{"id":1556,"date":"2014-04-04T15:24:47","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T19:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/cct\/cct-alumni-profiles\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T11:47:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T16:47:58","slug":"cct-alumni-profiles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/2025-02-19_cct\/community\/cct-alumni-profiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Profiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Communication, Culture & Technology (CCT) alumni embark on widely divergent career paths after graduation. Whatever their background, they apply their skills and knowledge to professional endeavors that suit their individual goals. The following alumni have volunteered to be a resource for prospective students. If you would like to connect with them, please email CCT Admissions<\/a>.  For more, see Alumni Spotlight<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alumni Profiles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Click each name to see more.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adam Marcus<\/h3>

CCT 2003<\/p>

Cyber Security Analyst at Phoenix Cybersecurity<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Adam Marcus<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Rachel Taschenberger<\/h3>

CCT 2006<\/p>

Director of Branding, Content, and Sponsorship at SOS Children’s Villages USA<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Rachel Taschenberger<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sylvester Placid<\/h3>

CCT 2007<\/p>

Communications Manager for NASA IT services at Leidos<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Sylvester Placid<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Mason Weintraub<\/h3>

CCT 2008<\/p>

Senior Consultant at Cause Craft Consulting<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Mason Weintraub<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kasia Podbielski<\/h3>

CCT 2010<\/p>

Director of Training at National Public Radio<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Kasia Podbielski<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Carlos Martinez<\/h3>

CCT 2010<\/p>

Chief Design Officer at Bamba<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Carlos Martinez<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Mary Somyak<\/h3>

CCT 2011<\/p>

Insights Manager at Instacart<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Mary Somyak<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Deron Hogans<\/h3>

CCT 2012<\/p>

User Research at Slack<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Deron Hogans<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Josh Hubanks<\/h3>

CCT 2012<\/p>

Senior Manager at Qvest.US<\/p>

<\/p><\/div>Josh Hubanks<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Jeremy Pesner<\/h3>

CCT 2013<\/p>

Senior Technology Policy Analyst, Bipartisan Policy Center<\/p>

<\/p><\/div>Jeremy Pesner<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Nida Ahmad<\/h3>

CCT 2013<\/p>

Independent Scholar and Sport for Development Consultant<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Nida Ahmad<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Cecilia Daizovi<\/h3>

CCT 2016<\/p>

Chief Brand Strategist – Higher Education at Deloitte<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Cecilia Daizovi<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Megan Buchheit<\/h3>

CCT 2016<\/p>

Digital Account Manager at Lautman Maska Neill & Company<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Megan Buchheit<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sam Redd<\/h3>

CCT 2016<\/p>

UX Writer at Navy Federal Credit Union<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Sam Redd<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Jaime Gonzalez-Capitel Martorel<\/h3>

CCT 2016<\/p>

Content Marketing Manager at Resolution GmbH<\/p>Jaime Gonzalez-Capitel Martorel<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ellen Kaufman<\/h3>

CCT 2018<\/p>

Associate Instructor at Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, & Engineering<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Ellen Kaufman<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Lina McVey<\/h3>

CCT 2018<\/p>

Intranet Webmaster at ICMA-RC <\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Lina McVey<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Katherine Chow<\/h3>

CCT 2018<\/p>

Senior Internal Communications Specialist at Seagate Technology<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Katherine Chow<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Lucy Obus<\/h3>

CCT 2018<\/p>

Staff User Experience Researcher at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Lucy Obus<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Chen Shen<\/h3>

CCT 2018<\/p>

Researcher at New England Complex Systems Institute, Boston<\/p>

<\/p><\/div>Chen Shen<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Jameson Spivack<\/h3>

CCT 2018<\/p>

Senior Policy Analyst at the Future of Privacy Forum<\/p>

<\/p><\/div>Jameson Spivack<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Xinyu Fan<\/h3>

CCT 2018<\/p>

User Interface & User Experience Designer at Homesnap<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Xinyu Fan<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Anacorina Velasco Rodriguez<\/h3>

CCT 2019<\/p>

Associate Product Manager, HBO Max at WarnerMedia<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Anacorina Velasco Rodriguez<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Janhvi Bhojwani<\/h3>

CCT 2019<\/p>

Associate Reporter, NBC News<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Janhvi Bhojwani<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Lerno<\/h3>

CCT 2020<\/p>

Advisor at KPMG Belgium<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Lerno<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kristi Dawn Riggs<\/h3>

CCT 2020<\/p>

Director of Communications and Senior Correspondent at Today News Africa<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Kristi Dawn Riggs<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Evelyn Dan Epelle<\/h3>

CCT 2020<\/p>

Broadcast Journalist and Head of Department, KAFTAN TV<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Evelyn Dan Epelle<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tong Wu<\/h3>

CCT 2020<\/p>

Paid Social Manager at Dentsu International<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Tong Wu<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Ackermann<\/h3>

CCT 2020<\/p>

PhD Candidate at Northwestern University<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Kevin Ackermann<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Paola Garc\u00eda Acuna<\/h3>

CCT 2024<\/p>

Marketing and Administration Coordinator at the Folger Shakespeare Library<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Paola Garc\u00eda Acuna<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dhriti Gupta<\/h3>

CCT 2024<\/p>

Legal Analyst at Discord<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Dhriti Gupta<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Salom\u00f3n Flamenco<\/h3>

CCT 2024<\/p>

Recent CCT Graduate; Host of Minority Report Podcast<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Salom\u00f3n Flamenco<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Aakansha Chacko<\/h3>

CCT 2024<\/p>

Content Strategist Intern at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Aakansha Chacko<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kashaf Rashid<\/h3>

CCT 2024<\/p>

AI Contributor at Outlier<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Kashaf Rashid<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Randy Cantz<\/h3>

CCT 2024<\/p>

Policy Associate at Freedom Technologies<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Randy Cantz<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

James Doyle<\/h3>

CCT 2024<\/p>

Recent CCT Alumni<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>James Doyle<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Mac Milin Kiran<\/h3>

CCT 2024<\/p>

Innovation Scholar, U.S. Chamber of Commerce<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Mac Milin Kiran<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Maria Fernanda Chanduvi<\/h3>

CCT 2024<\/p>

Content Strategist, Democracy Forward<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Maria Fernanda Chanduvi<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Parisa Bruce<\/h3>

CCT 2024<\/p>

Recent CCT Alumni<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Parisa Bruce<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Kelsey Paul<\/h3>

CCT 2024<\/p>

Social Media Producer, Voice of America<\/p>

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<\/p><\/div>Kelsey Paul<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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