Past Drop-In Speakers

Our Diederich Drop-Ins offer students the chance to interact with alumni and other guest speakers to learn about their career paths and what advice they would share with students. We are proud of the impressive list of past speakers who have joined us!

DIEDERICH DROP-IN SPEAKERS

Fall 2021


Alumni News Directors: 
Melissa Luck, Jeff Schlesser and Tim Vetscher

Alumni Audiophiles: Sandy Maxx, Gregg Ogorzelec and Cheryl Pawelski



Spring 2021

Jenna Santoianni
JENNA SANTOIANNI
Executive VP and Head of Development, Paramount Television Studios

Caryn Murillo

CARYN MURILLO
Public Health Analyst,
CDC

 
Fall 2020

Mark KassMARK KASS
Editor-in-Chief,
Milwaukee Business Journal


Alexis McKinney

ALEXIS MCKINNEY
DEI Content Specialist, Portland TrailBlazers

 

CLASS OF 2008:
Marc Bennett, Rasheeda James, Joe Poeschl & Kiley Peters

 

 

 

 

DARIZ

BAY DARIZ
Producer, 
Minutehand Pictures

BEN TRACY

BEN TRACY
CBS News, White House Correspondent

MARISSA EVANS

MARISSA EVANS
Reporter,
The Star Tribune

IVY AWINO

IVY AWINO
Senior Manager of Corporate Responsibility, Dallas Mavericks


Spring 2020

    

fitzpatric

MAUREEN FITZPATRICK
Executive Producer, NBCUniversal

CONWAY

ERICA CONWAY
President & Co-Owner, C2

MUSINSKI

BOB MUSINSKI
Vice President of PR, Social Media & Content CBD Marketing

ROSS

LISA OSBORNE ROSS
U.S. Chief Operating Officer, EDELMAN

MARRS

CHRIS MARRS
Writer and Co-Producer, Disney+ Big Shot

sports team

BRAD GALLI, JEN LADA & SOPHIA MINNERT

collins

ADAMS COLLINS
CCO, Molson-Coors

lawhead

SUSAN LAWHEAD
Director, Talent Acquisition for Wabash National

anderson

BRIAN ANDERSON
American sportscaster and sports play-by-play announcer for the Brewers