The mission of the Professional Advisory Board of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication is to elevate the national and international stature of the School. 

The SJMC thanks these distinguished board members for their participation and support.

Active Members

Malcolm Christie
Professional Advisory Board
Fundraising Consultant

Donna Cleveland
Professional Advisory Board
Host, Thread the Needle Podcast
Editor-in-Chief, iPhone Life Magazine

MacKenzie Elmer
Professional Advisory Board
Environmental Reporter, Voice of San Diego

Jeff Grisamore
Professional Advisory Board
President & CEO, EGR International Inc./BlackLab Media

Peter Gross
Professional Advisory Board
Emeritus Director and Professor, University of Tennessee School of Journalism & Electronic Media

Jim Heininger
Professional Advisory Board
Founder and Principal, Dixon|James Communications

Jack Hirschfield
Professional Advisory Board
Senior Director - Portfolio and R&D Communications, Exact Sciences

Sydney Hofer
Professional Advisory Board
Assistant Director - Strategic Employee Communication, Northwestern Mutual

Carol Hunter
Professional Advisory Board
Executive Editor, Des Moines Register

Maudlyne Ihejirika
Professional Advisory Board
Assistant Metro Editor/Columnist/Multimedia Journalist, Chicago Sun-Times

Barry Jackson
Professional Advisory Board
Strategic Advisor, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Pete Jeffries
Professional Advisory Board
National Engagements Director, AARP Campaigns & Government Affairs

Carla Keppler
Professional Advisory Board
Director of Internal Communications, Humana

Alan Kotok
Professional Advisory Board
Editor and Publisher, Science & Enterprise

Zack Kucharski
Professional Advisory Board
Executive Editor, The Gazette

Jeff Liebermann
Professional Advisory Board
Assistant Vice President of Development, Main Campus Development, University of Iowa Center for Advancement

Lynn Manternach, Ph.D.
Professional Advisory Board
Co-Founder (Retired), MindFire Communications

Mark Mathis III
Professional Advisory Board
Special Projects Producer, AMPERAGE Marketing & Fundraising

Debbie McClung
Professional Advisory Board
Strategic Communications Bureau Chief, State of Iowa Department of Public Safety

Troy Melhus
Professional Advisory Board
Director of Communications, Association of Metropolitan School Districts

Morgan Olsen
Professional Advisory Board
Digital & Social Storyteller, McDonald's

Mike Owen
Professional Advisory Board
Deputy Director, Common Good Iowa

Dana Roberson
Professional Advisory Board
Executive Producer, PBS Newshour Weekend

April Rueber
Professional Advisory Board
Marketing and Communications Director, Zeno Group

Isaiah Scales
Professional Advisory Board
Senior Operations Manager, Walt Disney Company

John Tieszen
Professional Advisory Board
Marketing Consultant

Daniel Valentine
Professional Advisory Board
Senior Communications Manager, Honeywell

Nick Westergaard
Professional Advisory Board
Chief Strategist, Brand Driven Digital

Cori Zarek
Professional Advisory Board
Deputy Administrator, United States Digital Service

Emeritus Members

Ken Aagaard
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

John Altenbern
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Neil Brown
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Frank Brownell
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

William Casey
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

David Chivers
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Philip R. Currie
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Eva Dahm
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Wayne Drash
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Dana Engelbert
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Ken Freedman
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Joe Hladky
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Bruce Japsen
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Les Landes
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Steve Levigne
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Beth Malicki
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Liz Mathis
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Alan Moyer
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Nancy Newhoff
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Tiffany O'Donnell
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Lamont Olson
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Chuck Peters
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Diane H. Ramsey
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Shari Roan
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Brian Ross
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

George Shirk
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Susan M. Shullaw
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Roger Thurow
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Glenn Townes
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Alan Waxenberg
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Tim Westerbeck
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Sheba Wheeler
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus

Tom Yunt
Professional Advisory Board Emeritus