John Patrick Dolan
John Patrick Dolan ’71 (B.A. speech communication) has been honored with the esteemed Laurence Tribe Award for his exceptional contributions to collegiate debate from the National Debate Tournament.
John Patrick Dolan ’71 (B.A. speech communication) has been honored with the esteemed Laurence Tribe Award for his exceptional contributions to collegiate debate from the National Debate Tournament.
Matthew Libatique ’92 (B.A. communications-radio/TV/film) received the Franklin J. Schaffner Medal at the 2024 American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony. The cinematographer recently collaborated with actor, writer and director Bradley Cooper on the Oscar-nominated films “A Star Is Born” and “Maestro.”
Katie Hennessey ’12 (B.A. communications-journalism) is a senior talent producer at ESPN. She previously served as a senior publicist for Walt Disney Studios, where she worked on promoting such films as “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “Avengers: Infinity War” and “The Lion King.”
Becky Wells ’00 (B.A. communications-public relations), who was among the first cohort of students in Cal State Fullerton’s Guardian Scholars Program, spoke at the California State University Board of Trustees meeting to honor the program’s 25th anniversary.
Natalie Rodriguez ’14 (B.A. radio-TV-film) directed, wrote and produced a 2D animated short film, “Matty Cat.” The film will premiere Dec. 3 at L.A. Comic Con. “Matty Cat” is about a kitten who finds their forever home, based on the short story of the same title.
France Cruz ’16, ’21 (M.A. communications, Ed.D. educational leadership) was named Communicator of the Year for District 6 of the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations. She currently serves as the marketing and communications coordinator for the MiraCosta Alumni Association.
Jess Block Nerren ’12 (M.A. communications), a lecturer in communications at Cal State San Bernardino, was named the first faculty inclusion fellow for disability, difference and accommodation in the California State University system. The fellow provides faculty-to-faculty mentoring and peer coaching to raise faculty awareness around disability inclusion, and the effective accommodation of students with […]
Avi Khilnani ’96 (B.A. speech communication) joined APR Consulting as the head of global strategy. He previously held executive positions at eTeam, The Intersect Group, Fastaff TravelNursing, Randstad Professionals, Yoh, KForce and Adecco.
Ruthanne Salido ’00 (M.A. communications-journalism) was promoted to director of the Los Angeles Times’ multiplatform desk, overseeing all copy editing and serving as co-chair of the Standards and Practices Committee.
Katrina Cebreiro ’14, ’16 (B.A. ratio-TV-film, M.F.A. screenwriting) is a filmmaker, screenwriter, director and producer. Her latest project is a comedic anthology television series titled, “Miscellanea.”