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Chelsea Zsifkov: General Manager of LiveWire Magazine
Chelsea Zsifkov is a senior graduating in May, majoring in Communications.  She plans to go on to get her masters and doctorate degree to become a professor for a university or work in speech pathology.  She also is very interested in writing whether it's short stories or for a magazine/ newspaper.
Tamera Rizk: Managing Editor
Tamera Rizk is a senior majoring in communications and an officer in the African Students' Association. She aspires to become a Multicultural Affairs Director at a college or university. Currently, she works as a Program Assistant in the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, coordinating FastStart Altoona and campus cultural events.
Joseph Grabowski: Animation Editor
Joseph Grabowski is a senior (only by credits) Communications major with an interest in entrepreneurship. When not running around campus between the many organizations he is in, he works at a successful jewelry store in Altoona.  After he graduates in May 2009, he plans to get an MBA and eventually start his own company.
Chris M. Lawson: Audio Editor
Chris M. Lawson is a senior graduating in May with a Bachelor of Arts degree, in Communications and Media Convergence.  He works as a technician for the Altoona Public Access Channel and Penn State Altoona�s own IT Department.  Although Chris is a college student by day, he is a rock�n�roller by night.  He spends most of his weekends on the road traveling with his punk fueled rockabilly group the Marauders.
Kevin Morrison: Video Editor
Kevin is a Senior in Communications.  His focus in Communications has been video production and creative writing.
Matthew McDermit: Photo Editor
Matthew is a Communications major at Penn State Altoona. One of his biggest accomplishments came during the summer of 2007 when he interned with The Baltimore Orioles production team. After graduating he hopes to continue in the production field and pursue his aspirations. Some of his favorite things are good music, good movies, Mexican food and the company of friends.
Kelly Dumm: News Page Editor
Kelly Dumm is a 24 year old senior at Penn State Altoona studying Communications.  She loves basketball and football as well as extreme sports. She'd like to pursue a career in the sports world doing journalism or advertising.
George Rohac Jr.: Art/Poems Page Editor
George is a senior in the Communications program at Penn State Altoona. He has had experience publishing a graphic novel anthology. He hates bios, and likes nice warm rainy days.
Mary Lou Nemanic: Co-Adviser
Mary Lou Nemanic is an Associate Professor of Communications at Penn State - Altoona, where she has designed and from 2001-2007 was coordinator for the college's new major in Convergent Media. She teaches video production, web design, American Studies and popular culture at Penn State Altoona. She is also the adviser for LiveWire, Altoona's online multimedia magazine.

Mary Lou received a master's degree in Mass Communication and a Ph.D. in American Studies from University of Minnesota. She also has a bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Minnesota. She has worked in media for more than 20 years and her work has been published in newspapers and magazines and has been broadcast on television. Her research work is in cultural history and media studies, and her book on the history of Independence Day and its relationship to mass culture entitled "One Day for Democracy" was published by Ohio University Press in 2007.

 Mary Lou and her husband Doug, an award-winning documentary producer, recently finished a feature-length documentary on cowboy culture entitled: "Cattlemen's Days: The Grandaddy of Colorado Rodeos". She and Doug have worked as a documentary team since the late 1970s.

Bob Trumpbour: Co-Adviser
Bob Trumpbour is assistant professor of communications at Penn State Altoona. He is the author of "The New Cathedrals: Politics and Media in the History of Stadium Construction" (Syracuse University Press),  and has written a variety of articles that focus on media, sport, and society. As his book was awaiting release, he was invited to speak at Harvard Law School on the politics of ballpark construction. He periodically serves as a guest columnist for the Altoona Mirror  and is invited to provide interviews for a range of media sources.

Trumpbour  teaches both theory and production classes at Penn State Altoona. He does occasional freelance work within the industry, including field work on NFL broadcasts from time to time. He is active in several scholarly and sport-related organizations, including AEJMC, MAPACA, NASSH, and SABR. He previously worked at CBS in New York. Before joining the faculty in Altoona, Trumpbour taught at Western Illinois University, Southern Illinois University, and Saint Francis College. He earned a Ph.D. from Penn State University's College of Communications.

Monica McCready: Webmaster
Monica McCready has been the president of Applied Science and Technology, a full service website management company in downtown Altoona, since 1997.  She has a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology with a minor in the Classics from Penn State University. Her company is very much involved in the development and marketing of e-commerce websites.

Monica worked as a computer training specialist holding workshops for a variety of corporate clients including Penn State faculty and staff at University Park and for the Continuing Ed. Department at the Altoona campus.


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iveWire is an online multimedia magazine sponsored by the Communications Program at Penn State Altoona.  We welcome submissions of art, photography, video, news and feature stories, essays, and animations.  Please contact us to submit from students in all programs at Penn State Altoona.
 

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