CLASS NOTES
Class Notes 1960s
Nancy Jacobs (BSJE, 1969) retired from Maryland’s Senate in 2015, after 20 years in the state legislature. She was the first woman elected Senate Minority Leader in Maryland history.
1970s
Ron Cutright, (BSJ, 1975) retired following an international career first with an intelligence service and then with the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. James Joslyn, (BSJ, 1978) is a photojournalist with WJLA-ABC7 in Arlington, Virginia. Gregory Matics (BSJ, 1974) retired after 33 years working as a managing editor, general manager and publisher serving Jackson County, West Virginia. He was honored with WVPA awards in the weekly newspapers divisions for news, sports and feature writing, photography, layout and design, enterprise and for his lifestyle column, “From The Hilltop.” Neil McGlone, (BSJ, 1979) is an independent associate with LegalShield in Houston, Texas.
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Valerie Nieman, (BSJ, 1978) is a professor of English and Creative Writing at NC A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. She has two books scheduled for publication this year-- “Leopard Lady: A Life in Verse,” and an Appalachian horror novel, “To the Bones.”
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1980s
Kevin Kinder (BSJ-1984) is a reporter for Blue & Gold News in Charleston, West Virginia.
1990s
Lisa Drobney, (BSJ, 1996) is the director of operations at Associa in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Stanley Wearden (MSJ, 1981) has
worked in higher education leadership for over 14 years, and in 2019 became the president of Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Danielle Milazzo Halloran, (BSJ, 1993) works in business development at RKL eSolutions in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She returned to WVU as a parent with her daughter joining the class of 2022.
Kevin Kinkead, (BSJ, 2007) is the Philadelphia 76ers beat writer for Crossing Broad Sports in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2000s
Matt Masaschi, (BSJ, 2003) is a public affairs specialist in the U.S. Coast Guard in Alameda, California.
Tricia Cesarino Ball, (BSJ, 2009) is the director of marketing at the Appalachian Transportation Institute and Center for Business and Economic Research in Huntington, West Virginia. She is currently working on projects with marketing students at Marshall University and economic development in southern West Virginia counties. Brandon Brumage, (BSJ, 2007) is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. He has recently published a book about finances and planning on Amazon titled, “Strugglehood: A Practical Guide to Financial Situations No One Bothered Teaching Us.” Daniel Bullock (BSJ, 2005) designs and teaches language, communications and specialized curriculum/ trainings to various United Nations departments, global staff, diplomats and country delegates, both at UN headquarters and UN duty stations abroad. David (Scott) Castleman, (BSJ, 2005) is the manager of U.S. & Mexico Gas Communications at TC Energy in Houston, Texas. Rebecca Child, (MSJ, 2000) is the assistant copy desk chief at SmartBrief in Washington, D.C. Alison Hill, (BSJ, 2000) is an executive producer at Wieden & Kennedy in New York, New York.
Barbara Casey (BSJ, 1959) is
the CEO of Casey & Sayre in Los Angeles, California. This year, she was inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni as a leader in homebuilding, public relations, branding and professional advancement for women.
Zack Miller, (BSJ, 2007) is the founder of Hatch in Norfolk, Virginia. He has signed with Morgan James Publishing in New York City for the release of his book, “Anomaly: How to Finally Stand Out From The Crowd.” Bryon Sabol, (BSJ, 2002) is an associate director of S&P Global’s Program Management Office in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Kodi McKinney,
(BSJ, 2008) is a partner/ co-founder of Marauder, a musicmarketing firm that connects media and music industry professionals internationally. Based in New York, New York, Marauder also curates cultural exchange for music export offices and festivals from around the world.
2010s
Leann Arthur, (BSJ, 2010) is the regional curator for Holland America Line in Seattle, Washington where she develops onboard enrichment programming for one of the world’s oldest cruise lines.
