Alumni Notes

2016 • Advertising/Public Relations

Robert Strang

has joined the WP Intelligence team a senior sales executive, where he’ll oversee revenue for new membership councils and professional subscriptions the Washington Post plans to launch early next year.

Strang brings to us a strong history of building high end membership products at The Wall Street Journal, where he was sales lead for the WSJ Executive Membership products, helping grow the CEO Council and several other councils at WSJ.

WP Intelligence is the name given to the Post's new professional products business, which will have both a membership tier and a professional subscription, built around several topic verticals planned to launch in 2025. Strang will work across the company's Growth and Client Solutions teams and help build his own sales operation to create a revenue pipeline for growing this new suite of products.

A native New Yorker, Strang started his career at the Journal where he worked for the Corporate Communications team for WSJ's parent company, Dow Jones. From there, he joined the Memberships Team where he helped build out WSJ's Executive Membership product, including the creation of The CMO Network and expansion of The CEO Council.

He later moved to WSJ's Live Journalism team where he built out their strategic partnerships and sponsorships. During this time WSJ nearly doubled their sponsorship revenue and regained its foothold internationally as a top brand for business leaders around the world. In 2022, he moved to Google, where he worked as a Strategist for the Google Customer Solutions team. He returned to The Wall Street Journal in July of 2023, where he was C-Suite Sales Lead for The Journal's Executive Memberships

Strang graduated from Penn State and has an M.B.A. from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business with a concentration in media. He is the chair of The Emerging Leaders Council at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business and sits on the Ad/PR Network board of Penn State University’s Bellisario College of Communications.

Note posted: October 15, 2024

1981 • Journalism

Mark Tosh

Mark Tosh (‘81 Journ) is working as a ranger/starter at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in Pawleys Island, S.C., after retiring from WebMD, where he had worked with the Jobson Health division since 2016. He previously held reporting positions with The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.),The Montgomery Journal (Rockville, Md.) and Women’s Wear Daily in its Paris office.

Note posted: October 13, 2024

2006 • Journalism

Michael V. Pettigano

earned the 2023 Associated Press Sports Editors contest Excellence in Video honor for "The Athlete of the Week Story" at NorthJersey.com and The Bergen Record. This is his second consecutive APSE Excellence in Video honor.

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Note posted: February 28, 2024

2004 • Journalism

Emily Mahler (Evans)

was recognized as one of America's Best Lawyers in the Employment Law - Management category for 2024.

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Note posted: February 15, 2024

2003 • Advertising/Public Relations

Jerry Hoak

has been named chief creative officer at The Martin Agency.

Hoak joined Martin in 2016 as senior vice president, group creative director, working across multiple accounts and on new business.

Full Story

Note posted: February 01, 2024

2016 • Journalism

Ryan Stevens

, the director of public relations for the Indiana Fever, was named the first-ever winner of the PBWA's Val Ackerman Award, which honors an WNBA media-relations official who best exemplifies the standards of professionalism and excellence.

Stevens is always quick to respond to questions from media members, proactive in finding ways to provide access and collaborate, and friendly and professional at all times with members. As the Fever have continued to improve, Stevens has made it easy to cover their rise.

"I am incredibly honored to receive the inaugural Val Ackerman Award from the Professional Basketball Writers Association," Stevens said. "This recognition is a testament to the collective effort and support from the Indiana Fever staff and players, all of whom I am grateful to have the opportunity to work alongside. Thank you to the PBWA members for the continuous efforts to increase women's basketball coverage and amplify our organization's stories and experiences."

The award was one of three created recently to honor WNBA figures who go above and beyond to work wiht the media who cover the league.

The PBWA, formed in 1973, is composed of more than 200 professional writers and editors who cover the NBA and WNBA on a regular basis for newspapers, online outlets and magazines.

Note posted: January 23, 2024

1999 • Journalism

Laurie Alicia Roth

was re-appointed to the executive committee on f the Monmouth County Joint Insurance Fund.

This is her 15th year serving of service. Her specialities are workplace safety, workers compensation and liability claims.

