based in Pueblo.

Patricia Prijatel, director of Drake University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Des Moines, IA, and the E.T. Meredith distinguished professor of journalism, retired from teaching in 2007.

Jim Simmons, who worked with the USOC Media Team for the Winter Olympics, is now retired.

Mary Kay Tanner Valencia owns her own dry cleaning business in Broomfield, Colo.

1968
Paul Cowan, the mass communications department's 1977 Outstanding Alum, is a booking agent for MPI Talent Agency in Nashville.

Tom McAvoy has returned to Pueblo as research director and editorial board member of the Pueblo Chieftain.

Frank Ragulsky, Ph.D. is director of student media and professor of journalism at Oregon State University.

Gus Sandstrom is the former district attorney for the 10th Judicial District in Pueblo.

1969
Steve Page is the sports editor of the Pikes Peak Journal.

Tim Simmons is press operations officer for the Federation of International Volleyball, the coordinator of Olympic volleyball. Tim resides in Boulder and was the 1972 recipient of the department's Outstanding Alumni Award.

Frank Slak is court commissioner for the Washington State of Appeals in Spokane, WA.

1970
Jack Carter, aka J. Ralph Carter owns a computer broadcasting consulting business in Pueblo.

Judy Hildner is sports editor at the Pueblo Chieftain.

Robert Mobeck is an agency management specialist for the Farmers Insurance Group.

Bill Scharton, the Mass Communications department's 1979 Outstanding Alum, is a public affairs specialist at the U. S. Air Force Academy in charge of Cadet Wing media.

Don Shafer is station manager for WEYI, an NBC affiliate television station in Flint, MI.

1971
Larry McCurry is executive director of industry development for Unilever Home and Personal Care-USA.

1972
Paul Caffrey is the manager of the Media Production Center at the Office of Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C. He is also the recipient of the Mass Communications Department 2005 outstanding alum award.

Doug Carlson has retired as a guard at the Department of Corrections.

Chuck Hart is a stockbroker employed as a senior financial consultant with Security Service Federal Credit Union in Pueblo.

Glenn Miller has retired from his position as assistant professor of mass communications at the University of Southern Colorado.

Jeff Orman is assignment editor for KRDO-TV 13 in southern Colorado.

Ray Sullivan is senior publisher with Freedom Newspapers c/o Clovis News Journal in Clovis, NM

1973
Hereward Bradley is the copy desk chief for the Denver Rocky Mountain News. He and his wife, former mass comm. major, Mary Mutz, reside in Englewood.

Barclay Clark sold his interest in Clark's Western Wear to go into real estate.

Don Goss owns his own communications consulting business and is an adjunct faculty teaching communication courses at the University of Phoenix and Valencia Community Collegey, in Orlando, FL.

Len Gregory left the Pueblo Chieftain and is public affairs director at St. Mary Corwin Hospital.

Sally McGill-Egan is retired from USC.

1974
Diana DeLuca is an advertising consultant in Pueblo, primarily working with Armstrong Jewelers.

Kim Langley is a systems engineer for DynCorp in Chantilly, VA. He is also a colonel in the reserves and currently mobilized in Kuwait.

John Merola is president of John Merola Enterprises in Long Beach, Calif. He also plays drums professionally and is a substitute teacher in the Long Beach school system.

Mike Salardino is vice president-wealth management and a certified financial planner for The MSP Group, Smith Barney in Pueblo.

1975
Bob Cherry is the owner of Cybergrass-The Internet’s Bluegrass Music Magazine.

Ernest Gurule, the mass communications department's 1994 Outstanding Alum, is communications director for The Bell Policy Center in Denver.

Mike Spence is on the staff of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame.

Ken Swann lives in Thailand and owns his own firm called Development Communication Services, which services clients all over Southeast Asia in all forms of communication initiatives, technical development, and training. Ken was the 2003 recipient of the department's Outstanding Alumni award.

1976
George Dushan, the Mass Communications department's 1997 Oustanding Alum, is retired from his job as a senior public communications specialist for the Colorado Springs Department of Utilities.

Steve Henson is managing editor at The Pueblo Chieftain.

Debra Hill is Pueblo's assistant city manager for information.

Jerry Marcantonio left radio broadcasting and is a CPA and vice president of finance for Everton Mattress Factory in Twin Falls, ID.

Deborah Martinez-Martinez is interim director of the Pueblo Hispanic Education Foundation.

Patricia Santos Marcantonio has written, Red Ridin’ in the Hood and Other Cuentos, a collection of children’s stories.  She is the community editor for The Times-News in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Larry D. Thompson is a realtor with HomesPueblo.com

Jodi Torpey owns her own agency, She Writes, He Draws, and is a nationally published garden writer. Along with her partner, John Pendleton, she is recipient of the 2006 Outstanding Alumni Award. Jodi and John live in Denver.

Phil Tortessi passed away in 2005.

1977
Greg Boyce is news and internet operations manager at KOAA, 5/30 in Pueblo.

Bob Campbell owns Ideas Advertising and Public Relations in Pueblo.

Doug Cooley, AKA Lee Douglas, is sports director and nightly sports anchor at KOAA-TV, Channels 5/30 in Pueblo/Colorado Springs.

James Fetig is associate vice-president of communications and public affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

Tom Hitchcock died of cancer in February 2007.

Sandra Mann is the spokesperson for Colorado Springs cable company Adelphia.

Jody Torpey is co-owner of She Writes, He Draws in Denver with John Pendleton,'81.

Karen Vigil is a reporter for the Pueblo Chieftain.

1978
Gail Binkly is co-owner and editor of the Four Corners Free Press, a monthly alternative neewspaper published in Cortez, CO. Her publication has garnered awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. She is married, to alum, David Grant Long, '87.

Ray Edelstein is news director for KCSJ-KDZA radio in Pueblo.

Robert Farries was killed during summer 2003, when his motorcyle was hit by an oncoming car. He was employed in computer processing at the Pueblo Chieftain.

