Alumni Updates

1980s

Although he studied Communications, Michael Waite (B.A. Communications, 1981) decided to turn his career goals around and pursue a career in art. Waite is now a graphic designer for Sony in their cartoon department and loves transforming the imaginary into reality.

2000s

Yolando Mitchell Brown (B.A. Communications, Digital Media Arts, 2007) went on to earn a master’s degree in Education and Multimedia from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She is currently a freelance project manager for her company The Starting Blocks, where she designs websites for businesses, campaigns and nonprofits.

After earning a Master of Business Administration from California State University, Long Beach, Tiffany Edlin (B.A. Communications, Advertising & Public Relations, 2008) is the deputy athletic director/chief of staff at CSU Long Beach, where she manages several internal departments such as Financial Services, HR Services, Compliance Services and Student Athlete Health & Wellness Services. She said she “loves helping athletes grow and always wants to be there for them throughout every step in their journey.”

2010s

Chardae Jenkins (B.A. Communications, Advertising & Public Relations, 2013) is a multicultural executive at Netflix. She works on campaigns to drive publicity and marketing strategy content that includes films, series and documentaries.

Kim (Pham) Barkley (B.A. Communications, Advertising & Public Relations and Applied Communication, 2015) creates initiatives and is in charge of event planning for Porsche Cars North America.

Reggie Malasique (B.A. Communications, Advertising & Public Relations, 2015) is currently the director of Media Strategy & Investment at Zenith.

Audrey Ngo (B.A. Communications, Journalism, 2015) is a freelance podcast editor, producer and showrunner based in Artesia.

Joseph Polanco (B.A. Communications, 2015) is currently working as a social media manager for CyberArk identity security in Philadelphia.

Guillermo Garcia (B.A. Communications, 2016) went on to earn a master’s in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Redlands. He now works as a digital marketing specialist for Delightful Communications, a business-to-business technology marketing agency based in Seattle.

Jessica Pedraja (B.A. Communications, Advertising & Public Relations, 2016) is associate media director for Zambezi, a female-owned integrated and independent creative communications agency based in Culver City.

This spring, Claudia Uballez (B.A. Communications, Advertising & Public Relations, 2016) will earn her master’s degree from USC. She currently produces award-winning feature and informative segments as an associate producer/talent coordinator at Telemundo52, a division of NBCUniversal. In 2022, Uballez was named Influencer of the Year by Diversity Fashion World and nominated for an Emmy for her work with NBCUniversal Media.

CeJay Anderson (B.A. Communications, Film, TV & Media, 2017) is executive assistant to the chief creative officer at AGBO, founded by award-winning, record-breaking directors Anthony and Joe Russo. AGBO is an artist-led entertainment company focused on creating content borne of innovative story universes across film, television, and digital platforms.

Dylan Miller (B.A. Communications, Advertising & Public Relations, 2017) is working as an associate media planning director for Amazon’s streaming service, Prime Video. He oversees all the U.S. media planning for the platform, meaning that he and his team determine how much to spend on each advertising channel—traditional and digital media—and come up with entertaining PR campaigns.

2020s

Jordan Darling (B.A. Communications, Journalism, 2020) is a staff writer and layout designer for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. She covers news from Ontario to Pomona.

Destiny Torres (B.A. Communications, Journalism, 2020) went on to graduate with a master’s degree from USC. She now writes about local county government and the city of Santa Ana for the Orange County Register.

Jessica Baldwin (B.A. Communications, Advertising & Public Relations, 2021) loved the idea of media entertainment but ultimately decided that it was best for her to go into the education system. She is currently pursuing her teaching degree in history and hopes to get an internship at a local middle school in Carson.

After earning a master’s in sports management at CSU Long Beach, Nathan Bell-James (B.A. Communications, Advertising & Public Relations, 2021) is now working as assistant manager of event services for AEG at Dignity Health Sports Park on the CSUDH campus.

Oscar Carmona (B.A. Communications, Film, TV, and Media, 2021) is a Live Experiences and Entertainment assistant at Netflix.

Kirsten Korkis (B.A. Communications, Film, TV, and Media, 2021) is an assistant to a television literary agent at United Talent Agency in Beverly Hills.

Christopher Martinez (B.A. Communications, Journalism, 2021) is a marketing coordinator for the Hyatt Regency Long Beach, where he creates media kits, arranges hosted media/influencer stays and serves as an on-property media liaison.

Jasmine Nguyen (B.A. Communications, Journalism, 2021) is a multimedia journalist focused on issues regarding Asian American identities in today’s modern age. She also shows prowess in anything regarding entertainment and social-economic politics. She is currently the managing editor at Character Media in Gardena.

Akshaya Sridharan (B.A. Communications, Advertising & Public Relations, 2021) is an account executive for ad agency Deutsch LA in Los Angeles.

Jacob Stec (B.A. Communications, Advertising & Public Relations, 2021) is a media planner at Publicis Imagine in Burbank, the assigned media agency for Disney+, The Walt Disney Studios, Disney Parks, Experiences and Resorts as well as ESPN/ESPN+.

Christine Cortez (B.A. Communications, Film, TV, and Media, 2023) is a Disney TV production/post-production intern assisting in developing ideas and general post production tasks.