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 Executive VP and Head of Development, Paramount Television Studios CARYN MURILLO Public Health Analyst, CDC   Fall 2020	MARK KASS Editor-in-Chief, Milwaukee Business Journal ALEXIS MCKINNEY DEI Content Specialist, Portland TrailBlazers	CLASS OF 2008: Marc Bennett, Rasheeda James, Joe Poeschl & Kiley Peters
BAY DARIZ Producer,  Minutehand Pictures	BEN TRACY CBS News, White House Correspondent	MARISSA EVANS Reporter, The Star Tribune
IVY AWINO Senior Manager of Corporate Responsibility, Dallas Mavericks Spring 2020
MAUREEN FITZPATRICK Executive Producer, NBCUniversal	ERICA CONWAY President & Co-Owner, C2	BOB MUSINSKI Vice President of PR, Social Media & Content CBD Marketing
LISA OSBORNE ROSS U.S. Chief Operating Officer, EDELMAN	CHRIS MARRS Writer and Co-Producer, Disney+ Big Shot	BRAD GALLI, JEN LADA & SOPHIA MINNERT
ADAMS COLLINS CCO, Molson-Coors	SUSAN LAWHEAD Director, Talent Acquisition for Wabash National	BRIAN ANDERSON American sportscaster and sports play-by-play announcer for the Brewers