Alumni Notes
The 2000's

2000
Bretzius, Allison Collins: BA, Public Relations, is working in public relations at Pool Window and Door Inc. in Newport News, Va. Allison, maiden name Faye, was married on November 22, 2003.

Brown, Meg Goss: Advertising, is serving as investigator at Investigations Service of the United States. She resides in West Columbia, S.C.

McCullough, Carrie: BA has joined Harbor House as director of marketing and managing editor to oversee marketing operations for the Augusta-based book publishing company.

Robinson, Jennifer Townsend: BA, is serving as account executive for Blackbaud, Inc. in Charleston, S.C.

Washington, Monica: BA, is the assistant program director at Glory Communications in Columbia, S.C.

2001
Bonds, Tracy: BA, Public Relations, has been named director of public relations for the Souper Bowl of Caring in Columbia, S.C. She is responsible for all national media and public relations efforts of this grassroots, youth-led charity that has generated $24 million for those who are hungry and hurting.

Coker, April: BA, Advertising, has been promoted to traffic manager at WSAV in Savannah, Ga. She currently resides on Tybee Island.

Crutchlow, Gayle Haddock: BA, is working as media buyer/traffic planner for H&W creative/advertising in Columbia, S.C.

Gombar, Robyn: BA, Advertising, is serving as sales planner for Turner Broadcasting in New York City.

Hallman, Blakely: BA, is the advertising & marketing specialist for BlueCross/BlueShield in Columbia, S.C.

Hutto, Melanie: BA, Public Relations, has been hired as marketing coordinator for Coldwell Banker’s Columbia corporate office.

Lakin, Williesha: BA, has joined The State newspaper in February 2004. She serves as the features editorial assistant.

Nichols, Natasha: BA, has been promoted from advertising coordinator at National Journal Group to business affairs associate in charge of all sales for Technology Daily, a National Journal online publication. She resides in Washington, DC.

Pressley, Malai Roper: BA, Public Relations, has started Creative Identity, a public relations and marketing agency in Columbia, S.C. www.creativeid4u.com.

2002
Abercrombie, Janet: BA, Advertising, is working as administrative assistant to the president of Chicago Council on Foreign Relations. In her spare time, she works in graphic design for a local theatre company.

Fletcher, Melissa: MMC, Public Relations, has accepted the director of programs and scholarships position at the Carolina Alumni Association. After working there as a student assistant and graduate assistant for four years, Fletcher was very excited about returning in a full-time position. Previously, she was the communications assistant at the Girl Scout Council of the Congaree Area, Inc. and press officer for the US Canoe/Kayak Olympic Team at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. (Read the i-Site on Melissa’s internship experience.)

Whitaker, Emilie Moca: BA, is the marketing director for TNS Media Intelligence/CMAG in Arlington, Va.

Wright, Martha: BA, is working as a full-time copy editor for The Washington Post Style section. She does some page design and handles the Reliable Source column once a week.

2003
Bartley, Brooke Nichols: BA, Advertising, has been hired by Carolina Handling, a Raymond lift truck dealer, as a graphic designer/project coordinator in their Corporate Marketing Department in Charlotte, N.C.

Beanland, Rachel Moyle: BA, Public Relations, is working as the public information coordinator for DHEC’s Division of Tobacco Prevention & Control. Current projects include launching South Carolina’s first quitline Quit for Keeps at 1-877-44U-Quit, working with South Carolina’s grassroots youth movement RAGE Against the Haze, and publicizing other anti-tobacco programs statewide.

Burkett, Patricia: BA, Broadcast, is working as a news reporter for WBTW-TV in Florence, S.C. She began in March 2004 and is a nightcast reporter on some weekdays and all weekends.

Gudridge, Maegan: MMC, is the director of public relations and marketing for Perkins Center for the Arts, a non-profit arts organization offering art exhibitions, concerts and arts education programs, located in Moorestown, N.J. She is responsible for public relations and media relations, advertising and marketing efforts, publication design and production and Web site management and maintenance.

Kelly, Kristin: MMC, has been appointed to the national advisory board for Touchstone Energy, Committee on Standards & Best Practices. The committee creates and administers a mechanism for peer review of Touchstone Energy member cooperatives, finalizes and communicates program standards, and ensures full compliance with anti-trust guidelines. Kelly is engaged to be married on June 3 to Vincent Schutte, a law student at the University of Wyoming. She resides in Sheridan, Wyo.

Mazurek, Anna: BA, has won the Reuben Gambrell Award of Merit for one of her photographs she entered at the South Carolina State Fair in the amateur photography exhibit.