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