Eulice Kogovsek earned her MBA in Counseling and is retired.

Steve Trivette is lead sports columnist for the Villages Daily Sun in Florida.

1979
Michelle Boedecker Latka is owner of Sunrise Travel Agency in Pueblo.

Nancy Gerlock, the Mass Communications department's 1982 Outstanding Alum, is a Social Security Administration officer in Canon City.

Robin Hill is president/founder of Friendly Harbor Drop in Center, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring hope, dignity, and direction to those with a mental illness. Robin also has a master's degree in human relations from the University of Oklahoma.

Tim Howk Jeffreys handles weekdays 3-7 on the classic rock station, KSAN in San Francisco. He also hosts a motor sports show Saturday mornings on sister station KNBR. He's been in California since 1989.

Tim Lannon is vice-president of operations for the McKesson Corporation in Denver.

Judi Schreiber works in a volunteer capacity for non-profit organizations. She resides in Irmo, SC.

Lori Sword Vialpondo is the editor of the Pueblo West View, a publication owned by the Pueblo Chieftain. Lori previously was at the Chieftain for nearly 20 years.

1980
Tami Cantua Morris has a master's degree in mass communications from Texas Tech University and owns her own small publishing company specializing in lifestyle and education titles. She lives with her family in Peachtree City, GA.

Bill Finch has been promoted to Lieutenant on the Denver Police Force.

Jeff Hullinger is retired after many years as a sports broadcaster for the Atlanta Falcons football team.

Jill Jamieson-Nichols is edtor of the Colorado Real Estate Journal, a comercial real estate publication. She lives in Golden, CO.

Scott Jones is a producer at RMPBS/KTSC in Pueblo and is the director of Matchwits, the statewide high school academic program aired on KTSC.

Mary Alice Mandarich is chief of staff for the Colorado Senate Democrats Minority Office in Denver.

Greg Mueller is an attorney practicing in Grand Junction, Co.

Glenn Perkins is communications manager for Wells Fargo's Corporate Transition Services group in support of ongoing mergers and acquisitions.

1981
David Beauvais is a territory manager for Alliant Foodservice, Inc., in Denver.

Mark Craddock is a website design consultant and teaches part-time for Pueblo Community College.

Rebecca Davis is an extension educator teaching health, nutrition and youth development in the University of Maryland's outreach program. She lives in Harpers Ferry, W.Va.

Stephanie Davis, the mass communications department's 1999 Outstanding Alum, owns Davis Communications and lives just outside San Francisco.

John Dorland is a firefighter.

Cathy Ames-Farmer is publisher/owner of Accolades, a magazine for high school students in Pueblo.

John Jaques is a photographer for the Pueblo Chieftain.

Richard Joyce is an associate professor of mass communications at the Colorado State University - Pueblo.

Rick Lozano is a sergeant with the Colorado Department of Corrections. He is assigned to the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility in Crowley.

John Pendleton is the art director for the Quiznos Corporation producing all work behind the counter is over 4500 stores worldwide. Along with his partner, Jodi Torpey, he is the 2006 Outstanding Mass Communications Department alumni. John and Jodi live in Denver.

Marjorie Ann Colwell Reeves has written a book, A Chapter in Pacific Northwest History.

Zella Richardson works for the Better Business Bureau in Pueblo.

1982
Nanette Anderson is communications director for School District 20 in Colorado Springs.

Tim Bergsten is a sports editor at the Colorado Springs Gazette.

Mike Cafasso is president of ABC Bank in Pueblo.

Erin Emery, 2001 Outstanding Alum, is southern Colorado bureau chief for the Denver Post.

Steve Fleming is the communications director for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in Colorado Springs. His wife, Terri, is the editor of the Colorado Springs Gazette.

Patty Garnhart Knudson is an account executive at Cox Media in Omaha, NE, while she pursues a teaching certificate in secondary education.

Tallie Huber Koncilja is mother to four boys and managing the Pueblo Depot, which she owns with her husband, Joe.

Craig Hunter passed away in February 2003.

Jan Jones, the mass communications department's 1990 Outstanding Alum, is oncology liaison for Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers in Colorado Springs..

Keith Jones is public relations director for Scottsdale Healthcare in Scottsdale, AZ which comprises three different hospitals in the area.

Lisa Lancaster Wheeler is media spokesperson for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, in Austin.

Rick Macaluso is marketing manager at the Villa Pueblo, a retirement community in Pueblo.

Thyrza Miller Holland is an account manager in directional marketing for TMP Worldwide in Colorado Springs.

Bob Moore, the department's 2000 Outstanding Alum, is editor of the Fort Collins Coloradoan.

Shelley Moreschini is director of the President's Leadership Program at CSU-Pueblo.

Susan Pfeifer has a Ph.D in Organizational Leadership from Regent University and is currently the interim director of resource development for Butler Community College in Andover, KS.

Craig Timm is manager of Communications and Government Relations for Domtar Industries, Inc. in Port Edwards, WI. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Lakeland College in Sheboygan, WI.

Kenny Wilhite passed away in 2005.

Tom Young recently retired after 21 years with the Gillette Company, responsible for the Gillette Blade/Razor business at all Kroger stores across the nation.  He now owns American Custom Trailers and lives in Ohio with his family.  Even Jay Leno owns Tom’s trailers!

1983
Russ Boley passed away in 2004 after spending his career at KOAA, 5/30 in Pueblo.

June Forte works for the Air Force at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.

Dave Hinton is president and CEO of the Similasan Corporation in Highlands Ranch, CO, producing Similasan and Health Relief brands for Walgreens and King Soopers.

Jon Lundberg is president and chief executive officer of The Corporate Image in Bristol, Tenn.

Jennifer Mullen is professor and chair of the Mass Communications Department.

Bobbie Newbauer Bush is marketing director with Mabry and Mabry Subrogation in Texas, but is working out of her home in Loveland, CO.

