Your Emerson Network Update January 2016 New Year, New Faces

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Your Emerson Network Update ­ January 2016 The Emerson Network is a monthly email for all College alumni to share updates and announcements
with your Emerson family. Submit your news for the next edition at: ec1880.us/n64ne
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January 28 ­ Boston ­ Bright Lights: The Final Girls Screening Weekly ­ LA ­ ELA Building Tours
New Year, New Faces What better way to start off the new year than to introduce the two newest members of your Emerson
College Alumni Relations team! Kevin Fleming, Director of Alumni Relations With 15 years of experience within university alumni relations and higher
education, Kevin Fleming is poised to lead the Emerson College Alumni
Relations program in its efforts to foster the kinship, pride, and connections
among alumni toward the institution, each other, and the larger Emerson
community. He is enthusiastic about serving as your director of Alumni
Relations, and is humbled, appreciative, and excited about his new home at
Emerson College! Sarah Earnest, Senior Associate Director of Alumni Relations Sarah joined the Emerson College Alumni Relations team in June, after
spending four years in the Alumni Relations Office at Endicott College in
Beverly, Massachusetts. In her current role, Sarah is responsible for alumni
engagement efforts through a range of activities including liaising with
regional chapters and affinity groups, event planning, coordinating reunion
committees, developing alumni programming, and working collaboratively
with various departments, faculty, and staff members on campus to make
the most relevant and meaningful connections for Emerson alumni, like you. Boston Tim Neverett '88 has been named the new play­by­play host for Boston Red Sox radio broadcasts by
WEEI 93.7 FM. Learn more »
Caitlin McCarthy, MFA '94, had her spec script for Elementary make the Top Ten of the Final Draft Big
Break Contest. Evan Crean '08 came to the Emerson College Boston campus last semester to participate in a panel
on film criticism alongside Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr. Maria Vivas '15 has been promoted to enrollment marketing and communications manager in the
Office of Summer Programs, after three months of employment at Berklee College of Music. In this role,
Maria oversees the optimization of enrollment by ensuring the highest possible conversion of
prospective students to applicants and applicants to enrolled students. Los Angeles Wes C. Caefer '88 has been working in and around the visual effects industry since he graduated.
Learn more about his career » Danny Draven (Daniel Hageman) '99 has published his third book on filmmaking, The Filmmaker’s
Book of the Dead: A Mortal's Guide to Making Horror Movies. This is the book's second printing, after a
successful first edition and a recent release in Mandarin, China. The book, published by Focal
Press/Taylor & Francis, is now available on Amazon. Stephanie Storey, MFA '00, will have her debut novel, Oil and Marble come out from Arcade
Publishing on March 1. Learn more » New York City Rajesh Bose '93 is returning to Boston this winter to play “Amir” in the Huntington Theatre's production
of Disgraced, which runs January 8 through February 7. More information and tickets » Suzie Sims­Fletcher, MA '93, recently released Samu­Shamu: The Sonam Stories: Narratives of
Childhood in Bhutan. This book, suitable for ages 12 to 92, contains stories written by students about
their childhoods and "growing up in a culture that's vanishing with modernization." The book is now
available on Amazon. Katie Naka '04, previously associate director of The Walking Dead Experience, will serve as a line
producer for the Beth Morrison Project’s world premiere of Angel’s Bone in the Prototype Festival this
January in New York. More information » Joe Cappuccilli '07 has recently been promoted to associate director of marketing activations at
Complex Media in New York City. Shea Gomez '14 is currently on the national tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,
which is directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton, In the
Heights, Bring It On). For tickets and more info, visit Josephthemusical.com. USA Austin, Texas Ashley Blom '10 has signed a contract with Quirk Books to write a book of culinary "how­tos,"
tentatively titled How to Eat a Lobster, to be published in 2017. This will be her first published book. For
more information, follow her blog at quarterlifecrisiscuisine.com. Dallas, Texas Marissa Lenti '14 has just seen two of the biggest releases of her voice­acting career. She has
appeared in the popular anime productions from media production house FUNimation, One Piece as
“Mistress Sadie” and Fairy Tail as “Libra”. She will be presenting as a VIP guest at Texancon 2016 to
talk about her developing career. Denver, Colorado Alan Gionet '87 won an Emmy award in this year’s Heartland Regional Emmy Awards. Alan, a
Massachusetts native, currently anchors mornings for CBS4 in Denver. Alumni Association Updates Serve as a mentor for students or fellow alumni seeking career advice through our Emerson
Connections Program. Learn more » Liberty Mutual has partnered with the Emerson College Alumni Association to offer alumni quality auto
and home insurance with personalized, discounted coverage to meet all needs. This partnership is
especially beneficial as Liberty Mutual helps fund Emerson College scholarships. Learn more » Join the alumni online community » Find Emerson Alumni: Facebook I Twitter I Instagram I LinkedIn
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