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Baker Machado (MJour) launched his official podcast, The Baker Show, available on all podcast platforms.

Stephanie Wilson (Jour) is publishing her ninth book, Create a Life You Love, with Harper Collins, and gave her first TEDx talk.

Allie Sandza (Jour) is a senior executive producer for CBS News 24/7, the network’s streaming news channel in Washington, D.C.

Lee Riley (Advert) has worked as a creative director on brands such as Uber and Opendoor. He currently lives in Denver with his partner, Ryan, and two dogs, Rocky and Atlas.

Michelle Finelli (Advert) moved back to Colorado with her family after 10 years in California. She has worked with big brands at a number of ad agencies, including R&R Partners, BSSP, R/GA and Cartwright.

Marisa (Klein) Beahm (Jour) works as the senior content strategist at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. A campaign she helped lead, The Undeniable Truth, recently won a Webby in the Public Service, Social Impact and Activism category.

Heather (Hutchinson) Horsey (Comm) was promoted to associate director of brand strategy at Verizon. While with the company, she led the strategic brand approach for its acquisition of the Tracfone brand.

Owen Clark (Jour) was a television reporter for NBC for four years before transitioning to public relations, eventually launching Allison Worldwide’s in-house video team. Since then, the company has expanded into graphic design, photography, podcasts and more. He is now executive vice president of Allison Productions.

Jesse Wallace (Comm) has worked as head of sports and entertainment partnerships at Google since 2022. Previously, he held communications roles at the NFL, NBA, Disney/ESPN and Viacom. He lives in Chappaqua, New York, with his wife and two daughters.

Drew Giles (Jour, MEdu) was appointed a founding executive director of the San Francisco Unified School District. He recently earned a doctorate in educational leadership from San José State University, where he researched mindfulness-based professional development for early-childhood educators.

Robert Coombs (Comm; MA) is the founder and CEO of Baton Health, a company that helps verify and credential healthcare teams.

Anthony Barbe (Comm) is a partner at the Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP law firm in Denver, where he chairs the firm’s recruiting committee. He is listed as a top legal talent and lives in Denver with his wife, Tara Yack (ArchEngr), and their son.

Mike Bachmann (Jour) produces shows for the Cleveland Guardians and has won nine local Emmy Awards for his work. He has been married for 13 years and has three children.

Meredith Richards (Jour) is working with Pitch Creator to help entrepreneurs pitch ideas to raise capital. She previously ran the marketing and PR team for the Bravo! Vail Music Festival, and was an account executive at Slack and Zoom.

Jennifer Geering (Comm) owns Hunter Construction LLC, which provides all services for both residential and commercial remodels and new builds.

Angela Lapre (Jour) is the head of corporate communications at Mettler Toledo. After living in Silicon Valley, she has moved to Ohio.

Alan Jackson (Jour) is starting his 24th year at IHeartMedia, where he is director of creative imaging and produces Denver Broncos radio broadcasts.

Lindsay Feitlinger (Jour) is director of brand experience at the Specialty Food Association and the Fancy Food Show, in New York City. She previously spent nine years as the head of content marketing, partnerships and experience for American Girl.

Curtis Snyder (Jour) was named associate director for athletic communications at CU Boulder last year. He also was recognized as CU Staff Member of the Year for Athletics, which was voted on by student-athletes.

Andrea Palten (Jour) has worked in a variety of fields, including real estate and nonprofit, and is currently vice president of marketing at Boulder-based Techstars, which supports entrepreneurs as they grow their businesses. She also is chief marketing officer at a consultancy she created.