Graduate Alumni

Meet our COMM Studies Graduate Alumni!

Our alumni have pursued careers in a range of fields: aspiring academics continue to doctoral programs, those with a passion for teaching pursue appointments at local community colleges, and many go on to careers in Silicon Valley or in the nonprofit sector.

Below is a directory complete with contact information. Please feel free to connect and network with our graduate alumni! 

Anum Ahmed

Second year doctorate student at Texas A&M
Graduated 2021
anum.ahmed@tamu.edu

Matthew Aldea

Graduated 2023
matthew.aldea@sjsu.edu 

Vivian Antonellis

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
vivian.antonellis@sjsu.edu

Mark Aziz

Joe Biagini

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
joseph.biagini@sjsu.edu

Bettina Brockman

Senior Lecturer at SJSU 
bettina.brockmann@sjsu.edu

Courtney Burks

Lecturer at Allan Hancock College/Santa Barbara City College
Graduated 2020
clburks15@yahoo.com

Andrew Carter

Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Recreation SJSU
Graduated 2014
andrew.carter@sjsu.edu

Spencer Choate

Professor at Los Rios Community College District, Cosumnes River College, and American River College
Graduated 2023

Raina Chelise

Tenure-track Communication Studies educator at Cabrillo College
Graduated 2018
rachelis@cabrillo.edu

Roxanne Cnudde

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
COMM Center Director
Graduated 2008
roxanne.cnudde@sjsu.edu

Dina Eltomy

Marketing at Apple Inc. 
Graduated 2022
dina.eltomy@gmail.com

Elaine Fung

Doctoral student at Regent University
Graduated 2021
elainevfung@gmail.com

Ethan Hardgrave

Graduated 2023

Patricia Dailey-Harms

Lecturer at SJSU
patricia.daley-harms@sjsu.edu

Zaki Hasan 

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
zaki.hasan@sjsu.edu

Oresti Hernadez

Graduated 2024

Daniel Van Hook 

Graduated 2022
daniel.vanhook@sjsu.edu

Minna Holopainen 

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
Chief Marketing Officer in biotech 
Graduated 2010 LinkedIn

minna.holopainen@sjsu.edu

Maxfield Hunt

Graduated 2023

Chloe Huynh

Anya Iyengar

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
anya.iyengar@sjsu.edu

Shayla Kennedy

Graduated 2023

Darren Ko 

Works as Communication/Marketing at a Non-Profit
Graduated 2023
kodarren56@gmail.com

Tyler Kyte

Graduated Spring 2024
tyler.kyte@sjsu.edu

Tina Lim

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
tina.lim@sjsu.edu

Amarissa Mathews

Lecturer at SJSU
amarissa.mathews@sjsu.edu

Eric Martinez

Graduated Spring 2024
eric.martinez01@sjsu.edu

Sarah McGaffey

sarah.mcgaffey@sjsu.edu

Morgan McKnight

Lecturer at SJSU
morgan.mcknight@sjsu.edu

Beth McMurray

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
elizabeth.mcmurray@sjsu.edu

Christina Mejia-Salinas

Lecturer at SJSU
diana.mejiasalinas@sjsu.edu

Jennifer Morrison 

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
Advising Director
Graduated 2003
jennifer.morrison@sjsu.edu

Sydney Ng

Works as a Digital Communications Specialist at SPUR
Graduated 2021
sydneyxcng@gmail.com

Nancy Park

Lecturer at SJSU
Graduated 2021
nancy.park@sjsu.edu

Rahmon Pashtunyar

Lecturer at SJSU
Graduated in 2008
rahmon.pashtunyar@sjsu.edu

Carol-Lynn Perez 

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
Graduated 2005
carol-lynn.perez@sjsu.edu

Dana Pozzi

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
dana.morella@sjsu.edu

Kathleen Raiff

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
kathleen.raiff@sjsu.edu

Cayla Ravancho

Full time law student at Seattle University School of Law
Graduated 2015
cravancho@yahoo.com

David Ramos

Lecturer at SJSU
david.a.ramos@sjsu.edu

Leif Rogers

Lecturer at SJSU
leif.rogers@sjsu.edu

Nima Samya

Graduated 2023
nima.samya@sjsu.edu

Mandish Sandhu

Graduated Spring 2024
mandish.sandhu@sjsu.edu

Monica Silveira

Graduated Spring 2024
monica.silveira@sjsu.edu

Meaghan Sterk

Mary Anne Sunseri

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
Graduated 2012
mary.sunseri@sjsu.edu

Ching Ching Tan

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
Graduated 2015
chingching.tan@sjsu.edu

Julie Terebkov

First year doctorate student at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 
Graduated 2023 

Alejandro Torres

Works as a Military Strategic Planner at 1st Theatre Sustainment Command in Fort Knox, Kentucky 
Graduated 2023
tjaleque@icloud.com 

Leigh Via

Graduated Spring 2024 
leigh.via@sjsu.edu

Lindsay Walsh

Lecturer at SJSU
lindsay.walsh@sjsu.edu

Lucas Wang

Adjunct Faculty/Instructor at San Jose City College and Mission College|
Graduated 2020
lucasycwang@gmail.com

Michael Wang

Graduated Fall 2023
michael.wang@sjsu.edu

Kendall Ward

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
kendall.ward@sjsu.edu

Karen Williams 

Senior Lecturer at SJSU
karen.williams@sjsu.edu

Kim Yee

Lecturer at SJSU
SJSU Forensics Director
Graduated 2019
kim.yee@sjsu.edu

Matt Zweier

State of California as Business Outreach Manager
Graduated 2015
zweiermatt@gmail.com