Payal Kumar Avellan, Class of 1999, has taken many paths in her career. The first one was in broadcasting, then in nonprofit communication, along with a non-successful run at city government, which is a feat of its own. Even though Payal was one of the few AAPI women in my Read more…
After graduating in December 2021, Liz started working at Deutsch, a NY-based advertising agency. She began her career as an Assistant Account Executive for 2 skincare brands. Quickly, Liz became a key player on her team, participating in important meetings and driving ideas for new campaigns. She also became the Read more…
Sarah Randall Hunt (Class of 2006) is an award-winning actress and producer based in Los Angeles. She was interested in studying opera before realizing her passion for acting and pursuing her BFA in Musical Theater from Emerson. Upon graduation, Hunt moved to New York to participate in Off-Broadway theater, national Read more…
Melissa Obleada ’14 is our first spotlight in our new series PRIDE of Emerson! Melissa Obleada is from the Class of 2014. They received their degree in Marketing Communication. This New Jerseyan works at HubSpot! Their current position is User Researcher. Previously they worked as the Diversity & Inclusion Program Read more…
Georgette Pierre You might know her from Emerson Alumni’s podcast Making it Big in 30 Minutes. Georgette Pierre is an Emmy-award winning producer, content creator, and voice actor, Georgette Pierre, is a force to be reckoned with. Her creative projects include Black + Nuanced podcast, where she centers the Black Read more…
Kelly Edwards Kelly Edwards recently transitioned from inside the network ranks into a writing and producing deal with HBO under her Edwardian Pictures banner. In her former executive role, she oversaw all of the emerging artists programs for HBO, HBOMax, and Turner. The pilots she produced through the HBOAccess Writing Read more…
Mary Kennedy A Boston Native, you can see her as recurring character “New Fiona” on Shameless, Season 7 and in two episodes of Shameless Hall of Shame for the final season on Showtime. She wrote and stars in her one woman show, Mid Life Mood Swing, about being a roadie Read more…
Bio: Jeeyoon Kim grew up “in-between” in her biracial identity and in the crossroads of three differing hometowns. She has spent the past seven years working with youth programs and is drawn to this work because these spaces encourage and allow young people to explore their identities, experiences, and the Read more…
Charlotte Slota graduated from Emerson College in 2017 with her bachelor’s degree in writing, literature, and publishing. She is currently the assistant director of stewardship and donor engagement at Boston College, where she is also completing her master’s degree in higher education administration. Her research interests focus on barriers to Read more…
Nishtha Yadav is a 2020-21 Princeton in Africa Fellow with Foundation for Community Development and Empowerment (FCDE) in Uganda. She was also the 2020 Social Entrepreneurship Fellow with ProFellow, a U.S. based social enterprise, where she learnt about the mechanics of building and sustaining a social enterprise. A former journalist, Read more…