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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 CommunicationAdvertising
- Co-Chair for Advertising: Celia Weeks, Vice President, Director of Human Resources, St John & Partners
- 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
- Craig Davenport, Creative Services Director, Cox Media Group
- Jennifer Garavaglia, Digital Marketing Manager, Jacksonville Jaguars
- Erin Gordon, Partner, Fisher Design & Advertising
- 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
- Kim Vermillion, COO/Founder, Brunet-Garcia Advertising
Multimedia Journalism & Production
- Co-Chair for Multimedia Journalism & Production: Kathryn Bonfield, former News Director, WJXT-TV Channel 4
- Henna Bakshi, Writer/Producer, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
- Neal Bennett, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Scripps Journalism Initiative
- George Birnbaum, CEO/Founder, Gemstone Media
- Gary Corbitt, retired Research Director, WJXT/Post-Newsweek Stations
- Timothy Gibbons, Editor in chief, Milwaukee Business Journal
- Robbie Gordon, Producer, Primetime & 20/20, ABC News
- Ashley Greer, Executive Producer, Action News Jax, CBS47, Fox30
- Tenikka Hughes, Anchor, Action News Jax, CBS47, Fox30
- Bruce Kaufman, Director, Broadcasting Business Affairs, PGA Tour
- John Laurence, Founder and Executive Producer, Empowerment Media, Inc.
- Bridgette Matter, Reporter/Anchor, Cox Media Group
- Mike McCormick, Group News Director, Sinclair Broadcast Group
- Mike Miller, retired Director of External Affairs, Jacksonville Transportation Authority
- Mary Kelli Palka, former Editor/Market Leader, Florida Times-Union
- Jason Ramsey, Principal, Nimble Creative Services
- Paul Runnestrand, Editor, The Florida Times-Union
- Anne Schindler, Host, First Coast Connect, WJCT
- Staci Spanos, News Anchor, WJXT
- Gary Spurgeon, Owner, Studio Podcast Suites
- Thomas Stallings, Communications Specialist, St. Johns County
Public Relations
- Co-Chair for Public Relation: Liz Anderson Slobodian, Vice President of Public Affairs, Firehouse of America, LLC
- Toni Boudreaux, Director of Operations, The Brumos Collection
- James Crichlow, Marketing & Communications Director, Atlantic Logistics
- Gerri Boyce, retired Special Assistant to CEO, External Communications, JEA
- Samantha Cheney, Senior Copywriter, Mad Men Marketing
- David Clark, Executive Director, Downtown Ecumenical Services Council
- Maria Coppola, CEO & President, Coppola Public Relations
- Donia Crime, VP, Corporate Communications, Landstar Systems, Inc.
- Rachel Harris, Co-Founder, Social Beans Creative Agency
- Lanette Hart, Principal, Hart & Associates
- Rebecca Hart, President, Hart & Partners
- Mary Harvey, Founder & CEO, Agency a la Carte
- Trish Kapustka, Principal Consultant, TLK Communications
- Lori Pugh Marcum, CEO, Woven Path Consulting
- Vikki Mioduszewski, Manager, Marketing & Communications, Wolfson Children's Hospital and Baptist Health
- Jason Mudd, CEO, Axia Public Relations
- Marsha Oliver, Vice President, Community & Inclusion, PGA Tour, The Players Championship
- Kasandra Ortiz, Communications Director, St. Johns County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
- Kayla Poe, Account Executive, Sachs Media
- Ronnesha Rodgers, Manager, GME Education Program Coordinator, Mayo Clinic
Communication Studies
- Nicole Cassis, Vice President of Communication, Newfold Digital
- Ashton Elder, Marketing Coordinator, EXIT 1 Stop Realty
- Aja Franco, Senior Recruiter (Technology), Robert Haft Talent Solutions
- Jackie Heller, Account Coordinator, Business Builders
- Audrey Seymour, Communications Manager, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- David Wisehart, Associate Implementation Manager, Veracross