Sam Howe is a Boston University College of Communication alumnus, who currently serves as Chief of Staff of MSL Boston’s senior leadership team and leads its new business-development program. In this role, he provides strategic communication and talent management counsel across the agency’s North American network to current and prospective…
Ashley Zolenski is currently the director of development at Boston University. About 10 years ago, she graduated from the Corporate Public Relations Master of Science program at COM. Now she has returned to BU and taken over the position of Director of Development. (She is philanthropic in her private life,…
On Thursday, four recent COM graduates returned to answer questions from current students and share stories about their postgraduate experiences. Covering everything from interview tips to visa sponsorships, the panel placated the nerves of students graduating in May. Each alumnus represented a different major from within the Department of Mass…
Professor Michelle Sullivan begins her first semester of teaching advertising this year, but her affiliation with the College of Communication started much earlier. A 1995 COM graduate, Sullivan has since stemmed in her field, due in large part to her positive attitude and also her knack for networking. She was the senior brand manager at Boston Beer Company for the past 17 years, and was selected as the one…
In 2014, Bollywood triple threat and COM alumna, Sumaira Ahmed, was diagnosed with sero-negative neuromyelitis optica (NMO)—a rare autoimmune disease. Ahmed channeled this hardship into passion and determination by creating The Sumaira Foundation for NMO. Ahmed implements the confidence and skills she acquired at BU into all her endeavors. Shira Levin: In the video, Illuminating the Darkness of Neuromyelitis Optica—The Sumaira Foundation, you say your life changed overnight. Can you elaborate on this? Sumaira Ahmed: After college, I started…
The advertising industry’s evergreen need for creativity makes it significant for AD professionals to pursue new ideas on a daily base.The COMmunicator caught up with Jason Gan (Questrom ‘16, COM ‘16), junior art director at Arnold Worldwide, on his experience of being a creative director in an advertising agency and how COM helped him launch his career in advertising. Life out of COM:…
