Murrow Advisory Board
Board Leadership
Marcia Steele Hoover
Chair, Murrow Professional Advisory Board
NIKE, Inc. Global Marketing Communications – Retired/Independent Consultant
Mary Grace Roske
Co-Vice Chair, Murrow Professional Advisory Board
SVP, Marketing Communications & Community Relations, Seattle Bank
Jill Ballo
Co-Vice Chair, Murrow Professional Advisory Board
Associate General Counsel, Microsoft
Active Members
Mandy Flynn
Mandy Flynn is a Principal at EY, where she leads customer technology and marketing transformation initiatives for global technology and consumer brands. Her work sits at the intersection of communications, marketing, data, and emerging technology, helping organizations translate strategy into measurable customer and employee experiences across digital, media, and platforms. With a career spanning consulting, […]
Michael Conklin
Business Visitor Relations Boeing Industry Broadcasting (Television & Radio), Aerospace, Education Brands Boeing, KOMO, KCPQ, KIMA, KXLY, Yakima Valley College Special Talent TV News Production and Reporting, Corporate Relations, Business Administration Educator Location Everett and Renton, Washington MPAB Focus Mentorship, Student Engagement Education B.A. Communications, WSUMBA, City University of Seattle
Kristi Ellefson
I’m a 2001 WSU graduate of the Edward R. Murrow School of Communications and hold a master’s degree in communication and leadership from Gonzaga University. I’ve worked in a variety of industries spanning from PR agencies, non-profit, bio-tech and life-science, and insurance, to my current role at WaFd Bank as the Marketing Communications and Foundation […]
Doneen Arquines
Doneen Arquines is an Emmy, PGA and Critics Choice nominee for her work on the show Top Chef where she serves as an Executive Producer/Showrunner. She is also the VP of Current at Magical Elves, the production company behind Top Chef. Born and raised in Washington State, she attended Washington State University and graduated in […]
Jill Ballo
Jill advises Microsoft teams responsible for some of the most widely used business software and cloud services in the world. She helps marketing, communications, public relations and engineering professionals navigate legal issues related to creating and selling products and services. Prior to joining Microsoft, Jill practiced intellectual property and media law at Davis Wright Tremaine. […]
Cheri Brennan
Cheri (Cherilyn) Brennan (’72 BA Communication) founded Alliance Communications, a marketing/public relations consulting firm in Bellevue, in 1990. Upon graduation from WSU, she joined an advertising agency in San Francisco and subsequently worked at Williams-Sonoma. A native of Kirkland, Cheri returned to the Seattle area in the mid-70s. Her experience includes PR/marketing positions with various […]
Ana Cabrera
Emmy-award winning journalist Ana Cabrera serves as anchor of MSNBC’s “Ana Cabrera Reports” weekdays at 10amET. Cabrera delivers the latest breaking news and brings expert in-the-field reporting on the day’s most important stories to viewers, paired with interviews and discussions with newsmakers, journalists, thought leaders, and more. An award-winning journalist and anchor with more than […]
Adam Hineline
Adam Hineline was born and raised in Bellevue, WA, before heading to Washington State University. He graduated from WSU in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in advertising from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication and was also a football team member. Since graduating, he and his wife Kim and their four children have settled […]
Ian Kennedy
Ian Kennedy is President and Executive Producer at mDots Design, a visual creative services company. If you’ve watched a major awards show over the past 16 years, you’ve seen Ian’s work. He has produced motion graphics and video content for the Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, Academy Awards, and Tony Awards. That’s a motion graphics EGOT! […]
Jason Strickland
Advertising Agency leader focused on Media & Communications Strategy. Since graduating from the Edward R. Murrow School of Communications, Jason has helped shape integrated Media and Communication strategy for over twenty brands at creative agencies up and down the West Coast. During this time, he has focused on intense integration with Creative and Strategy teams, […]
Kenji Kitatani
Professor, MBA & Patent LawDirector, Institute for Contents & Technology Integration Kanazawa Institute of Technology Industry Media, Entertainment and Sports Brands SONY, Tokyo Broadcasting System, Avex, AEG, InterFM, FM Tokyo, DAZN, Mitsubishi Corp. Special Talent Worldwide relationships with Media/Sports/Entertainment industry professionals Location Tokyo, Japan and Honolulu HI MPAB Focus Internships and job placementsProfessional, MBA and […]
Sherry Nebel