Paul Pumphrey continues to own Cleaver Carpets getting out of the retail side and more into the wholesale side of the business.

Steve Randall is an arena manager for Anheuser Busch in Loveland.

Joe Sajbel is creative services director and office manager for RPA, a division of Rubin Postaer and Associates in Denver.

Marilyn Trunk Eldridge is a paralegal specializing in intellectual property in Garner, NC.

1984
Bruce Bradshaw is the assistant principal of Wasson High School in Colorado Springs.

Jim Brooks continues to be a sports broadcaster in his spare time, working with the Center for New Media sports coverage in coordination with PCC and the Mass Communications Department.

Ada Brownell continues to write for the Pueblo Chieftain.

Rochelle Kelly DeVargas is regional director for public relations and community affairs for Centura Health based in Pueblo.

Stephanie McGee is manager of Applebee’s in Pueblo and recently was awarded the 2006 Manager of the Year for Colorado.

Ricky Pavlik is a senior software engineer, developing new Army combat simulation software at White Sands Missile Range at New Mexico State University.

Dee Renfrow continues to be actively involved in Toastmasters in Pueblo.

Frank Ruybalid is in private practice as a defense attorney in Trinidad, CO.

Shelby Trevithick Pickerill is currently a family advocate for the Head Start program in Limon, Colo.

Geri Weiss Koncilja is a computer specialist in Instructional Technology at CSU-Pueblo.

1985
Marge Cortez Behrens is an editorial writer for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, UT.

Dominic Frederico, the mass communications department's 1989 Outstanding Alum, is president and owner of Appaloosa Productions in Palmer Lake.

Viana Kelly Rockel is the director of the University of Iowa Foundation and director of development for the Henry B. Tippie College of Business.

Barbara Larsen Samuel has authored a book on Pueblo called, "No Place Like Home."

Pete May manages two radio stations in Salt Lake City, UT.

Richard Mestas is an education services specialist for the Navy Recruiting Command in Cheyenne, Wyo.

Jennifer Maroney Tripodi is a computer systems analyst with the Lockheed Corporation.

Viana E. Rochel is the major gifts officer for the University of Colorado Foundation at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Lisa A. Siegel, 2002 Outstanding Alum, is director of marketing at Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo.

Sandy Torres Romero is communications manager for Bechtel’s office in Pueblo where the company is the main contractor in the Pueblo Chemical Demilitarization Project..

1986
Jon Budd is the assistant brand manager for the Lincoln Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company's Mercury Cougar in Irvine, Calif.

Dennis Darrow is a reporter for the Pueblo Chieftain.

Monica Lucero works in communications for the Colorado Department of Corrections.

Scott McIntyre is director of communications for the Iowa Hospital Association in Des Moines.

Mike Palmer, the mass communications department's 1998 Outstanding Alum, is development manager for the Associated Press in Washington, DC

Jack Passanante is a vocational video instructor at the Colorado Department of Corrections Youth Offender Services Facility in Pueblo.

Gayle Perez is a reporter for the Pueblo Chieftain.

Tony Wright is sports director for KCSJ, Clear Channel Radio, Pueblo.

Cathy Zimmer is director of College Relations, University College, University of Toledo, Scott Park Campus.

1987
Susie Chinn moved to Sarasota, Florida where she continues her photography business.

Deb Darrow is executive director of Rosemont Museum in Pueblo.

Ron Eccher is program director at KOAA, 5/30 in Pueblo.

David Grant Long is a counselor at the Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center's detox facility in Durango. He also writes for the Four Corners Free Press, which is co-owned by his wife, alum, Gail Binkley, '78.

Larry McFarland is a copy editor in the sports department of the Colorado Springs Gazette.

Dolores Perea Quintana does medical public relations and marketing for Lincare, Inc. in Pueblo.

Brian Phillips is chief of international network development for Mahidol University International College in Thailand.

Sean Straziscar is a statistics coordinator for the NCAA.

1988
Dave Aguilera is a weather anchor at KCNC-TV, Channel 4, in Denver.

Dave Downie is a realtor with REMAX.

Jennifer Gallegos is vice president of sales for Coffee Bean International in Portland, OR.

Sandy Hanson is living on the western slope and serving as public information director for the Garfield County School District in Parachute, CO.

Peggy Herman is manager of the documents department at the Transportation Test Center in Pueblo.

Gretta King Thompson has recently retired as practice manager for Southern Colorado Nephrology in Pueblo.

Londa Kingery-Singer is an account executive with Advantage Network Systems in Pueblo.

Cynthia Langowski Illick is a consultant having recently worked with FEMA. Cynthia was the 2002 recipient of the department's Outstanding Alumni Award.

Kim Skube is a sales representative for Seabird Publications in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Rhonda Van Pelt is a copy editor in the features department of the Colorado Springs Gazette.

1989
Jeff Bruce is a trainer at Express Scripts in Pueblo.

Chuck DeBroder is a weather anchor on KCBO TV, Channel 11 in Lubbock, TX.

Terry Freeman is teaching English in Thailand.

Troy Garnhart is a member of the US Air Force Academy's sports information staff.

Elisa Herrera Wilson is communications and marketing manager for Carter & Burgess in Sacramento, CA.

Cheryl Maser Hakimi is marketing communications coordinator for the MTS Corporation in Minneapolis, MN.

Amy Matthew is a columnist for the Pueblo Chieftain.

Shelly Monks is medical education administrative director for the Guthrie Scholars Program at the Guthrie Institute in Pennsylvania.

1990
Renee Aragon is the editor of WHERE Denver Magazine, a 35,000 circulation, four-color monthly publication distributed in upscale hotels, bookstores and other select locations throughout Denver.

Janet Baer is agent development specialist for the district office of Farmers Insurance in Colorado Springs.

Miki Burg lives in Mission Viejo, Calif.

Marcelino Dodge is a certified fund specialist with Allianz Securities in Lamar, Co.

