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Harold Abrams (Comm) won the pitch-a-thon at the 2022 Series Fest in Denver for Grave Affairs, his pitch for a dramatic series. In May, the pilot script for the series was chosen as a special live read event.

After a 36-year career as a reporter and editor at the Eagle Valley Enterprise and Vail Daily, Pamela Holmes Boyd (Jour) and her husband, John, moved to Utah in 2021. She is executive director of the nonprofit United Way of Eastern Utah.

Last year, Jenny Herring (Jour) joined the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program as a strategic planner and writer. This came after years of public relations and writing for financial services firms and other organizations. In February, she adopted an English Labrador puppy named Griffin.

Allison (Kracov) West (Comm) was an employment attorney for more than 25 years. She uses her legal experience to deliver training related to harassment prevention, conflict resolution, employment law and other HR-related topics—issues she has discussed on CBS Mornings; O, The Oprah Magazine; and NPR.

Michelle Martin (Jour) serves as a part-time administrator for the Colorado Association of Corporate Counsel, where she produces events, programming and communications for the chapter’s 900 members.

Tim Coy (Advert) has continued his graphic design career with the publication of Cadillac 1970-1979: An Era of American Automotive Opulence, the biggest project he’s ever attempted.

Eric Belcher (Advert) is an entrepreneurial leader who has worked at USA Today, 20th Century Fox and ABC Television. He has served as CEO of Cast & Crew Entertainment Services, of which he is now vice chair, and recently founded 5430 Alliance, which supports ²ÊÃñ±¦µä student-athletes navigating NIL.

John Be Lane (Jour) recently published The Future Lies, a postdystopian romantic thriller that asks what you would do if you found out the artificial intelligence that ran everything was lazy, dishonest and not as bright as it seemed.

Art Rancis (Comm) is a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of experience in consumer and professional markets. He has done business in 36 countries.

Jay MacDonald (Jour) has an upcoming book, Playing Through the Break—a romantic comedy that will join his other works, Crazy From the Heat: Fun in the Sun With 35 Florida Authors and a novel, The Last True Blonde. He has worked for various newspapers, magazines and other clients in his career.

John Estabrook (Advert) has lived and worked in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for 48 years, first as a reporter, and later in sales, for Channel 8/WOOD TV. He then worked for the local Pella window distributor, which he eventually bought and has owned for nearly 30 years.

After producing biomedical shows for CU, Craig Russell (Comm) went to veterinary school. He later became a licensed captain and currently lives on his boat in the Bahamas.

Marcus Wilson (Jour)Ìýpublished his third book, Columbus, Slave Trader, in April. The historically accurate novel tells the story of how Columbus shipped 500 Native Americans to a slave market. His previous books are Hero Street U.S.A. and Kidnapped by Columbus.

Marcus Wilson (Jour) published his third book, Columbus, Slave Trader, in April. The historically accurate novel tells the story of how Columbus shipped 500 Native Americans to a slave market. His previous books are Hero Street U.S.A. and Kidnapped by Columbus.

Karly van Leer (StratComm) recently started an internship with Communications Strategy Group in Denver, where she will be working with fellow Buff Madison Thomas (StratComm’21).

Alexander Servantez (Jour) accepted a job at Fox 31 KDVR and is officially starting a career in broadcast media as an assignment editor.Ìý

This fall, Areyana Proctor (CritMedia, Jour) enrolled in a graduate program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Communication Arts, with a focus on media and cultural studies. There, she will be a teaching assistant, starting with an introduction to digital media production class, while working toward her PhD and studying media representation.

Taylor Alton (StratComm) started a new job as a marketing specialist at Life Time Media & Events where she will be focusing on creating captivating content for their off-road cycling events. Alton attended Garmin Unbound Gravel to capture live social coverage of the event.

Aislin Khleif (StratComm) has been working for Oracle NetSuite as a business development representative in the Denver office for more than half a year. As a team leader, she created and executed a cohort-wide organizational workshop, joined the Oracle Women’s Leadership group and volunteered as a co-lead for a pro bono project to give back to a company in need.

Molly Hitchens (StratComm) moved to Nashville and is working as a marketing coordinator for the company Twelve Tables, which seeks to create a full-service marketplace for high-caliber agencies and independents. Hitchens now creates and manages social media tasks for a range of clients and is helping Twelve Tables’ CEO create a podcast.