Q: Your Name?
A: Camea Cato

Q: At what school do you work?
A: University of South Carolina

Q: How long have you been in student media?
A: Since November

Q: What are you most proud of at your current Student Media org?
A: The students! I am so proud of the hard work our students put in each day/week. It’s truly an honor working with them!

Q: What is a fun fact about you, your town, your University?
A: I was an advertising major and graduated from UofSC’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications (SJMC). Then came back to work as an advisor & advertising adjunct instructor in the SJMC. Now, I’m working as the advertising director for GMG at UofSC. I guess three things are for sure… I love UofSC, working with students, and working in advertising. 

Q: What is a media project you would most like to pick someone’s brain about?
A: Programmatic advertising

Q: What is your favorite snack on a road trip?
A: Starbucks caramel frap and kettle chips.

Q: Your Name?
A: Velyn Scarborough

Q: At what school do you work?
A: Oregon State University

Q: How long have you been in student media?
A: 4.5 years

Q: What are you most proud of at your current Student Media org?
A: The resilience of our students during COVID.  When students and professional staff were asked to work remote, our students used their critical thinking skills to find creative ways to keep journalism and broadcasting growing and support their remote teams.  When we transitioned back to in-person, the students quickly work to create welcoming environments, gave grace as people relearned how to connect in person and tackled stories that supported the student population in their transition to in-person.

Q: What is a fun fact about you, your town, your University?
A: Me: In college I led a group of 30 students to visit Japan over Spring break.

Corvallis: Corvallis was originally named Marysville but was renamed to Corvallis by Avery in 1853 to avoid confusion with Marysville, California. Avery is credited with coining the town ‘Corvallis’ a name which he made up by compounding the Latin words for ‘heart of the valley’

Oregon State University: OSU is only one of two universities in the US that has been honored with land, sea, space and sun grant designations.

Q: What is a media project you would most like to pick someone’s brain about?
A: How to set up a successful donation/endowment program to support student media.

Q: What is your favorite snack on a road trip?
A: Taco flavored Doritos

Q: Your Name?
A: Annie Block-Weiss

Q: At what school do you work?
A: CSU Channel Islands

Q: How long have you been in student media?
A: Since February 2019

Q: What are you most proud of at your current Student Media org?
A: That my students have not faltered once in telling powerful stories, even through being virtual for a year and a half and going through a pandemic themselves!

Q: What is a fun fact about you, your town, your University?
A: Me: I am a twin! I am 1 minute older.

Town: My hometown means Pumpkin in Spanish!

University: Our campus was first a state mental hospital!

Q: What is a media project you would most like to pick someone’s brain about?
A: Long form pieces that cover many years!

Q: What is your favorite snack on a road trip?
A: Honey mustard pretzel nuggets!

 Q: Your Name?
A:  Savannah Evanko 

Q: At what school do you work?
A: Student at the The University of Alabama

Q: How long have you been in student media?
A: Almost 2 years! I am going in to my 4th semester with the advertising team.

Q: What are you most proud of at your current Student Media org?
A: I’m most proud of how we’ve navigated client relationships during COVID. As things start to go back to normal, we’ve crushed all of our advertising sales goals and gained several new clients!

Q: What is a fun fact about you, your town, your University?
A: I love history and I love to travel. It is on my bucket list to visit all 7 Wonders of the World and all 50 states.

Q: What is you dream job after graduation?
A: I‘d like to work in sales for a few years and then eventually move into product management. I have lots of different interests and hope to have many different roles in the business world. 

Q: What is your favorite snack on a road trip?
A: Definitely trail mix.

Q: Your Name?
A: James Wilson

Q: At what school do you work?
A: University of Michigan

Q: How long have you been in student media?
A: A little more than 2 years, but was heavily involved with CM Life at Central Michigan University during my undergraduate career, both on editorial and business. 

Q: What are you most proud of at your Student Media Org?
A: I’m most proud of our Rivalry edition. This project brought together business and editorial teams of The Michigan Daily and OSU’s The Lantern through a fundraising competition and joint publication. We just wrapped up our third year with this collaboration, and I love seeing how the students elevate the project each year. 

Q: What is a fun fact about you, your town, your University?
A: A fun fact about me is I’m a first-generation high school graduate who came from a small farm town where the cows outnumbered the people. 

Q: What is a media project you would most like to pick someone’s brain about?
A: We’re looking to explore affiliate marketing through Amazon and would be curious if any other student media organizations are exploring this business avenue. 

Q: What is your favorite snack on a road trip?
A: I definitely need caffeine for the road- so either a sugar free Red Bull or an iced latte from a local coffee shop. 

Connect with James: jwilsonr@umich.edu 

Q: Your Name?
A: Lynn Nguyen (pronounced like ‘Win,’ which leads to many puns)

Q: At what school do you work?
A: University of Oklahoma in Norman

Q: How long have you been in student media?
A: I’m wrapping up my first month as a student media adviser!

Q: What did you do before joining student media?
A: I’ve worked as a visual journalist, student affairs professional, and private sector manager. However, I graduated as an alumna of OU Student Media, and I feel privileged to return as an adviser.

Q: What are you most excited about in your new role?
A: I’m excited to mentor students and to contribute to our continuously evolving organization.

Q: What is a fun fact about you, your town, your University?
A: I served as a Youth Development Specialist in Peace Corps Guatemala for 27 months. Somehow, I was charged with creating a new in-country publication for our program during that time — it’s hard to escape those journalism roots.

Q: What is something you would most like to pick someone’s brain about?
A: Currently, I would like to explore (and exhaust) all the possibilities to monetize our digital products and capitalize on our social media presence.

Q: What is your favorite snack on a road trip?
A: A road trip is my excuse to eat ALL the terrible things you find at a gas station.