Jen Jensen is associate director of admissions at CSU-Pueblo.

Todd Kelly is Athletic Development and Major Gifts Officer at Colorado State University-Pueblo.

Damien Lamb is vice president of business development for Hospital Housekeeping Systems in Austin, TX.

Daniel A. Masterson is assistant curator of education for the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center in Pueblo.

Lou Minatta is the degree audit clerk for graduation in the admissions department at CSU-Pueblo.

Dianne Schwab Perea is director of marketing and public relations for Experience Colorado Springs at Pikes Peak, also known as the Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Heather Tindall is the director of communications for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas in Austin, TX.

Dave Toller is a member of the US Air Force Academy's sports information staff.

Kathy Walker is news director for KOA-Radio in Denver.

1991
Stephanie Abeyta is a human resources specialist and assistant to the president of the Transportation Test Center in Pueblo.

Lisa Acuna is an account executive with UNIVISION 27, KGHB-TV

Ashley Albo Valdez is membership manager at San Isabel Electric in Pueblo.

Louise Burg is a public relations and advertising consultant.

Charlotte Burrous is community living editor for the Canon City Daily Record.

Misti Frey is head clerk at King Soopers Country Club store in Pueblo.

Ken Fujitake is a governmental policy researcher for Nihon Sogo Kenkyusho

Gina Herrera-Parker owns her own graphic design business, Blue Banana Graphics, in Pueblo.

Laura Wilson Kelly is a commercial banking officer with US Bank in Pueblo.

Sandra MacTavish is director of global communications for Sandoz International GmbH in Munich, Germany.

Kim Masias Passanante is associate director of Posada, a homeless shelter in Pueblo.

Robert McQuistion is CEO of Aventura Publishing, a custom publishing house I founded in Costa Rica.  Our major projects include an in-flight magazine called Nature Landings and a Sotheby's-sponsored real estate magazine called AZUL.

Chris Moore Sandoval is assistant director to human resources at the worldwide Newmont Gold Mining Corporation based in Denver.

Ken Sciacca is a producer at RMPBS/KTSC in Pueblo and directs the daily, live, Homework Hotline program, as well as producing the EL Pomar Awards for Excellence program aired on KTSC. Ken also teaches as an adjunct in the Mass Communications Department.

Rick Sciacca is a school counselor in his hometown, LaVeta, CO..

Robert Walter is currently working for BellSouth in Atlanta, GA where he is the Training &
Development Coordinator. Rob is responsible for developing web-based training material, job aids, coordinating all training schedules/personnel and somewhere in all of that also maintains the deployment website.

Jeff Ziolkowski is living in Cleveland, OH, where he is employed as the Audio-Visual Technical Director at Cuyahoga Valley Church. Jeff is also attending seminary.

1992
Steven Berry is senior public communications specialist for Colorado Springs Public Utilities and is accredited in Public Relations (APR) by the Public Relations Society of America.

Tatia Lynn Carillo has become a corrections officer with the North Las Vegas Detention Center.

Darian Dudrick is editor of the Portage Wisconsin Daily newspaper.

Wendi Naylon Dammann is regional director of strategic marketing for Centura Health Systems, based at St. Mary Corwin hospital, in Pueblo.

Chris Ornelas is a general assignment reporter at KOB-TV in Albuquerque, NM.

Shannon Ressler Smith is director of admissions and recruitment at Western Nebraska Community College.

Diane Stanko is a pre-publishing supervisor at the Denver Newspaper Agency.

Shawna Wickman owns and manages Liz's Restaurant in Pueblo.

Annie Williams is international student advisor in the international student program at CSU-Pueblo.

James Wilson is design editor at the Colorado Springs Gazette.

1993
Andrea Aragon, is executive director of the Pueblo United Way.

Lisa Aragon is vocational support services coordinator for Pueblo Community College at its Canon City campus.

Lori Bier Sisneros works in graduate admissions for University of Colorado at Denver.

Teri Bukowski Bloyd is the North Central Texas Council of Governments' 911 public educator and training coordinator. She resides in North Richland Hills,TX.

Mike Giglio is with Georgia Pacific in Denver.

Dan Green is teaching television production at the high school level in Portland, Ore.

Carrie Gruyman Wills is a sales assistant for Comcast Cable in Pueblo.

Rhonda Hall is director of sales for Carefree Resort Hotels, based in Phoenix, AZ.

Dana Huff Cranmer is a stay-at-home mom and retail merchandiser for Hallmark in Parker, CO.

Sam Lovato is an assistant professor in the Mass Communications Department at CSU-Pueblo and director of the Broadcast emphasis.

Barbara White Melin left her position at American Cancer Society in Denver and is retired.

Carey Parr Moreschini is an account executive with AT&T Media Services in Pueblo.

Dana Perino-McMahon is Press Secretary for the White House. CSU-Pueblo named her Alum of the Year in 2003 and in 2007 Perino received the MCCNM department's Outstanding Alum award.

Michelle Nesmith is traffic coordinator for Rocky Mountain PBS and chair of the PBS Traffic Advisory Committee in Denver.

Janelle Rodriguez is a communications associate for Wells Fargo in Denver.

Brett Romero is a human resource manager in the J.C. Penney Corporation, at its Sumner, WA Store Support Center.

Sean Ryan is a career US Army officer stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany.

Michael Wong is a senior producer for a weekly half-hour television finance program called Money Magazine, for the English Channel on TVB Television in Hong Kong.

1994
Brittany Cox Kristan is provider relations coordinator at St. Mary Corwin Medical Center working with physicians.

Marc Harris works in real estate in Denver.

Jeremy Hebert is business administrator for Master Communications in Colorado Springs.

Gary Flail left Nebraska radio to pursue teacher certification at Denver University's College of Education.

Christi Lightcap is director of communications for the Colorado Department of Agriculture and lives in Denver.

Cindy McCombe Akers works for the KODAK company in San Diego, CA.

