Communication News

Senior Ke'ra Thomas' love of event planning led her to an internship with Vintage Ivy Events, an Owings Mills events planning and design company that has distinguished itself "with exquisite style, impeccable planning, and seamless execution." Under the mentorship of Tope Olanrewaju, Ke'ra has helped to design and execute events for the company. A desire for luxurious and unique presentations has propelled Ke'ra towards creative brainstorming with her site supervisor.

Senior Business Communication major Brendan Reynold's internship at the local National Public Radio affiliate, WYPR in Baltimore, has given him the chance to report on local news and post his articles to the WYPR website. Above is a shot of one of his articles, which can be read here. Congratulations, Brendan!

Congratulations to Stephanie Verni, professor of Business Communication, on the publication of her third independent novel, "Inn Significant." She has also authored "Baseball Girl" and "Beneath the Mimosa Tree," and along with her colleagues Leeanne Bell McManus and Chip Rouse, she is a co-author of "Event Planning: Communicating Theory and Practice," published by Kendall-Hunt.

Here's the scoop on the latest novel: "Two years after receiving the horrifying news of her husband Gil’s death, Milly Foster continues to struggle to find her way out of a state of depression. As a last-ditch effort and means of intervention, Milly’s parents convince her to run their successful Inn during their absence as they help a friend establish a new bed and breakfast in Ireland. Milly reluctantly agrees; when she arrives at the picturesque, waterfront Inn Significant, her colleague, John, discovers a journal written by her late grandmother that contains a secret her grandmother kept from the family. Reading her grandmother’s words, and being able to identify with her Nana’s own feelings of loss, sparks the beginning of Milly’s climb out of the darkness and back to the land of the living."

The novel is available via Amazon and Barnes and Noble in print and electronically.

Senior Business Communication major Elizabeth Kamosa chose an internship in the field of sports marketing at Brick Bodies, a chain of coed and women-only health clubs located around Baltimore. Elizabeth is working under the mentorship of Josh Gerber, the vice president of marketing at Brick Bodies Fitness Services, Inc. & Planet Fitness Growth Partners. Because Brick Bodies is greatly involved in the community, Elizabeth's work includes both internal and external communication and organization.

Senior Bryan Corvera-Flores (on the right) is working under the direction of Stevenson’s Sports Information Director, Greg Royce, writing stories for the web, interviewing athletes, and generating ideas for content on the athletics website, gomustangsports.com.