Senior Lecturer at SJSU
Chief Marketing Officer in biotech
Graduated 2010 LinkedIn
minna.holopainen@sjsu.edu
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
David Amancio
Instructor, Galvan Community College
Graduated Fall 2024
Vivian Antonellis
Senior Lecturer at SJSU
vivian.antonellis@sjsu.edu
Mark Aziz
Graduated Spring 2024
mark.aziz@sjsu.edu
mark.aziz@sjsu.edu
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
Graduated 2023
Chloe Huynh
Adjunct Faculty at De Anza College, West Valley-Mission College, Gavilan College,
& Evergreen Valley College
Graduated Spring 2024
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
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
Graduated Fall 2023
meaghan.sterk@sjsu.edu
meaghan.sterk@sjsu.edu
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