Tammy Moore is a graphic designer at Parkview Medical Center.

Tressa Panepinto Colalancia is internal communications specialist with Kaiser Permanente in Denver.

Jill Snider is working in acquisitions for Starz Entertainment in Denver.

Tracy Tucker Samora is colorectal cancer grant coordinator for the Dorcy Cancer Center at St. Mary Corwin Hospital in Pueblo.

Chris Valentine is a public relations associate for Memorial Hospital.

Ron Vigil sold his interest in Vigil Heating and Air Conditioning, and is now general manager of Arctic Air in Pueblo.

Barbi Wolffe Moore is director of the McCandless State Veteran's Home in Florence, CO.

Michael Wong is principal producer for the News and Information Services Division at TVB in Hong Kong.  He producers a weekly program called "Money Magazine."  His work can be seen at http://mikewong2046.spaces.live.com

1995
Nate Anderson is an internet marketer specializing in search engine optimization at www.metawebs.com based in Pueblo and has his own consulting business.

Mike Aragon is an educational technology specialist with the Fowler and Rocky Ford school districts.

Mike Castellucci is assistant vice president in business banking for Vectra Bank Colorado in Pueblo.

Euclidian "Clee" Ceasar is a captain in the United States Army.

Misa Dunkel is in tutorial services at Pueblo Community College.

Jenny Ems Sherman is department chair for the Department of Visual Communication at Pueblo Community College.

Deb Fisher Eissner is a commercial real estate and banking group coordinator for Bank of the West in Albuquerque, NM.

Ted Gipson in working the cable industry and doing freelance event videography in Georgia.

Jennifer Janssen is a student loan specialist at SunWest Education Credit Union in Pueblo.

Kevin Lockhart works at Pan Studios in Denver specializing in voiceovers.

James Muller is a commercial editor/producer for KOAA-TV, Channels 5/30.

Michelle Stephens Peulen is a public relations associate for Parview Medical Center in Pueblo.

1996
Dana Albo is marketing director for Womack's Gold Club Casino in Cripple Creek.

Mike Castellucci is a vice president and business banker manager at Vectra Bank of Colorado, located in Pueblo.

Amy Cummings teaches high school at Brantley County High School in Nahunta, GA.

Earl Emery is a supervisor for Fleet Credit Card Services in Colorado Springs.

Monty Hatch is a sales representative for Western Murray Distributing, a Denver-based beverage company.

Lori Lehew Lovato is a Pueblo Chieftain advertising account executive and married to Sam Lovato '93, assistant professor in the Mass Communications department.

Martha Martin Lockhart is in professional girl scouting with Colorado Girl Scouts in Colorado Springs.

Georgeanne Nelson is an instructional systems designer for the USAF Space Operations School in Colorado Springs.

Amy Pannells Cummings owns an Internet business which showcases mommy inventions.

Marcie Reynolds is executive director of Cooperative Care, a nonprofit for disadvantaged citizens, in Pueblo.

Mary Ann Roney Chevalier is media coordinator at NASA for the Kennedy Space Center in FL.

Bob Schelling is retired as editor of the Canon City Daily Record.

McNelly Torres is a watchdog/investigative consumer reporter for the Sun-Sentinel in Miami, FL.

Kirsten Vold manages the Harry Vold Rodeo Co., one of the largest rough stock rodeo suppliers in the nation.

Stuart Westen is vice-president of retail banking at Oak Brook Bank in Oak Brook, IL.

Ray Weston is a news director for KCSJ-KDZA radio in Pueblo.

Meredith Wilson Lanis is a paralegal for Lynn, Jackson, Schultz & LeBrun, P.C. in Rapid City, SD.

Becky Woods Rogers is employed as an EEG technician at Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo.

1997
Jason Adamczyk is a computer graphics designer for KOAA, Channels 5/30 in Pueblo/Colorado Springs.

Amy Armijo is a technical recruiter for The Whitaker Companies, Inc., in Colorado Springs.

Ann Boyden is a graphic artist for the Pueblo Chieftain.

Jason Crowe is new employer outreach and community education specialist for the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation with the Colorado Department of Human Services.  He is located in Pueblo.

Michelle Lamont earned an MBA and is in Marketing and New Business Development for CPS Security Solutions in Los Angeles.

Carmi Lopez is a product development executive with Ryan Whiteman, an Internet consulting firm in Boulder specializing in ad revenue, modeling, sales and management training, and marketing.

Caroline Parra is district grant director for U.S. Representative John Salazar from Colorado.

Mario Romero is in education working with teenagers in Colorado Springs.

John Snider is a director at KGUN ch. 9 in Tucson, AZ.

Bernadette Villalon is a labor employment specialist for Pueblo WorkLink.

1998
John Alexander is a broadcast operator for Direct TV in Pueblo.

Jill Alverson is working in advertising sales and is getting into grantwriting as well.

Ben Auch is working for the city of Greeley as as facility service tech. Ben recently returned from Bulgaria where he had been serving as a Peace Corp volunteer.

Eileen Bauer Anderson is teaching 5th grade at St. Bernadette School in Lakewood.

Corilyn Berndt works at Lockheed Martin in Littleton as an editor in the Proposal Development Center.

James Brown is the traffic reporter and weather forcaster for KKTV, Channel 11, in Colorado Springs.

Armando "Mundy" Burciaga is regional manager for the Daniels College Prep Program dedicated to helping promising, low-income students attend college. He is headquartered at CSU-Pueblo.

Alfredo "Freddy" Burciaga is an SFS counselor in Financial Aid at CSU-Pueblo.

Melanie Christensen Burns is a public relations consultant and full-time mom.

Michelle Bolte Bynum is a fulltime mother of a three-year old daughter and four-month old son.

Eric Escudero is a spokesperson for AAA in Colorado Springs.

Megan Fillmore works for the District Attorney’s office in Pueblo.

Laurie Geiser is with KOZI radio in Denver.

