It’s Chris Peters’ job to know goons. And grinders. And floppers. And iron crosses. Peters, an ’06 Greenlee grad, has lit the lamp on his career as a professional hockey writer. Now 31, Peters works for CBS Sports while living in North Liberty, Iowa, with his wife, Ashlie and their son. Peters’ race for the … Continue reading Chris Peters ’06
Evonna Sweis’ passion for advertising and broadcast media began before she was a teenager. Sweis knew in about the sixth grade that she wanted to work for the Leo Burnett Group, and when it came time to pick a college, Iowa State was her No. 1 choice. “Choosing Iowa State was a pretty easy choice,” … Continue reading Evonna Sweis ’13
You can thank Lisa Jesser for treating you right. Or at least making sure you saw that message every time you hit the DQ drive-thru. Jesser works as the integrated marketing campaign manager for International Dairy Queen in Minneapolis, joining the company in 2013. She oversees all consumer advertising on television, digital and social media … Continue reading Lisa Jesser ’06
Class: 2014; Public Relations Then: ISUtv (web director); PRSSA (member and vice president); the Salt Company (connection group leader) Now: NEXT Media Specialist at Cornerstone Church of Ames In his own words: As most Greenlee students know, we boast a more than 99 percent job placement within six months of graduation. I, however, was that … Continue reading Chris Cox ’14
Class: 1966; Technical Journalism Then: TKE (member); Iowa State Daily (sports editor); Ethos magazine (staff writer) Now: Retired from Economic Education and Media Relations, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis In his own words: I went on to the University of Iowa, getting an MA in journalism in 1968. After a stint as a Navy … Continue reading Joseph Elstner ’66
Class: 1988; Journalism and Mass Communication Then: Iowa State Daily (reporter); R-31 (ISU cable news channel); WOI-TV (desk assistant, on-air reporting) Now: Station Manager, KGBT (ABC-affiliate in San Diego, CA) In his own words: I got my first job in television at KIMT-TV in Mason City, starting the day after graduation. I worked as an … Continue reading Joel Davis Dickman ’88
Class: 2013; Journalism and Mass Communication and Communication Studies Then: Iowa State Daily (staff photographer, assistant photo editor, photo editor, managing editor of production, publications director); ISU Athletics Communications Office (intern); Society of Professional Journalists (president); Greenlee Ambassador; University Honors Program (public relations chair); Campus Scouts; concert band (alto saxophone) Now: Photojournalist, Des Moines Register … Continue reading Kelsey Kremer ’13
Class: 2006; Journalism and Mass Communication Then: Cyclone hockey team (media responsibilities, filming games, production of weekly coach’s show on ISUtv, internet radio broadcasts); ISUtv (production and Cyclone Sports Live panelist); Phi Gamma Delta Now: NHL writer, CBSSports.com In his own words: After I graduated, I was awarded the Brian Fishman Internship with USA Hockey. … Continue reading Chris Peters ’06
Class: 1982; Journalism and Mass Communication Then: Iowa State Daily (sports and news reporter) Now: Editorial Content Director, Meredith Agrimedia In his own words: After graduation, I started as the Nevada Bureau Chief for the Ames Tribune. I left in June 1982 for the Quad-City Times. In 1989, I joined Meredith Corporation, copy editing Better Homes … Continue reading David Kurns ’82
Class: 2003; Journalism and Mass Communication Then: Sketch (editor); Iowa State Daily (editor-in-chief); academic resource coordinator in Maple Hall; Honors Program; Asian Pacific American Awareness Coalition Now: Partner, Social Engagement Chair, Spong PR In his own words: I started my career as a copy editor and designer at The Des Moines Register and was soon … Continue reading Cavan Reagan Reichmann ’03