Graduate Alumni

Meet our COMM Studies Graduate Alumni!

Our alumni have pursued careers in a range of fields: aspiring academics continue to doctoral programs, those with a passion for teaching pursue appointments at local community colleges, and many go on to careers in Silicon Valley or in the nonprofit sector.

Below is a directory complete with contact information. Please feel free to connect and network with our graduate alumni! 

Anum Ahmed

Doctoral Student and Graduate Teaching Assistant at Texas A&M University
Graduated 2021
anum.ahmed@tamu.edu

Matthew Aldea

Community Coordinator at CHMRC, a public health nonprofit 
Graduated 2023
matthew.aldea@sjsu.edu 

Vivian Antonellis

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
vivian.antonellis@sjsu.edu

Mark Aziz

Joe Biagini

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
joseph.biagini@sjsu.edu

Bettina Brockman

Senior Lecturer at SJSU 
bettina.brockmann@sjsu.edu

Courtney Burks

Lecturer at Allan Hancock College/Santa Barbara City College
Graduated 2020
clburks15@yahoo.com

Andrew Carter

Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Recreation SJSU
Graduated 2014
andrew.carter@sjsu.edu

Spencer Choate

Professor at Los Rios Community College District, Cosumnes River College, and American River College
Graduated 2023

Raina Chelise

Tenure Communication Studies educator at Cabrillo College
Graduated 2018
Ed.D. in Transformative Educational Leadership
rachelis@cabrillo.edu

Roxanne Cnudde

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
COMM Center Director
Graduated 2008
roxanne.cnudde@sjsu.edu

Dina Eltomy

Marketing at Apple Inc. 
Graduated 2022
dina.eltomy@gmail.com

Elaine Fung

Doctoral candidate at Regent University
Graduated 2021
elainevfung@gmail.com

Ethan Hardgrave

Graduated 2023

Patricia Dailey-Harms

Lecturer at SJSU
patricia.daley-harms@sjsu.edu

Zaki Hasan 

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
zaki.hasan@sjsu.edu

Oresti Hernadez

Graduated 2024

Daniel Van Hook 

Graduated 2022
daniel.vanhook@sjsu.edu

Minna Holopainen 

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
Chief Marketing Officer in biotech 
Graduated 2010 LinkedIn

minna.holopainen@sjsu.edu

Maxfield Hunt

Graduated 2023

Chloe Huynh

Anya Iyengar

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
anya.iyengar@sjsu.edu

Shayla Kennedy

Graduated 2023

Darren Ko 

Works as Communication/Marketing at a Non-Profit
Graduated 2023
kodarren56@gmail.com

Tyler Kyte

Graduated Spring 2024
tyler.kyte@sjsu.edu

Tina Lim

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
tina.lim@sjsu.edu

Amarissa Mathews

Lecturer at SJSU
amarissa.mathews@sjsu.edu

Eric Martinez

Graduated Spring 2024
eric.martinez01@sjsu.edu

Sarah McGaffey

sarah.mcgaffey@sjsu.edu

Morgan McKnight

Lecturer at SJSU
morgan.mcknight@sjsu.edu

Beth McMurray

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
elizabeth.mcmurray@sjsu.edu

Damian Medina-Ruiz

Graduated Fall 2022
Recruiting Coordinator at Mercury
damian.medina-ruiz@sjsu.edu
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Christina Mejia-Salinas

Lecturer at SJSU
diana.mejiasalinas@sjsu.edu

Jennifer Morrison 

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
Advising Director
Graduated 2003
jennifer.morrison@sjsu.edu

Sydney Ng

Works as a Digital Communications Specialist at SPUR
Graduated 2021
sydneyxcng@gmail.com

Nancy Park

Lecturer at SJSU
Graduated 2021
nancy.park@sjsu.edu

Rahmon Pashtunyar

Lecturer at SJSU
Graduated in 2017
rahmon.pashtunyar@sjsu.edu

Carol-Lynn Perez 

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
Director of the Communication Studies Internship Program 
Graduated 2005
carol-lynn.perez@sjsu.edu
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Dana Pozzi

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
dana.morella@sjsu.edu

Kathleen Raiff

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
kathleen.raiff@sjsu.edu

Cayla Ravancho

Full time law student at Seattle University School of Law
Graduated 2015
cravancho@yahoo.com

David Ramos

Lecturer at SJSU
david.a.ramos@sjsu.edu

Leif Rogers

Lecturer at SJSU
leif.rogers@sjsu.edu

Nima Samya

Graduated 2023
nima.samya@sjsu.edu

Mandish Sandhu

Graduated Spring 2024
mandish.sandhu@sjsu.edu

Monica Silveira

Graduated Spring 2024
monica.silveira@sjsu.edu

Meaghan Sterk

Mary Anne Sunseri

Communication Studies Instructor at University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Graduated 2012
mary.sunseri@sjsu.edu

Ching Ching Tan

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
Graduated 2015
chingchingtan.com
chingching.tan@sjsu.edu

Julie Terebkov

Graduate Teaching Fellow at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 
Graduated 2023 

Alejandro Torres

Works as a Military Strategic Planner at 1st Theatre Sustainment Command in Fort Knox, Kentucky 
Graduated 2023
tjaleque@icloud.com 

Leigh Via

Lecturer at SJSU
Graduated Spring 2024 
leigh.via@sjsu.edu

Lindsay Walsh

Lecturer at SJSU
lindsay.walsh@sjsu.edu

Lucas Wang

Adjunct Faculty/Instructor at San Jose City College and Mission College
Graduated 2020
lucasycwang@gmail.com

Michael Wang

Graduated Fall 2023
michael.wang@sjsu.edu

Kendall Ward

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
kendall.ward@sjsu.edu

Karen Williams 

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
karen.williams@sjsu.edu

Kim Yee

Lecturer at SJSU
SJSU Forensics Director
Graduated 2019
kim.yee@sjsu.edu

Matt Zweier

State of California as Business Outreach Manager
Graduated 2015
zweiermatt@gmail.com