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.
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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. |
