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…
Now, Vanessa is working on getting her executive MBA at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is accompanied by her partner Megan, a fellow Emerson Alum, and their two rescue dogs (more likely up-and-coming Emerson alumni too Vanessa Leon is part of the Emerson Class of 2004. Currently, she 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…