Access2Alumni
The college's award-winning career mentoring and networking event, Access2Alumni connects undergraduate ARHU students with successful ARHU alumni to explore the variety of exciting and vital professional paths available to arts and humanities majors. Get career-ready at Access2Alumni.
Access2Alumni (A2A) is a career mentoring event that features insights and advice from successful ARHU alumni and is coordinated by the ARHU Chapter of the Alumni Association. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with alumni from various industries to discuss their career goals and ask questions.
Access2Alumni helps students chart a path forward with support and assistance from former ARHU students who are now successful alumni. The event includes several small-group break-out sessions led by alumni. A2A is a great place to develop your networking skills—all of the alumni attending are friendly and want to help students succeed. This free event is open to all UMD students, regardless of major or year. ARHU majors are specifically encouraged to attend both the in-person and Zoom events.
2025 dates will be announced in the spring of 2025.
2024 Dates:
- Tuesday, April 9, 2024 from 4-6 p.m. in Riggs Alumni Center, Orem Hall
- Wednesday, April 10, 2024 from 5-6:15 p.m. on Zoom
Top Tips for Attending Access2Alumni
- Ask questions and share your career interests as well as your uncertainties. A2A is a friendly atmosphere to explore your career goals and discover interesting career directions. You don’t need all the answers—this is where you start finding them.
- Bring an open mind—explore a variety of career fields. You never know who you will meet or where their network might take you. You may be surprised to learn about doors to careers you never knew existed.
- Dress well, but prioritize attendance. Attending is more important than attire, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt to dress to impress (business casual).
- Follow-up with the alumni you meet as well as those you do not. Alumni will enjoy hearing from you. Connect on LinkedIn and/or send an email to say thank you, ask further questions, request a resume review or inquire about a job or internship.
Students - For career advising, contact Kate Juhl at kjuhl@umd.edu
Alumni - For information and involvement, contact Greg Schofer at gschofer@umd.edu
See below for the 2024 list of alumni participants. 2025 participants will be posted in the spring of 2025.
2024 Alumni Participants
Session 1: Tuesday, April 9 • IN-PERSON
- Kraig Ahalt — History and Criminal Justice — US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, Attorney
- Manique Buckmon — Art History — Art Works Now, Senior Director of Programs
- Billy Cannon — M.F.A. Creative Writing — Offit Kurman, Managing Principal
- Marguerita Cheng — East Asian Languages, Business — Blue Ocean Global Wealth, Chief Executive Officer
- Ellen Coren — Communication — Chesapeake Public Strategies, President & CEO
- Dan Cronin — Business, M.B.A., Ph.D. Communication — Maryland Institute College of Art, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Stan Dambrowski — English, M.A. English, Ph.D. English — National Science Foundation, Writer-Editor
- Kevin Davis — English, M.A. English — Caplin & Drysdale, Member
- Miller Douglas — History — Brown Advisory, Alternative Assets Specialist
- Sheri Hoidra — Philosophy — Sheri Hoidra Law Office, Attorney
- Justine Hong — Communication, M.B.A. — Global Aerial Management Group, Director
- Jacob Hyman — Communication — National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Public Affairs Officer
- Latoya Jenkins — Communication — University of Maryland Eastern Shore, VP for Enrollment Management and Student Experience
- Veda Johnson — Communication — U.S. Department of Commerce, Social Media Specialist
- David Leinwand — History — U.S. Department of State, Staff Attorney
- Danielle Leopold Bogage — Communication and Government & Politics — Glen Echo Group, Senior Director
- Jessica McKesey — Communication — University of Maryland, Chief Marketing Officer
- Sherae McNeal — English — O'Guinn McNeal, Attorneys at Law, Partner
- Lexi Neaman — Communication — Uber, Senior Client Partner
- Jeffrey Oguamanam — Communication — Under Armour, Senior Lead Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
- Paul Plymouth — Communication — Verizon, Director, State Government & Local Engagement
- Phillip Reinhardt — Communication — PBJ Marketing, CEO
- Veronica Segovia — Communication — AARP, Program Management Director, Family Caregiving
- Ryan Swann — Communication — Vanguard, Chief Data Analytics Officer
- Alyssa Toro — Art, Graphic Design — Connelly Partners, Senior Partner/Chief Creative Officer
- Jonathan Wilan — History — Sidley Austin, Partner
- James Wilkinson — History — American College Health Association, Chief Executive Officer
- Joseph Wilson — Radio, Television & Film — Merrill Lynch, Vice President
- Pattie Yu — Journalism, M.A. Communication — The Yu Crew, Principal
*Participant list current as of 04/07/2024
Session 2: Wednesday, April 10 • VIRTUAL
- Jordan Aaronson — American Studies — Penguin Random House, Assistant Director, Marketing
- Carlos Acosta — English, M.A. English — Montgomery County Circuit Court, Judge
- Kaitlyn Belicose — Communication — Inizio Evoke, Managing Director, North America
- Scott Berger — Communication — Broadcast Media and Entertainment, Consultant
- Anabella Berti — Communication — Disney Music Group, Marketing Coordinator for Soundtracks
- Hope Brown — English — Calvert/Morgan Stanley, Chief Compliance Officer
- Kelly Colburn — M.F.A. Theatre — Flying V Theatre, Executive Director
- Katherine Cord — Communication — Tandem Sports and Entertainment, Vice President, Communications + Brand Strategy
- Uju Enendu — Economics — Motive Pictures (UK), TV & Film Development Producer
- Ryan Greenstein — History — The Carter Center, Associate Director of Public Policy
- Sabriyah Hassan — Spanish — The Banneker-Douglass Museum, Program Director
- Rachel Hoffman — Communication — Hilton Hotels, Manager, Regional Marketing Strategy
- Randy Lord — Theatre, Dance, & Performance Studies, Actor, Producer, and Lawyer
- Mika Malone — English — Meketa Investment Group, Managing Partner
- Christina Martin — Spanish, Business — SourceUP, Founder & CEO
- Juliet Merson — Communication — Snapchat, Revenue Partners Senior Lead
- Michael Olmert — English, Ph.D. English — University of Maryland, Professor, Playwright & Screenwriter
- Jasmine Palmer — Communication — McDonalds, Public Relations
- Kate Slaugh — History — National Archives, Congressional Relations Specialist
- Brittany Whiteford — Communication — Netflix, Director, Talent Strategy and Creative Development
- Rachel Cora Wood — Communication — Actor, Producer, and Software Engineer
*Participant list current as of 04/07/2024
Access2Alumni 2024 In-Person Event Photo Gallery
2023 Access2Alumni Keynote Speakers
Past Keynote Speakers
2023: Randy Lord ’77, actor, producer & lawyer; Jared Paul ’99, music industry executive
2022: Erek Barron, US attorney for Maryland; Jimmy Roberts, NBC sportscaster
2021: Carol Brown; Charlotte Triefus; Rep. Jennifer Wexton, congresswoman
2019: Jason Reynolds, author & poet
2018: Brett Wein, sales executive, SnapFish
2017: Michelle Singletary, columnist, The Washington Post
2016: Adam Shapiro, actor
2015: Cary Hatch, marketing executive, MDB Communications
2014: John Kelly, columnist, The Washington Post
2013: Domonique Foxworth, former NFL player and analyst, ESPN
2011: Norman Steinberg, producer, writer, director
2010: Harlan Weisman, healthcare executive, And-One Consulting
2009: Gail Berman Masters, producer and entertainment executive, The Jackal Group
2008: David Baggett, CEO and software creator, INKY
2007: George Pelecanos, author