Chrystee knew at a very young age, she was meant to perform and has done just that with roles on Scrubs, Passions, and most recently, Monogamy.
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Growing up in Guatemala, Winnie never imagined that she’d find herself as a film executive at a top Hollywood Studio.
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Ballard C. Boyd is a segment director and producer at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert but before he made it to late night television or won any Emmys, he was making ice cream in his hometown after graduating from Emerson.
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Madeline Kay Sneed MFA ‘20 on Making it as a Fiction WriterMadeline was on her way to becoming a published author before she completed her MFA.
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Jasmine Solano is a multidisciplinary artist in all the ways. She's a DJ, an on camera and radio host, a cultural organizer, just to name a few.
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Evy entered Emerson as a marketing student and left an entrepreneur - for life!
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Donzaleigh Abernathy chose Emerson because she wanted to go to school where people would learn and know her name. Now after many years as a working actress, activist, and writer, people in airports know her name!
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Alan Gwizdowski started out shooting skateboarding videos with his high school buddies before he found himself at Emerson College. It was there that he met some new friends, Dan Perrault ‘09 and Tony Yacenda ‘10, who later hired him to work on the Paramount+ series, Players.
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After earning a reputation as a feel-good news anchor, Dion Lim found her serious side in the wake of the pandemic and the rise in violence and bigotry toward the AAPI community. On the surface, she might have a perfect smile, but make no mistake, Dion is so much more than the face you see on your TV.
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Shanaé Burch is a storyteller at heart and is now using her roots in the theater to revive health and reconcile hearts while pursuing an EdD in Public Health Education at Columbia University. Her path has led her to share her experiences on the stage, in the classroom, and as a co-editor of a new section in Health Promotion Practice called Poetry for the Public’s Health.
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A first on this podcast, we have a dynamic duo that became friends while at Emerson. From Boylston Street to Sunset Boulevard, Dominique and Quinn’s decade-long friendship laid the foundation for their creative working relationship, as they embark on making a travel-dating show together.
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David Yoon tells lies for a living. He’s been chasing the feeling of making his entire class laugh at a story in the 3rd grade, and with time, talent, and a little luck, has four different titles with his name on it in any given bookstore. Alongside his wife, Nicola, whom he met at Emerson, the writer power couple set forth on a journey to help other POC (people of color) writers tell love stories for their imprint, Joy Revolution.
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Pam Zapata is a powerhouse who can do it all, but in running a business, she’s learned the hard way that just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. After a decade of not seeing one another, we catch up to talk about training a team remotely, finding the confidence to negotiate your salary, and making the decision to let go of perfection for the sake of progress and saving yourself.
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Zach Kornfeld studied video production at Emerson, and now, he tries EVERYTHING. A member of the beloved YouTube channel turned multi-media franchise, The Try Guys, Zach uses his Emerson degree every day, but he’s not doing it alone.
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Hunter Harris always knew her future would involve writing, but came to Emerson thinking she would become a “serious Watergate reporter.”
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Deborah Feingold’s 40-year career as a photographer started during her days at Emerson College.
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Being at Emerson gave Andrew Siañez-De La O tons of hands-on experience in all areas of theater, but penning the stories you see on stage is what captured his heart and talents.
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Trustee Traci Blackwell has spent years nurturing the television shows you love - from Girlfriends to Supernatural to Jane the Virgin, Traci was there every day, season to season, shepherding production.
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Jill Bream is known for dressing funny people - whether it be the many stars who cycle through SNL or the hilarious cast of The Other Two, it’s Jill’s costuming that brings the characters to life and enhances the hilarity that ensues.
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D Simpson’s relationship with 88.9FM WERS started off the way anyone’s might: by listening. From a teenage fan tuning in from Mattapan to becoming on-air talent while a student, D’s relationship with Boston’s beloved station has grown and transformed over the years.
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