Alumni Notes Spring ‘08

Psychology

Anthony Allsop (’07) is a recruitment official for AFLAC in Philadelphia, PA.

Communication & Media Technologies:

Rashad Bayramov (’04) is Publications and Employee Programs Team Leader for British Petroleum.

Elizabeth Karras (’06) is presenting her research paper at the International Communication Association’s (ICA) annual conference in Montreal.

Carin L. Kosmoski (’04) is a Ph.D. student at Purdue University.

Nicole Robinson (’08) has been accepted to the Ph.D. program in Health Communication at George Mason University as well as a graduate assistantship with a teaching and research position.

Professional & Technical Communication

Wilfredo Alvarez (’02) is a Ph.D. student at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and recently presented two research papers: “Diversity in the Workplace” and “Dynamics of Interpersonal Communication”.

Karen L. Benjamin (’93) is co-founder and principal partner at Worldleaders in Rochester, NY, and also serves on a variety of Rochester-area boards and committees. She is also currently named RIT Distinguished Alum!

Amy Blair (’00) is Director of Marketing for Denver’s (CO) Division of Theater & Arenas.

Dr. Walter J. Carl (’95) is an Associate Professor at Northeastern University.

Amy Chartrand (’06) is Community Director for the March of Dimes in Buffalo, NY.

Penny Emery (’93) works with the Director of On Line Services at HealthNow in Buffalo, NY.

Amanda Montgomery (’05) got a Master of Science degree in Labor Studies from University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Jennifer Scheffler (’06) is Project Coordinator at the Progress Center for Independent Living in Forest Park, Illinois.

Rebecca Nelson (’07) is currently employed as Marketing Coordinator at VanDamme Associate in Pittsford, NY, and is also enrolled in RIT’s MS degree in IT/Business Communications.