Maia Laperle is a reporter, moderator and lead podcast producer. She’s also hyper-creative, charismatic and committed to keeping communities informed.

With a passion for social-change communication and the skills she gained at the SOJC, Maeve Connor is helping people experiencing homelessness in Portland.

Using the skills she acquired in the areas of branding, communication theory and messaging, MJ Jackson realized her dream of a career in the great outdoors.

As the diversity, equity, and inclusion specialist for Sony Music Group, Madilyne Nguyen-Acosta draws on her passion for culture—and the knowledge gained from her SOJC degree.

Advertising program alum Zaria Parvez is the “who” behind Duolingo’s mascot and TikTok sensation, Duo the owl.

Nicole Lee instantly felt at home on UO’s campus. The sensation repeated when the SOJC double-Duck landed her dream job at an international advertising agency.

As an Arab-American and Muslim woman, Hanin Najjar realized how misrepresented her community was in the media. So the SOJC alum launched the inclusive company Parachute Media.

Kezia Setyawan went straight from the SOJC to the Daily Comet in Houma, Louisiana, where she covered the aftermath of Hurricane Ida—while living through it.