Networking Session - Media Day
The Media Day Networking Session is a signature event where students and alumni, along with community and industry partners, gather to network and celebrate academic and professional development excellence.
Our registered networking professionals will be listed below in alphabetical order by the company name. Check back in the spring to see the list, then check back often as more companies and professionals will be added each week leading up to Media Day.
Professional Businesses and Organizations
- Ashly Traylor Productions
Ashly Traylor '17 - CEO & Professor - Atlanta News First
Josh Dillard '11 - Senior Creative Producer - Audacy Atlanta: Atlanta Sports Radio 92.9 The Game
Dylan Matthews '18 - Host & Executive Producer
Austin McCall '21 - On Air Talent & Producer - Axios Atlanta
Kristal Dixon '06 - Reporter - Barbizon Lighting Company
Jasmine Tindell - Sales Associate - Brandon LaSure
Brandon LaSure '17 - Film Editor & Producer - City of Atlanta
Shanesha Blount - Community Affairs Coordinator
Phillip Smith '14 - Community Affairs Coordinator - CNN
Jose Avila-Kelly '05 - Technical Operations Manager - Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Inc.
Brittany Futral - Special Events Manager - Crossroads Church
Haley Estes '18 - Executive Administrator
Keisha Gwin - Communications Director - Douglasville-Douglas County Water & Sewer Authority
Krystal Horne '10 - Communications Coordinator - Georgia Power
Jacob Hawkins '06 - Director of Public Relations
Matt Kent '06 - Public Relations & Communications Specialist - Houghton Talent
Kate Lord '08 - Performer - INCISIVE
Sonji Jacobs - Managing Partner
Chris Sizemore - Founder & Partner - Kelsey & Company
Kelsey Matthews '13 - Founder, Chief Brand Strategist - LaGrange College
Lindy Oller '13 - Public Relations & Marketing Writer - Lucie Content
Casey Nichols '06 - Content Creator - MarketSource
Keshauna Watson '22 - Media Specialist - OPUA Agency
Shavonne Reed '01 - Founder & CEO - Redcube Creative
Christian Claiborne - Production Manager
Jonathan Drake '06 - Owner & Creative Director
Gavin Ellis '24 - Assistant Videographer - Reveal Church Villa Rica
Shomari Crawley
Chelby Rogers - Co-Founder
Rodney Rogers - Ryder
Mercedes Hammonds '19 - Customer Service Representative - SOOFA Ranch
Kota Aranda - Coordinator
Daryl Fletcher - Executive Director
Sharon Fletcher - COO - Southwire Company - ITS & EPMo
Heath Yates '07 - Senior Project Manager - Southwire Company - Marketing & Communications
Ashley Bush '11 - Director of Communications
Ashley Dingler '21 - Product Marketing Specialist
Chad Phillips - Manager of Communications
Emily Wurst '18, '21 - Communications Specialist - Tabernacle Baptist Church
Adam Tucker '15 - Media & Communications Manager - Tanner Health
Hannah James '19 - Marketing Strategist
Shaunna LaBouve - Content Coordinator
Tray Lowery - Content Strategist
Jordan Weathers - Communications Manager - The Atlanta Voice
Martel Sharpe '13 - Director of Public Relations - Times-Georgian
Tucker Cole '24 - Editor
Sarah Hennesy - Marketing Specialist
Rebecca Leftwich - Managing Editor
Rachael Raney - Publisher
Douglas Salter '24 - Reporter
Anna Scudder - Reporter - USG - Georgia Film Academy
Wendy Guttin - Director of Academic Affairs
C. Scott Votaw - Assistant Vice Chancellor - UWG - Athletics
Benjamin Lilley - Content Creator - Warner Bros Discovery
Charles Johnson '17 - Senior Operations Analyst - Well Connected Funding
Bathsheba Francis '98 - Broker - William Mills Agency
Gracie Gay '18 - Senior Account Agent
Laura Lenz - Account Representative