Sherry Nebel is a 1976 WSU Murrow graduate, earning a degree in communication, specializing in journalism and public relations. For nearly a decade, Sherry was with KIRO-TV, the CBS affiliate in Seattle. Besides her television news writing and producing, she also was involved in the production of special reports and news documentaries. In 1985, she […]
Adam Peterson
Adam Peterson is a Director of Supply Transformation with Microsoft’s Cloud Supply Chain. He brings improvements and supply chain innovations that enhance the processes, systems, and strategies for the hardware supply chain. Through his career, Adam brings an enthusiasm for crafting company strategies through critical assessment and solid data. He often blends analytics and insights […]
Mary Grace Roske
Mary Grace Roske is Senior Vice President, Marketing Communications & Community Relations at Seattle Bank. Mary Grace re-joined the Bank in 2020 – having led marketing communications initiatives for the Bank between 2006 and 2010 – and is responsible for brand development, marketing, communications, and corporate social responsibility. She brings more than 15 years of […]
Marcia Steele Hoover
Marcia Steele Hoover has held senior leadership roles in the business, brand and marketing communication industry over her tenured career. A strategist at her core, Marcia has a 360-degree view of business that she cultivated while working across the trifecta of corporations including go-to-market business consulting, brand strategy agencies and client-side business. She retired from […]
Steven Thorpe
Steven Thorpe is Vice President, Network Origination and Delivery at NEP Group, Inc. – the world’s leading media technology partner for content producers of live sports, entertainment, and events. Mr. Thorpe leads the buildout and operation of next generation centralized production, master control, and transmission services for a variety of top tier sports leagues, leading […]
Affiliate Members
Rick Boyce
Rick Boyce is recognized as being among the first digital pioneers to develop commercial advertising for the World Wide Web. A media buyer with the San Francisco ad agency Hal Riney & Partners, Boyce was recruited by HotWired’s chief executive officer, Andrew Anker, to be HotWired’s director of business development when the company was founded […]
Geoffrey Harvey
Geoffrey is a 1974 Washington State University Murrow communications graduate. Following a dozen years in radio broadcasting, he transitioned to the corporate world of media relations and public affairs. After working with Rockwell International, Westinghouse, and British Nuclear Fuels Limited, Geoff took his Murrow education and broadcast communications experience to Battelle Memorial Institute for the […]
John Ibsen
John “Ibby” Ibsen is the SVP of Creative Advertising at Walt Disney Studios. In a career that spans more than two decades, Ibsen is known as one of the industry’s leading creative minds, responsible for pioneering culturally defining marketing campaigns, resulting in record-breaking box-office success. His work has been recognized with many Key Art, Golden […]
Shaniqua Manning
Senior Communications Specialist Boeing Industry Aerospace Communications Brands KING 5 News Anchor, WXII, WCTI Special Talent Transition from television broadcasting to corporate Location Seattle, WA MPAB Focus Real-time interaction between students for online programs Education STRAT COMM, MBA WSUBroadcast Journalism, Howard
Robert Matthews
Linked-In Profile Robert builds iconic, billion-dollar brands, ignites fan passion and shapes popular culture with modern marketing and storytelling. As a globally recognized entertainment, services and technology executive, Robert has driven record-breaking growth and profitability for game-changing companies such as Microsoft, Nintendo and Disney. Robert recently retired from Microsoft, where he served as Chief Brand […]
Pat Nevin
My current position is VP/General Manager in Seattle for KIRO7/CBS/Telemundo and Kiro7.com (June 2020 to present). Prior positions include VP GM positions for KOIN-TV/KRCW-TV Portland (2016-2020), KFMB TV/Radio San Diego (2011-2016), and KSAZ-TV/KUTP-TV/Fox Sports Net Arizona (2002-2011). I am a proud WSU alum, 1988, with a B.A in Business Administration. I grew up in Spokane […]
Liz Pritchard
Liz Pritchard is a 1980 graduate of Washington State University and media industry veteran. Liz retired in 2021 after a 40-year career in media sales. Most recently, she served as the Vice President, Sales Training and Development, for Fox Television Stations Sales in New York, a division of the Fox Corporation. At Fox, Liz was […]
Jamerika Haynes-Lewis
A native of Tacoma, Washington, Jamerika has more than ten years of experience as a journalist and advocate for children in foster care. While growing up in foster care, Jamerika was determined to have a different life than the one she experienced. She put herself through college earning a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from […]