The Alumni Association Leadership Committee comprises professionals in every field of the media industry. The Committee plans a variety of alumni networking initiatives and helps raise much-needed funds in support of the Herbert School’s Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship and Student Experience Fund. Members also engage with students throughout the year to provide with mentorship, advice, and professional connections.
Michael Sorrentino '05
Founder and Principal
Sorrentino Media
President, Lawrence Herbert School of Communication Alumni Association
Diana Bassett '10, '17
President
Diana Bassett Public Relations
Janeita Bellamy '08
Production Executive
Netflix
Vanessa Cavorti '01
Senior Vice President, Platform Solutions
NBCUniversal
Andrew Coen ’02
Finance Reporter
Commercial Observer
Rachel Avery Conley '02
Senior Marketing Consultant
Sun Life
Arianna du Manoir ‘16
Content Operations Coordinator
Disney+
Brittany Forgione '08
Director, Innovation & Research Communications
IBM
David Goldberg '89
President and CVO
Digital Waterworx Communications
Beth Lisa Adams ’05
Communications Specialist/Journalist
American National Standards Institute
Shannon Jones '05
Head of Employee and People Communications
Woven Planet Holdings
Sarah Kerlin '10
Rental Manager
TCS
Kara Koch '07
Producer, International Social Impact
Sesame Workshop
Hayle Krigel ‘13
Director of Guest Experience
Allegiant Stadium
Lauren McCullough '04
Vice President, Brand & Communication
Bizzabo
Caitlin Noll '11
Account Supervisor
PAN Communications
Lisa Onesti '97
Head of Global Payments, Platforms and Financial Services Sourcing
Barclays
Ainsley Passink ‘01
Supervisor, News Assistants/Talent Development
CNN Image and Sound
Jake Pellegrino ‘17
Reporter
Long Islander
Matt Pieper '05
Anchor/Correspondent
CBS News
Alexander Pineda ’15, ‘17
Producer, CNN
Joseph Princz '93
Founder/CEO
Wrecking Ball Studio & Labs
Anthony Raffaele '01
Senior Colorist
Harbor Picture Company
Nick Schweers '12
Director GolinDave Shaw '04
Senior Producer, Digital Assets & Video New York Institute of TechnologyOlivia Stanchina '07
Line Producer Entertainment TonightSarah Travaglini Bush '13
Internal Communications Manager GoogleChris Vaccaro '07
Vice President, Digital News
Altice USA
Director, Hofstra University MA Journalism Program
Marcus Vanderberg '08
Senior NBA Editor
ESPN
Matthew Wooden '11
Automation Studio Director CBS NewsBrittany Wosleger '13
Senior Human Resources Manager NBC News DigitalAshley Zacharia '17
Senior Account Executive Golin