Department of Mass Communications


2002

Luke Meadows was named head coach of a Connecticut Olympic developmental team, while also working as a soccer coach at UB.
E-mail: lukey8@aol.com

Anthony Pla' currently works at the University of Bridgeport as an Assistant Sports Information Director.
E-mail: FPB20@aol.com

Diana Vaptzarova of Bulgaria graduated with a dual Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications/International Political Economy & Diplomacy, BA and Marketing, BS. She currently works as an Account Executive for CDHM Advertising, Inc. in Stamford, CT and plans to do her MBA in the United States, then go to Europe to study International Relations and eventually move back to Bulgaria.
E-mail: diana_vaptzarova@yahoo.com


2001


Roxann Blackburn currently works in the Pace Center at Yale University.
E-mail: Rnblack40@hotmail.com

Kenichi Ebina is a professional dancer who co-founded his own dancing group - BiTriP - in February 2001. They perform all over the Tri-State area in both community and corporate events.
E-mail: ebiken@hotmail.com

Shailendra Karki of Nepal is working to establish his own business.
E-mail: sdkarki@hotmail.com

Abhishek Shrestha of Nepal is working at a company in Connecticut while at the same time running his own business.
abshake@rocketmail.com


Sara Warfield currently is the Associate Editor at Media Ventures, Inc. in Connecticut. She loves her job but is also contemplating on something more challenging.
puttysause@hotmail.com


2000

Angela Currie is currently pursing her Masters degree at the College of Law in the University of LaVerne.
E-mail: Amc0678@aol.com

Simon Kay of United Kingdom now travels between Great Briton and the United States for his work.
E-mail: el_piman@hotmail.com

Nam Ryul Kim of South Korea went on to graduate school and obtained his master's degree in computer science at UB. He is currently working at the Paradigm Global Advisor in New York.
E-mail: namryul@hotmail.com

Nelta Sanon is currently preparing to go to law school.
E-mail: nelta73@hotmai.com

Naiden Stoyanov of Bulgaria currently works as an Operations Analyst at UBS-Warburg in Stamford, CT. He also runs his own website with information about Bulgaria. His interest in mass communications developed when he was in the eighth grade, when he won a contest and became a radio anchor for a Bulgarian radio station.
E-mail: naiden@bgworld.com


1999

Ikenna Emehelu went on to Yale Law School after graduating from UB, where he obtained a JD in 2002. At Yale, he worked on various research and advocacy projects relating to indigenous rights, refugee rights and racism at the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic. He is currently a general practice associate at Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP in New York.
E-mail: emehelui@sullcrom.com

Naya Kolarova of Bulgaria is now working at Stanton Crenshaw Communications, a NYC-based Public Relations agency.
E-mail: naya_k@hotmail.com

Sharon Loh of Malaysia is currently working for ESPN in Connecticut.
E-mail: sharonweili@yahoo.com

Ana Kleshelskaya is in her first semester at NYU.
E-mail: anab20@hotmail.com

Carina Knutson moved back to Sweden, her home country, after working for a year as an Office Manager at a Communications company in San Francisco. She is now temping in Stockholm through staffing agency Manpower and enjoying long travels to countries such as New Zealand and Australia.
E-mail: bilinak@hotmail.com


1998

Melisa Cehajic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is currently working as a Media Director for Martino & Binzer, an advertising firm in Connecticut.
E-mail: melisa973@yahoo.com

Nikolay Kralev of Bulgaria got his Master's degree in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2001. He now works in Washington, DC as a foreign affairs reporter for the Washington Times as well as a special correspondent for the Financial Times in London. Please visit his personal website at www.nickolaskralev.com.
E-mail: nkralev@hotmail.com