School of Communication Professional Advisory Board
Advisory board members are industry professionals who share their time and expertise with our faculty and students, ensuring we keep our curriculum up-to-date with the latest industry developments.
Advisory Board Chair
Angela Spears
President, Angela Spears Communication
Advertising
Kerry Baldwin
Digital Industry Consultant and Advisor, Agentz
Carole Vanderhoef Banks
VP Research & Planning, Shepherd Agency
Ryan Blair
Chief Operating Officer, Mad Men Marketing
Neal Boornazian
President, HBT Marketing
Daniel Burstein
Senior Director, Content & Marketing, MarketingSherpa and MECLABS Institute
Brendan Cumiskey
President, Dalton Agency
John Daigle
Principle, Daigle Creative
Jennifer Garavaglia
Digital Marketing Manager, Jacksonville Jaguars
Erin Gordon
Partner, Fisher Design & Advertising
Jenn Kjellman
President and Founder, JSK Marketing, LLC
Michael Sharp
Former Managing Director, Local Agency & Scarborough Nielsen
Gina Stoney
Executive Vice President, Mad Men Marketing
Tuan Tu
Founder, CMO at Covet Branding, LLC
Celia Weeks
Vice President, Director of Human Resources, St John & Partners
Multimedia Journalism & Digital Video Production
Jason Balthazar
News Director, Action News Jax (CBS 47 and Fox 30)
Neal Bennett
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Scripps Journalism Initiative
George Birnbaum
CEO/Founder, Gemstone Media
Kathryn Bonfield
News Director, KHOU-TV Channel 11
Robert Brown
News Director, WJXT Channel 4
James Cannon
Editor in Chief, Jacksonville Business Journal
Kevin Dunkin
Producer, Kennetic Productions, Inc.
Ashley Greer
Executive Producer, Action News Jax, CBS47, Fox30
Mike McCormick
former Group News Director, Sinclair Broadcast Group
Mike Miller
former radio broadcaster and retired Director of External Affairs, Jacksonville Transportation Authority
Mary Kelli Palka
former Editor/Market Leader, Florida Times-Union
Paul Runnestrand
Editor, The Florida Times-Union
Anne Schindler
Host, First Coast Connect, WJCT
Steve Smith
former Meteorologist, First Coast News
Omesh Somaru
VP and General Manager, Action News Jax (CBS 47 and Fox 30)
Public Relations
Toni Boudreaux
Director of Operations, The Brumos Collection
Maria Coppola
CEO & President, Coppola Public Relations
James Crichlow
Chief Marketing Officer, Atlantic Logistics
David Clark
Executive Director, Downtown Ecumenical Services Council
Donia Crime
VP, Corporate Communications, Landstar Systems, Inc.
Rachel Harris
Co-Founder, Social Beans Creative Agency
Lanette Hart
Principal, Hart & Associates
Mary Bennett Harvey
Founder & CEO, Agency a la Carte
Trish Kapustka
Principal Consultant, TLK Communications
Lori Pugh Marcum
CEO, Woven Path Consulting
Jason Mudd
CEO, Axia Public Relations
Marsha Oliver
Vice President, Community & Inclusion, PGA Tour, The Players Championship
Kasandra Ortiz
Communications Manager, Norfolk Southern
Liz Slobodian
Founder & Lead Storyteller, Shipwright Communication & Consulting
Communication Studies
Nicole Cassis
Senior Vice President of Communications, Newfold Digital
Ashton Elder
Marketing Coordinator, EXIT 1 Stop Realty
Jackie Heller
Account Coordinator, Business Builders