Gloria Gutierrez is executive director of the Pueblo Hispanic Education Foundation in Pueblo.

Shannon Hartsell Warren is a graphic designer for Trammell Crow, a commercial real estate company.

Scott Hovet is a journalism teacher at Doherty High School in Colorado Springs.

Koko Kadairo has joined Sanyo Corp. in Richardson, Texas, as a bi-lingual Japanese/English administrative assistant.

Vern Larson is branch manager of America Mortgage in Pueblo.

Niki Latino is completing her Ph.D. in student personnel at CU-Denver.

Melissa Maw is a corporate development officer at Rocky Mountain PBS in Denver.

Luke Pachymuthu is an energy reporter covering Asian energy for Reuters in Singapore.

Richard Post is a Quality Assurance Manager for The Springs Research in Colorado Springs.

Brian Rantala is an account coordinator with Intermountain/RKH, a public relations and advertising agency in Denver.

Art Razo is an account executive for RPA, a division of Rubin Postaer and Associates in Denver.

Tracie Rentzelman McKnight is a public relations assistant with Associated Advertising Agency, Inc., in Wichita, Kan.

Krista Roney is an event manager for Disney Youth Group Programs at Disneyworld.

Azuza Ryu is living in Japan.

Gina Tortessi Smith is a language arts and journalism teacher for East High School in Pueblo.

Naomi Valenti Milavec is manager and graphic designer for 6th Street Printing, a subsidiary business of the Pueblo Chieftain.

Khang Vankey is Senior Purchasing Agent for Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

John Voss is a materials handler for the Colorado Lottery in Denver.

Nathan Ward is a member of the studio crew at KOAA-TV, Channels 5/30.

1999
Sarah Angel is assistant director of sales and marketing at the Cornhusker Hotel and Conference Center in Lincoln, NE.

David Arduini is on studio crew and graphics for KOAA, Channels 5/30 in Pueblo.

Ruth Baranowski completed a master's degree in technical communications from CU Denver and is communications coordinator for the Wind Powering America program at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, CO.

Maja Belamaric is a promotions specialist with new media and traditional media, for M.A. Cohen & Co. in Los Angeles. The firm specializes in legal, social and financial consulting.

Justin Bregar is owner of Justin Bregar Creative, a web design and development firm in Denver. Recently Justin finished his MS in Technical Communication at CU Denver.

Maile Brown Horner is travel industry sales manager for the Kaua'i Visitors Bureau in Lihu'e, HA.

Shawn Cook is a recruiter for Creighton University in the master’s of science programs in Omaha, NE.

Greg Dirito left broadcasting to work in his family restaurant business in Canon City.

Lyle McCartee is a videographer for the CBS affiliate in Austin, TX and has covered the Columbia disaster, and hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Johnnie Meinzer Echer is in admissions and orientation for Otero Junior College in LaJunta.

Beth Eden is project coordinator for Bond & Pecaro.

Norma Engelberg is reporter/editor for two newspapers in the Woodland Park, Co. area. Norma writes for both the Ute Pass Couriar and the Gold Rush.

Chris Lightcap is a producer and technical director at KOAA television in Pueblo/Colorado Springs.

Angela Maestas Mabe is a fulltime mom.

Brad May is a student financial counselor in the CSU-Pueblo Financial Services Office.

Anson (A.J.) Rhodes is senior manager, marketing and promotions for the Walt Disney Company in Los Angeles, CA.

Rebekah Spenst is a publicist for a public relations firm outside of Nashville, TN which promotes Christian bands and artists.

Casey Sumpter is communications and marketing director with the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers in Denver.

Ember Talent is an account executive on the advertising staff of the Portland (Oregon) Business Journal.

Lyna Tucker is living in Virginia and is an editor at L-3 Communications Flight International Aviation and recently edited the book, "From a Pebble to a Rock" by Patti Correa.

Matt Wiley is a copy editor in the Colorado Springs Gazette's sports department.

2000
Chris Berumen works at 1350 KGHF and 590 KCSJ calling play-by-play and also works at Edward-James Surveying.

Crystal Carson is employed at the Greenway and Nature Center in Pueblo.

Philomena Cato is a technical support representative for HealthRamp Inc in Brooklyn, NY.

Kari Conklin is an account coordinator and junior copywriter for The Creative Alliance in Lafayette, CO.

Pam Davis is a marketing materials specialist with R.W. Beck in Denver.

Stephanie Espinoza is a news designer for the Tampa Tribune in Tampa, FL.

Chris Fry is program director for KGHF AM, Clear Channel in Pueblo.

Chris Kolomitz is the managing editor at The Mountain Mail newspaper in Salida, CO.

Venita Laumbach is Branch Manager/Loan Officer at The Heritage Bank, in Hinesvile, GA.

Corey Lohse is a marketing communications manager for Sony DADC in Salzburg, Austria.

Michael Macias is the news editor at KOAA-TV, Channels 5&30, Pueblo/Colorado Springs.

Rory Malone is a news photographer in Grand Junction, CO.

Patricia Mansfield-Sammons and her husband own Greenhorn Valley True Value in Colorado City, CO.

Chris Mascarenas is a graphic designer for My Friend the Printer in Pueblo.

Anthony Mestas is a correspondent for the Pueblo Chieftain covering the low Arkansas Valley region.

Candi Miell is editorial director for three newspapers that include the LaJunta Tribune-Democrat, Fowler Tribune, and the Bent County Democrat. She resides in LaJunta, CO.

Greg Mueller has left KKTV to become an editor/photographer for WB, channel 2, in Denver.

Brenna Myers is teaching 6th grade language arts and social studies at Skyview Middle School in D49 in Colorado Springs.

Deb Pargaetzi is a graphic designer doing tourism and travel publications in Kamloops, Canada.

Amy Richardson is Relay for Life Director for the American Cancer Society in Denver.