Note posted: January 16, 2024

1999 • Broadcast Journalism

Laurie Alicia Roth

has been recognized by Rutgers University and the New Jersey Civil Service Commission for her completion of the Certified Public Manager Program.

The State of New Jersey Certified Public Manager Program® (CPM) is nationally accredited by the National Certified Public Manager Consortium. New Jersey has provided the CPM program to public sector managers, supervisors, and administrators since 1984.

Roth serves as administrator/municipal clerk for Allentown Borough.

Note posted: December 07, 2023

2015 • Broadcast Journalism

Gabby Richards

is the director of Federal Advocacy Communications for Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

Based in Washington, DC, Richards works to amplify the importance of protecting reproductive health care and rights from the halls of Congress to the campaign trail. She has played an integral role in helping to shape the conversation on reproductive health following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Note posted: December 07, 2023

1986 • Film Production

Andrew Kevin Walker

wrote a film, "The Killer," directed by David Fincher, that is in competition at this year's Venice Film Festival and will be released in select theaters in October 2023. It will begin airing on Netflix on Nov. 10.

Note posted: November 30, 2023

1997 • Broadcast/Cable

Kenon Lee

recently marked 23 years of working for NBC News.

He's a technical associate for shows such as "Early Today," "MSNBC Daytime" and multiple daytime programming projects.

Note posted: November 03, 2023

1994 • Journalism

Amy Zurzola Quinn

is director of public information for the New Jersey Department of Corrections.

Note posted: October 08, 2023

2004 • Advertising/Public Relations

Kyle Wintersteen

has been named editor of Delta Waterfowl’s award-winning membership publication.

\Wintersteen, who has nearly 20 years of experience writing and editing outdoors content, has served as Delta Waterfowl’s managing editor since March 2015. With the promotion, Wintersteen will be responsible for producing and guiding the editorial content of Delta’s flagship magazine. Delta Waterfowl Magazine is published five times annually as an exclusive membership benefit of The Duck Hunters Organization.

A native of central Pennsylvania, Wintersteen grew up hunting ducks along the north branch of the Susquehanna River. When he isn’t hunting ducks, Wintersteen competes in English springer spaniel field trials. He has owned two field champions, including a National Open High Point Champion.

“Kyle has proven himself as a valuable writer and editor for Delta for the past seven years, and he’s ready for the challenge of running Delta’s magazine,” Brice said. “These changes put both Kyle and Paul in positions to use their skills to provide the most impact for Delta Waterfowl.”

Delta Waterfowl is The Duck Hunters Organization, a leading conservation group working to produce ducks and secure the future of waterfowl hunting in North America.

Note posted: September 29, 2023

1992 • Advertising/Public Relations

Michael Field

is now the VP, executive creative director at Mason, in Bethany, Connecticut.

Note posted: September 17, 2023

2012 • Print Journalism

Brittany Stoner

is an acquisitions editor for Globe Pequot Press, the trade division of Rowman & Littlefield, acquiring nautical/maritime and history books.

Note posted: September 10, 2023

1989 • Advertising/Public Relations

Sonja Kristina (Schweinsberg) Blake

is a partner/creative director at 31,000 FT, a full-service creative advertising agency in Dallas, Texas.

Note posted: September 05, 2023

1986 • Film Production

Andrew Kevin Walker

wrote a film, "The Killer," directed by David Fincher, that is in competition at this year's Venice Film Festival and will be released in select theaters in October 2023. It will begin airing on Netflix on Nov. 10.

Note posted: August 31, 2023

2012 • Journalism

Zack Feldman

is the lead graphics producer for ESPN's College GameDay and College Football Playoff Selection Show

Note posted: August 27, 2023

2018 • Print Journalism

Ben Dennis

was promoted to weekend evening anchor at WDVM/WDCW - DC News Now in Washington, D.C.

He will also continue working as the organization’s consumer reporter.

Note posted: August 27, 2023

1982 • Journalism

Gloria Barone Rosanio

directs all communications for the dealth industries practice at PcW.

She is also returning to Rowan University as an adjunct professor where she created the university’s first health care public relations course.

Note posted: August 26, 2023