Josett Valdez (1997)

City: Broomfield, CO
Email: valdezj@usa.redcross.org
Web Site: http://www.redcross.org
Class of 1997
Computer Magnet Major: Communications Central
Undergraduate School(s) Attended: Colorado State University
Undergraduate Degree In: Media Communications
Graduate School(s) Attended: University of Colorado at Denver
Graduate Degree In: Master of Public Administration
Current Place of Employment: American National Red Cross
Description of Current Position: I currently work on a program with the American Red Cross funded by the Department of Defense called Joint Family Support Assistance Program.  The program is part of the Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces which supports Military members and their families
Previous Place(s) of Employment: American Red Cross - Mile High Chapter
Description of Previous Position(s): I worked as the Training Manager which involved training over 900 volunteers to respond to disaster across the US.  This included responding to disasters as the on site trainer.

Erin Beaver (1996)

City: Denver, CO
Email: erinb23@gmail.com
Class of 1996
Computer Magnet Major: Communications Central
Undergraduate School(s) Attended: The Colorado College
Undergraduate Degree In: English
Graduate School(s) Attended: University of Denver
Graduate Degree In: Communications
Current Place of Employment: Pharmatech, Inc
Description of Current Position: Human Resources, Training, and Quality Assurance for an oncology clinical research management company.
Comments: “Communications Central, and Spamp, were the most important and useful parts of my high school career.”

Adam Mordecai (1994)

City: Denver, CO
Email: mordecai@advomatic.com
Web Site #1: http://advomatic.com
Web Site #2: http://themordecais.com
Class of 1994
Computer Magnet Major: Communications Central
Undergraduate School(s) Attended: University of Evansville
Undergraduate Degree In: BFA, Acting
Current Place of Employment: Advomatic
Description of Current Position: Co-Founder and Partner of Advomatic.com, a web development, strategy and design firm based in New York City.  We provide online political strategy, web development and hosting, and advocacy tools for non-profit and progressive organizations, as well as general web services for the commercial sector.
Comments: “Everything I needed to learn about communicating and working with others I learned in the layout room of the Jefferson Journal. Working on a team, developing leadership skills, getting the confidence I needed to really succeed all came from being a part of the amazing program at TJ.

Janna Fischer (1994)

Email: jannkat@gmail.com
Class of 1994
Computer Magnet Major: Communications Central
Undergraduate School(s) Attended: Northwestern University
Undergraduate Degree In: Journalism
Graduate School(s) Attended: Northwestern University
Graduate Degree In: Journalism
Current Place of Employment: The Denver Post
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Alumni Spotlight: Nathan Muller (2005)

City: Syracuse, NY
Email: nrmuller@syr.edu
Class of 2005
Computer Magnet Major: Communications Central
Undergraduate School(s) Attended: Syracuse University
Undergraduate Degree In: Public Communications - Television, Radio, Film
Current Place of Employment: Student
Comment: “As I look towards May when I will be graduating from Syracuse University, I can not possibly imagine me being in this position without going through the Communications Central Program at TJ. Not only are some of my fondest high school memories from the program, (Newspaper layouts, doing the announcements, creating tv-shows) but the program prepared me immensely for the career I look to pursue. For one, after being in the program for 4 years I knew exactly what I wanted to do for a career and have been going after that ever since. Many people go into college without knowing what they want to do with their life, and in all honesty many of my friends here actually still don’t really know what they want to do. But after participating in the program I found a distinct path for myself early on. On top of that, I do not know if I could have even gotten into the Newhouse program here at Syracuse University without going through Communications Central. Read more

Reid Fischer (1998)

Current Place of Employment: Clear Channel Communications
City: Denver, Colorado
Email: reid.fischer@gmail.com
Web Site: http://reidfischer.com
Class of 1998
Computer Magnet Major: Communications Central
Undergraduate School(s) Attended: University of Missouri
Undergraduate Degree In: Journalism
Description of Current Position: I am a technical producer for the afternoon show The Ride Home, and I also run many of the broadcasts for the Rockies, Broncos and CU Buffs.  I also occasionally do some sports reporting for the station
Previous Place(s) of Employment: KPNY Radio, Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Description of Previous Position(s): I was the Sports Director and did play-by-play for Western Nebraska Community College athletics.  I also was the station’s Production Director and Office Manager at various times during my tenure there.
Comments: “I was the Editor in Chief of the Jefferson Journal in 1998.  The experience prepared me incredibly well for my college experience, where I spent time working in newspaper as well as in radio.  Even the experience of writing for the Journal, starting in my freshman year, gave me incredible experience.  I would not be the person I am today without my experiences writing and editing at TJ.”

Joseph Ornelas (1999)

Current Place of Employment: CNN
City: Piscataway, New Jersey
Email: ornelasnug@gmail.com
Class of 1999
Computer Magnet Major: Communications Central
Undergraduate School(s) Attended: University of Colorado Boulder
Undergraduate Degree In: Journalism and Mass Communication
Description of Current Position: Broadcast Engineer: Ensure electronic signal of on air content is transmitted to CNN Atlanta
Previous Place(s) of Employment: HDNet
Description of Previous Position(s): -Associate Engineer
-Mobile Production Engineer (EIC)
-Master Control Operator
Comments: “The Communication Central Magnet introduced to me to the business of broadcasting. Throughout high school I took most of the courses offered in the program but was most interested in video production and the morning announcements. By the time I applied to college, when most students were barely beginning to think about what they wanted to major in let alone thinking about a profession career, I already knew I wanted to work in the field of broadcast production. After a couple years of college I discovered that while I was in high school I had access to broadcast equipment and technology that some universities did not have. Communications Central not only gave me a head start it also nourished a creative outlet I may have never had the opportunity to discover. For this opportunity I am thankful and look forward to helping the continued success of the Communication Central Magnet and similar programs.”