Moritz Rossbach left his job as producer/director with KVBA-TV, Channel 8, in Vail to return to Germany where he is completing his MA in American Studies.

Marlaina Scalese Quintana is a senior account executive in public relations for Hoffman York, Inc. in Milwaukee, WI.

Haven Schreiber is production editor for the National Speed Sport News in Charlotte, N.C. She recently won design awards from the International Media Design Awards.

Erica Vecchio is a state public defender located in Pueblo.

Anthony Welch is a community journalist and page designer for the Rocky Mountain News community website/newspaper called YourHub.com.

2001
Ryan Billiet is in communications for the Pueblo Association of Home Builders.

Mindy Chapman is technical editor for the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo.

Carrie Chase is administrative assistant at Kavley's Business and Technology Center

Deanna Cordo is community relations manager for the American Cancer Society based in Colorado Springs.

Daneya Esgar has been promoted to producer for the morning newscast at KOAA-TV, Channels 5/30.

Matt Garbiso is marketing and promotions manager with the Professional Bull Riders Association, headquartered in Pueblo.

Shane Hale received his Master's Degree in political science with an emphasis in public policy administration. He is currently city manager of Grand Lake, CO.

Dave Kleiber is a manager at Enterprise Car Rental in Denver.

Matt Miller is manager for AKKA Karate in Pueblo.

Masami Okado is an associate producer for NHK in Washington, DC.

Rico Ramirez is in management with Express, a national men's and women's clothing chain, located in Cherry Creek Mall in Denver.

Troy Rivera is working on his Ph.D. while teaching English and Theatre Arts in his hometown of Rocky Ford, CO.

Jerry Rojasis on the publicity team for FOCUS FEATURES in Los Angeles.

Matt Shumaker is an account executive at DD Marketing in Pueblo.

Jillian Starcer Lewis works at KFAN 1320 radio, home of the Utah Jazz, in Salt Lake City, UT.

Jamie Swenson Barton is public relations manager for the Real Salt Lake professional soccer team in Salt Lake City, UT.

Niki Toussaint Whitaker is assistant athletic director at CSU-Pueblo.

Jeff Trujillo is marketing and public relations specialist at El Pueblo…an Adolescent Treatment Community in Pueblo.

Mary Weber is a legal aide for a law firm in Colorado Springs and continuing her Democratic political activities.

Andy Wood is an automobile adjuster for Zurich Services in Colorado Springs.

Emily Yeap completed her masters degree and is now in public relations for a large luxury shopping complex in her home country, Malaysia.

Lisa Younger Anderson has completed a master's degree in management and leadership, and is currently working in child support services for the state of Colorado, 4th Judicial District.

2002
Danielle Banks received her nursing degree from CSU-Pueblo.

Maria Briceno is an advertising consultant for Miami Today, a business development publication in southern Florida.

Danielle Brown is a disease management coordinator for the Denver Health Medical Center in Denver.

Amanda Burns got engaged Duane Hensler and is working at Disneyworld in Orlando, FL.

Matt Centner is internet sales manager and account executive for Clear Channel Radio in Pueblo.

Karin Kyte Romero works in fund raising and public relations for Crossroads' Turning Points, Inc, a treatment facility in Pueblo, while continuing her freelance photography

Kenny Maestas has completed his master's degree in communication at UCCS.

Jason McLaughlin is starting a restaurant in Los Angeles, CA.

Melissa Martinez is manager of the jewelry department at JC Penney in Pueblo.

Robyn Mikunda is in public relations and marketing with the Chicago Wolves professional hockey team.

Juan Muniz earned his master's degree in international and intercultural communication at Denver University.  He is a Quality Assurance Executive for Wordbank, a London-based marketing localization firm with offices in Denver.

Jenniffer Newby is public relations director at Complete Care Health Services in Denver.

Seb Sheldon continues to work with Montina Growers Cooperative but is based in Pueblo.

James David Smith works for CALF News and Travel Hosts magazines in Blackforest, CO. as ad coordinator.

Ryann Thaxton moved to Chicago to get married and pursue new career options.

Joey Thomas is a sales manager for the J.C. Penney Corporation based in the Provo/Orem, UT area.

Joe Wilson is business affairs coordinator for AZN Television network in Centennial, CO.

Adam Woullard is public relations coordinator for the Green Bay Packers football team.

2003
Ben Blecha is sports director and education specialist for Track 1 Media of Sterling radio corporation in Sterling, CO.

Amy Brockman is sales manager for Quality Inn Valley Suites Hotel in Spokane, WA.

April Candelario Emilio is a promotions and marketing director for Clear Channel Communications in Pueblo.

Pierre Carrillo is an editor and photog in the news department at KRDO-TV in Colorado Springs.

Lisa Checketts is handling publicity for group and convention marketing at Disneyworld.

Trisha DeMartine Pocius is an electronics specialist for Target Stores in Pueblo and is married to alum, Adam Pocius, 2004.

Joe Fox is a newsroom clerk at the Pueblo Chieftain.

Dan Harkness completed his graduate degree at Abilene Christian University.

Matt Hart continues his goal of becoming a professional golfer.

Shelly Heaston is managing a WalMart in Salida, CO.

Scott Lewis is a project manager for ServiceMaster, Inc. in Salt Lake City, UT.

Sakai Masayuki left his Los Angeles advertising agency to return to Japan.

Chris Mascarenas is a graphic designer for an action sports company called Volcom Stone Wear in California.

Gena Molello is a real estate agent for Jones-Healy Realtors in Pueblo.

Aaron Moore is vice president at Lowe Entertainment and general manager of the Rockford, ILL Thunder, a women's professional softball team. Lowe Entertainment also runs an indoor football team and an indoor sports training facility, all in Rockford, IL.

Michelle Oreskey is an account manager at Land Title Guarantee in Pueblo.

Becky Penrod has been hired by the promotions department at "Alice 106" in Denver.

Joe Perrone is a mortgage consultant with Widespread Lending Solutions in Pueblo.

