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Advisory Board

Advisory board members are industry professionals who share their time and expertise with our faculty and students, ensuring we keep our curriculum up-to-date with the latest industry developments.

Advisory Board Chair: 

Angela Spears, President, Angela Spears Communication

Advertising

  • Co-Chair for Advertising: Celia Weeks, Vice President, Director of Human Resources, St John & Partners
  • Kerry Baldwin, Digital Industry Consultant and Advisor, Agentz
  • Carole Vanderhoef Banks, VP Research & Planning, Shepherd Agency
  • Ryan Blair, Chief Operating Officer, Mad Men Marketing
  • Neal Boornazian, President, HBT Marketing
  • Daniel Burstein, Senior Director, Content & Marketing, MarketingSherpa and MECLABS Institute
  • Brendan Cumiskey, President, Dalton Agency
  • John Daigle, Principle, Daigle Creative
  • Craig Davenport, Creative Services Director, Cox Media Group
  • Jennifer Garavaglia, Digital Marketing Manager, Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Erin Gordon, Partner, Fisher Design & Advertising
  • Michael Sharp, Former Managing Director, Local Agency & Scarborough Nielsen
  • Gina Stoney, Executive Vice President, Mad Men Marketing
  • Tuan Tu, Founder, CMO at Covet Branding, LLC
  • Kim Vermillion, COO/Founder, Brunet-Garcia Advertising

Multimedia Journalism & Production

  • Co-Chair for Multimedia Journalism & Production: Kathryn Bonfield, former News Director, WJXT-TV Channel 4
  • Henna Bakshi, Writer/Producer, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
  • Neal Bennett, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Scripps Journalism Initiative
  • George Birnbaum, CEO/Founder, Gemstone Media
  • Gary Corbitt, retired Research Director, WJXT/Post-Newsweek Stations
  • Timothy Gibbons, Editor in chief, Milwaukee Business Journal
  • Robbie Gordon, Producer, Primetime & 20/20, ABC News
  • Ashley Greer, Executive Producer, Action News Jax, CBS47, Fox30
  • Tenikka Hughes, Anchor, Action News Jax, CBS47, Fox30
  • Bruce Kaufman, Director, Broadcasting Business Affairs, PGA Tour
  • John Laurence, Founder and Executive Producer, Empowerment Media, Inc. 
  • Bridgette Matter, Reporter/Anchor, Cox Media Group
  • Mike McCormick, Group News Director, Sinclair Broadcast Group
  • Mike Miller, retired Director of External Affairs, Jacksonville Transportation Authority
  • Mary Kelli Palka, former Editor/Market Leader, Florida Times-Union
  • Jason Ramsey, Principal, Nimble Creative Services
  • Paul Runnestrand, Editor, The Florida Times-Union
  • Anne Schindler, Host, First Coast Connect, WJCT
  • Staci Spanos, News Anchor, WJXT
  • Gary Spurgeon, Owner, Studio Podcast Suites
  • Thomas Stallings, Communications Specialist, St. Johns County

Public Relations

  • Co-Chair for Public Relation: Liz Anderson Slobodian, Vice President of Public Affairs, Firehouse of America, LLC
  • Toni Boudreaux, Director of Operations, The Brumos Collection
  • James Crichlow, Marketing & Communications Director, Atlantic Logistics
  • Gerri Boyce, retired Special Assistant to CEO, External Communications, JEA
  • Samantha Cheney, Senior Copywriter, Mad Men Marketing
  • David Clark, Executive Director, Downtown Ecumenical Services Council
  • Maria Coppola, CEO & President, Coppola Public Relations
  • Donia Crime, VP, Corporate Communications, Landstar Systems, Inc.
  • Rachel Harris, Co-Founder, Social Beans Creative Agency
  • Lanette Hart, Principal, Hart & Associates
  • Rebecca Hart, President, Hart & Partners
  • Mary Harvey, Founder & CEO, Agency a la Carte
  • Trish Kapustka, Principal Consultant, TLK Communications
  • Lori Pugh Marcum, CEO, Woven Path Consulting
  • Vikki Mioduszewski, Manager, Marketing & Communications, Wolfson Children's Hospital and Baptist Health
  • Jason Mudd, CEO, Axia Public Relations
  • Marsha Oliver, Vice President, Community & Inclusion, PGA Tour, The Players Championship
  • Kasandra Ortiz, Communications Director, St. Johns County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
  • Kayla Poe, Account Executive, Sachs Media 
  • Ronnesha Rodgers, Manager, GME Education Program Coordinator, Mayo Clinic

Communication Studies

  • Nicole Cassis, Vice President of Communication, Newfold Digital
  • Ashton Elder, Marketing Coordinator, EXIT 1 Stop Realty
  • Aja Franco, Senior Recruiter (Technology), Robert Haft Talent Solutions
  • Jackie Heller, Account Coordinator, Business Builders
  • Audrey Seymour, Communications Manager, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
  • David Wisehart, Associate Implementation Manager, Veracross