Many of our former Carolina Connection staff members now are working at prominent media organizations. Among our alumni:
Yasmin Amer: Business reporter, WBUR, Boston.
Brianna Atkinson: Higher Education Reporter, North Carolina Public Radio/WUNC.
Nathan Bernstein: Former studio host at IMG College.
Megan Cain: ESPN Remote Operations Coordinator; MLB Technical Operations Manager, podcast host.
Madison Cavalchire: Investigative reporter, Audiochuck podcasts.

Jess Clark: Education Reporter, WFPL Public Radio, Louisville, Kentucky.
Jessica Coates: Associate UX Researcher at Cohere Health.
Noel Cody: Software engineer, Meta.
Josh Conner: Communications Specialist with North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives.
Alletta Cooper: Storytelling Consultant and Producer, New York.
Ashley Curry: Associate Producer,
Cole delCharco: Producer, North Carolina Public Radio/WUNC; Instructor, UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media.
David Doochin: Producer, Emojipedia.
Keaton Eberly: Digital Content Producer, WNCN-TV, Raleigh.
Josh Ellis: Vice President of News, Curtis Media Group; Former Communications Director, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory.
Sarah Ellis: Reporting Fellow, WHQR radio, Wilmington, NC.
Louis Fernandez: Sports Executive Producer, WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC.
Dylan Field: Assistant Director, Go Heels Productions.
Rene Gupta: Digital Marketing and Strategy consultant, New York.
Wesley Graham: Recording Engineer/Repair Technician, Marshman Galactic.
Giulia Heyward: Breaking News Reporter at WNYC and Gothamist, New York.
Mark Haywood: Sales Development Representative at Bandwidth Inc.
Cee Cee Huffman: Senior Producer, Earfluence.
Charlotte Ix: Unscripted development and programming, ITV America.
Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata: CNN News Associate.
Grace Joyal: Sr. Marketing and Communications Specialist, ENSCO, Inc.
James Kaminisky: Production Assistant, NBC Sports.
Elle Kehres: Assistant Editor, RadioWorld.

Reema Khrais: General Assignment Reporter, Marketplace.
Avery (Kleinman) Chapnick: Investigative Producer and Reporter, 1A at WAMU, Washington, D.C.
Tony Liu: Resident Physician at Columbia Psychiatry, Former NPR Producer.
Ashley Lopez: Political Reporter, NPR.
Jonah Lossiah: Reporter, Cherokee One Feather.
: Communications specialist, N.C. State University.
Logan Martinez: , Better Collective.
Zach Mayo: Production Manager, Paramount, New York.
Brighton McConnell: News Director, WCHL Radio, Chapel Hill.
Elise McGlothian: , American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.
Kyra Miles: Early Childhood Education Reporter, Minnesota Public Radio.
Daniel Myrick: Podcast Producer at Front Office Sports.
Jessa O’Connor Hanley: , Ro.
Sierra Pfeifer: Mental Health/Addiction Reporter, KOSU radio, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Anna Pogarcic: Editing Fellow, EducationNC.
Jane Porter: Senior Reporter at INDY Week.
Ava Pukatch: Associate Producer, NPR.
Ben Rappaport: Reporter, Border Belt Independent, Whiteville, NC.
Alexandra Rizk Keane: Founder & Producer at Rizk Pictures, LLC.
Adam Rhew: Senior Vice President, SouthPark Community Partners.
Mike Rodriguez: Producer, ESPN.
Betsy Scarisbrick: Communication Manager, Duke in D.C.
Liz Schlemmer: Education Reporter,WUNC-FM/North Carolina Public Radio.

Parth Shah: Former NPR reporter.
Charlie Shelton-Ormond: Podcast producer, WUNC-FM/North Carolina Public Radio.
Jay Siebold: Technical Director, Marketplace.
Dan Siler, Digital strategist, .
Andrew Stern: Founder and Head of Content, Apiary Media; former documentary journalist, NBC News.
Walter Storholt: Third Wheel Media, Durham, NC. Play-by-play voice, Learfield Sports.
Cydney Swofford Freeman: Media Attorney at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP.
Henry Taylor: Social Media Manager, WCHL radio and Chapelboro.
Aaron Taube, Content Marketing Manager at EDO, Inc., New York.
Alex Thomas: Washington Correspondent, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Andrew Tie: Senior Communications Specialist, Duke University.
Michael Tomsic: Marketing Communications Specialist, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP.
Zachary Turner: Climate reporter, WFAE radio, Charlotte.
David VanDokkum: Founder, Phaselab.
Debbie Vu: Founder of IronWorx Media.
Jared Weber: Reporter, Stamford Advocate.
Jayda Williams: Production Coordinator,
Erin Wygant: Communications Coordinator, San Juan County, Washington.
ALUMNI: Are you missing from this list, or is your information out of date? Let us know! carolinaconnection@unc.edu
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