Anthony Sandstrom is sports information director at CSU-Pueblo.

Apryl Stone has a master's degree in integrated marketing communications from Emerson College in Boston.

Jeffery Sutherland is web developer/desktop application specilist for the Madison Metropolitan School District in Madison, WI.

Deb Wall is special events coordinator at Sangre de Cristo Hospice in Pueblo.

Ashleigh Wilson is in the United States Air Force and is currently studying foreign languages.

2004
Gabe Barajas is assistant service manager for Vidmar Motors in Pueblo.

Tara Baros Crowe is at the Pueblo Chamber of Commerce, and married to alum, Jason Crowe, 1997.

Ben Blecha is sports director for KSTC-AM/KNNG-FM in Sterling, CO.

Jessica Cipriani is a resource development and operations manager for NeighborWorks of Pueblo.

Mario Gernazio lives in Seattle and is pursuing new opportunities.

Komissa Kalafatis is management coordinator for ARD, a U.S. based consulting firm working with USAID-funded agencies, located in Botswana.

Albert "Gene" Lucero is a first year advisor at CSU-Pueblo.

"Masa" Sakai Masayuki is an English teacher to middle school students in Japan.

Jenna Meyers is communications coordinator for the YMCA of South Hampton Roads in Virginia Beach, VA.

Jillian Osleson is a public relations assistant with St. Mary Corwin Hospital in Pueblo.

Brittany Quintana is a regional account manager and lead designer for the national office of Market Research Consultants in Colorado Springs.

Afton Rossi is marketing director for Land Title in Pueblo.

Brian Wheeler is lead editor for KXRM in Colorado Springs.

2005

Jon-Todd Baker is earning his master's degree and pursuing a career with the FBI.

Keri Hoggatt Funkhouser is development associate for Child Nursery Centers of Colorado Springs.

Brittany Holligan is marketing director for Texas Roadhouse restaurant in Pueblo.

Lydia Hunter has a master's degree in library science from University of Denver.

Sherri-Jo Keener is a parks marketing and projects specialist for the City of Aurora, Parks and Open Spaces Department.

Michael Masias is a producer for KOAA-TV in Pueblo.

Inge Malone Burbank is co-owner and advertising copywriter for J&J Coins in Pueblo.

Mike Pettigrew is a photojournalist at KRDO television working out of Pueblo fulltime.

Lisa Seley is marketing coordinator for the Colorado Veterans Nursing Home in Florence, CO.

Tyler South is a flight attendant with Frontier Airlines.

Dalton Sprouse is an advertising executive with Clear Channel radio broadcasting, located in Pueblo.

Gabe Toth is a reporter and photographer for the Sangre de Cristo Chronicle in Angel Fire, NM.

Adam Uhernik is a reporter for KTIV News Channel 4 in Sioux City, IA.

Eric Ure is an account executive with Comcast in Pueblo.

Melanie Wildman is assistant sales manager at Dillards in Pueblo

2006

Andrea Austin is working for Clear Channel Communications in Colorado Springs.

Nikki Carter is a leasing consultant at Sagebrook Apartment Homes in Colorado Springs.

Tony DiIorio is a business developer for CEAVCO Audio-Visual in Denver.

Lindsay Erskine is a claims adjuster for Pinnacol Assurance, Co. in Denver.

Christine Evans works in marketing for Estes-Cox manufacturing in Pueblo.

Kyle Fritzke works for Artistic Paper Representatives in Colorado Springs.

Rich Gallina is a sales representative at KOAA 5/30 in Pueblo.

Tyson Grahn is a computer technician and head football coach at Vilas Schools in Colorado. He also serves as assistant basketball coach and assistant baseball coach.

Dan Hardee is an on-air personality for 92.9 The Peak, 98.9 Magic FM and Cat Country 95.1 in Colorado Springs.

Ali Helgoth is a reporter for the Salida Mountain Mail newspaper.

Nicole Juliano is the marketing and admissions coordinator for the Belmont Senior Care Assisted Living and Adult Day Care Community in Pueblo.

Josh Kiel is an account executive with 103.5, The Fox, in Denver.

Kelly Kobylinski is working in the travel industry with Polk Majestic Travel Group in Denver.

Josh Koschke is a golf professional at Walking Stick Golf Course in Pueblo.

Krystal Pino is morning on-air talent at 98.3 FM in Tuscon, AZ.

Melodie Roberts is a reporter for the Canon City Daily Record newspaper.

Rhea Santangelo is marketing director for Power Credit Union in Pueblo.

Sara Shea is working in sales at Clear Channel, stations KDZA/KCCY in Pueblo.

Ira Scher is an on-air personality at Coyote Country, 104.3 and traffic reporter for Newstalk 720 in Las Vegas. Hi on-air name is Ira Clayton.

Rhonda Tucker is in administrative support and human resources for Aerotek, a staffing company located in Denver.

2007

Jenny Gregorio is manager of the Desert Hawk Golf Course bar and restaurant in Pueblo West.

Ali Helgoth is a reporter at the Elko Daily Free Press in Elko, NV.

Ron Koch is district manager for Daimler-Chrysler in Denver.

Korey McKenney is administrative assistant for Pueblo businessman Louie Carleo working in his real estate ventures.

Michelle Mohnhaupt is director of the Pueblo Diabetes Project.

Jennifer Patel is promotions and marketing assistant for Clear Channel radio, KCCY, KDZA, KCSJ, and KPHT in Pueblo.

Paul Prutch is a marketing representative with Cherry Creek Imaging in Cherry Creek, CO.

Michelle Randall is sales and marketing specialist with Interim Healthcare based in Pueblo.

Maggie Roark is sales/marketing manager at the Pueblo Convention Center.

Josh Salerno is a sports reporter for the Canon City Daily Record in Canon City, Co.

Orlando White is a graduate assistant with the UCCS Student Retention Research Project in Denver while pursuing his master’s degree in communication.