Marketing / Public Relations / Communications

Julia Bowden '18 served in the Peace Corps as an English language co-teacher in North Macedonia for a year after graduation. She is a communications assistant at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Kelsey Hancock '18 is a director of communications and activities at Manor Country Club in Rockville, MD.

Minjee Kim '18 earned a M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Johns Hopkins University in 2020. Soon after, she became a licensed clinician (LGPC, NCC) and opened up her own private practice, M. Kim Wellness, LLC, which she ran for a couple of years. She is now the director of marketing and business development at iMind Behavioral Health in MD. 

Megan Schrader '18 relocated to Dublin, Ireland. She is a community administrator at Pine Hub,  playing an active role in managing Pine Hub's online presence, and assisting with marketing the services Pine Hub offers. She is also a part-time interviewer at Interactions Research.

Julia Gardner '14 earned a MAT at SMCM in 2015, and a MFA in Creative Writing from Saint Mary's College of California in 2021. After graduation, she spent some time abroad as freelance writer and English teacher at Busan Global Village in Busan, South Korea. She is now a social media manager for Hourly.

Kia Blum '17 is a candidate in the Sexual Health Certificate Program (Sexuality Education) through the University of Michigan and is an email marketing manager for the International Rescue Committee. 

Amy Gorovoy '17 is a marketing, partnerships, and executive assistant at Shaker & Spoon in NY.

Zach Tarallo '16 is owner and president of Carthage Management Group, a marketing and advertising business in MA.

Hannah Myers '15 earned a MA in Promotional Media: PR, Marketing, and Advertising from Goldsmiths, University of London in 2017. She returned stateside in 2018, and is a senior associate at Weber Shandwick, supporting account work on a variety of clients, including IBM, Abbott, U. S. Steel, The Nature Conservancy, the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, and Project ECHO. 

Victoria Cain '14 earned a MA in Strategic Communications from American University in 2019. She is senior communications associate at The Hatcher Group in MD.

Rachel Bishop '14 is a member services and communication manager at Colorado Optometric Association in Denver.

Anastasia Keramidas '14 is a DTC content marketing manager for Mint Mobile. Anastasia also has a food & lifestyle blog @AnastasiaMidas; she started it as a hobby in  2018 and has turned it into a business with over 18,400 followers. 

Cassey (Elder) Povtak '13 started as an account executive at RMR & Associates and then spent two years as a manager of public relations at eTERA Consulting. She is now a business development specialist at Eversheds Sutherland.

"Now in Public Relations in the business world, I am able to apply what I learned in the classroom to my professional life. It is really hard to explain how it has helped me, specifically, but I notice it almost every day. I am able to think analytically about how a person might want to receive certain information that would persuade them to do business with our company. It is very indirect, but powerful. I wouldn't take back being a psychology major, if I had the choice."

Erin Kirby '12 earned a MBA at the University of Pittsburgh - Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business in 2018. She is a strategic marketing MBA intern at Nevro,  a global medical device company focused on providing innovative products that improve the quality of life of patients suffering from debilitating chronic pain.  

Dana Gittings '11 earned a MA in Health Communication from Johns Hopkins University in 2013. She is a higher education marketing manager at American Psychological Association.

Meredith Powlison '11 completed a writing for PR class through the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at UVA in 2016. She is a senior copywriter at Elevations Credit Union in CO.

Devin Sherwood '11 is a senior marketing manager at OmniVista Health,  a subsidiary of Agora, Inc.

Kristina (Schiller) Chaki '11 spent the summer following graduation as a music intern at SMCM. She earned an MS in Advertising from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in August 2012. She is a director of digital marketing and engagement for Sheppard Pratt Health System. Prior to working for Sheppard Pratt, Kristina held marketing positions at Havas helia, Weber Shandwick, and Powell Tate. In August 2023,  she was named a 2023 Society for Health Care Strategy and Market Development Rising Star. 

Kate McKerlie '10 earned both a MSSW in Community Administrative Leadership from The University of Texas at Austin in 2015, and a MPH at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in 2015. She is a communications director for the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing at the University of Texas at Austin.  

Sara Morgan Watters '10 earned an MS in Cross-cultural Psychology from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand in 2016. Before completing her master’s degree, she worked as a TEFL English teacher in Barcelona, Spain for two years. She served as a program advisor for Global Experiences in Annapolis for about four years and is now a senior consultant at Evans Consulting helping implement effective communication strategy, facilitating leadership development, and engaging stakeholders. Additionally, she founded and facilitates an exchange program for competitive international sailors.

Jacqueline Caminiti '09 is a senior marketing associate at Northwestern Mutual in the DC area.

Anthony Glass '09 is an account executive at CallTrackingMetrics.

Christa McAllister '09 earned a MEd in School Counseling from Loyola College of Maryland in 2015. She is an office and project manager and account executive at Tech Team Solutions involved with project management, data analysis, and marketing. 

Evan Polisar '09 worked for Rep. Alcee L. Hastings of the United States House of Representatives for just under 8 years, serving in multiple roles. He started as a legislative assistant and press secretary, progressed to communications director and senior legislative assistant, and in his last role was senior legislative assistant and rules committee associate. He is now the director of public affairs at General Atomics in the San Diego, CA area.

Jerilyn (Rogalski) van Heerden '09 was in several positions but most recently a business development manager for Taste Greece in Aukland, New Zealand, before becoming a stay at home mom in 2021.

Glen Hanner '08 is a vice president of marketing at Swiftsure Innovations in the Baltimore, MD area.

Simon Lutterbie '06 earned a PhD in Social Psychology from University of Oxford in 2010. He is a software engineer for Lastline, Inc. He is also the founder & CEO of LTRBe Inc,  an online marketing and web development firm serving knowledge-based businesses across the Greater Los Angeles Area.  

Lisa Jones '00 earned a MEd in Elementary Education from Towson University in 2010. She is a director of shipboard education for Living Classrooms Foundation and a senior manager of communications & outreach for the Maryland Department of the Environment. Lisa is also a part-time instructor at earth Treks Climbing Center in Baltimore, MD.

Robb Stout '99 is a director of marketing & brand strategy for Buckley, LLP. 

Christopher Zinaich '98  is regional sales manger (GA/TN) for Cargill and marketing associate for Sysco foods.

Kristi Jacobs-Woods '97 is a realtor/team leader for Radcliffe Realty Group and an independent contractor/consultant for marketing/communications.

Stephanie (Warren) Wilder '93 is an ad network representative.

Holly Bamber Huntley '92 earned a MS in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins University in 1995. She is a vice president for client and consulting services at LMD agency, a communications firm in the Washington, D.C. area.

Patrick Vargas '92 earned a MA in Social Psychology in 1994 from Ohio State University and a PhD in Social Psychology from the same institution in 1997. He spent a year as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, Australia, and moved to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1998. Patrick is a professor of advertising, with appointments in the Department of Psychology, Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, and the Institute for Communications Research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Erin O'Connell '91 is a regional (Prince George's Cony, Anne Arundel County, Southern MD) sales manager for hibu, a digital marketing and advertising company.

Anne Janeski '90 earned a MA in Public Communications & Marketing from The American University in 1993 and took some master's coursework in Theater at George Mason University in 1997. She is a group sales & marketing manager for Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts.