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Brenna Parker, CCI ’17, Washington, DC, completed her tenure as digital director to Secretary Pete Buttigieg at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Brenna organized the Secretary Buttigieg's June 2024 trip to Kent State's May 4th Memorial and College of Aeronautics and Engineering, the first Cabinet visit by a federal official in the university’s history.

Jennifer Hemphill, MFA '18, Columbia, MO, is excited to be returning to Northeast Ohio as the new director of music theatre at Baldwin Wallace University beginning August 2025.

Radhika Cruz, MA '15, Edmond, OK, announces the release of "Made for More: Overcoming Challenges and Disappointments to Live Confidently and with Purpose", now available on Amazon. This empowering guide provides readers with strategies to navigate life’s setbacks, embrace their strengths and build lasting self-confidence.

Through personal stories and actionable steps, "Made for More" helps readers transform adversity into growth opportunities. Whether tackling career challenges or personal struggles, this book equips readers to take bold actions and make confident decisions.

Megan A. Mason, MPH '21, Conneaut Lake, PA, completed the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Lighthouse Leadership Program as part of the 2023-2024 cohort.

Kathleen Hohl, MA '91, Franklin, WI, was named manager of presidential communication at Marquette University in Milwaukee in September 2023. Kathleen prepares and reviews a wide variety of communications materials and staffs the university president at internal and external events. She previously served as Marquette's sports information director from 1991-2000.

Kellie (Brookhart) Pendley, '08, MA '10, Bluffton, SC, has dedicated her career to K-12 education for the past 14 years, working in both public and private sectors as an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) director, teacher and district administrator overseeing assessment. Having also lived in Long Island, NY, and the Greater Boston area, she moved to the Lowcountry of South Carolina in 2020. In August 2024, Kellie transitioned to nonprofit work as the director of Education Programs at Bluffton Self Help in Bluffton, SC.

Nidal Ibourk, '08, Laval, Quebec, Canada, graduated from Â鶹´«Ã½, the School of Communications, with a bachelor’s degree in organizational communications.

Andrea Dixon, BBA, BBF, '83, Ph.D., Waco, TX, was named the Lifetime Achievement Award winner by the American Marketing Association’s Sales Special Interest Group in 2024. Recognizing a scholar whose career has made a significant impact on sales scholarship, the Lifetime Achievement Award winner has had a personal impact on the field and other scholars, provided an enduring legacy through permanent contributions, shaped the field through a publication record and developed internal (to their institution) and external (to the wider field) programs.

Jerry O'Ryan, MPH 17, Dayton, OH, uses the degree he earned at Kent State to teach Public Health at Sinclair College. He also chairs the Safety and Health Committee for the inner-city Dayton urbanization project and serves on Sinclair’s Foundation Board as a Trustee. Jerry occassionally contributes as a writer for Dayton Daily News, covering public health issues.