Jennifer L. Simon, SCT '94, spent two years studying advertising at the elite Portfolio Center in Atlanta. After working at the New York-based advertising firm J. Walter Thompson, and others, she developed product lines and improved marketing efforts for a specialty food purveyor in New York. Most recently, she was senior product manager for the gourmet food and gift basket division of 1800Flowers.com. Now, Simon has opened Simon & Co. in Wilmington, Del. The business specializes in towers and gift baskets.

Julianne Bloise (1993) recently accepted the position of Manager of Public Relations & External Affairs at Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, MA. Her responsibilities include overseeing all media relations, corporate and foundation relations, and producing the school's student/alumni magazine, the "Emblem." Prior to joining Central, Bloise worked for 11 years at "The Eagle-Tribune" newspaper in Lawrence, MA, and was part of the team of reporters and editors that won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news.

Kevin J. McNamara, SCT '89, CLA '95, assistant vice president for institutional advancement at Drexel University in Philadelphia, was elected to the board of trustees of the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center in West Chester, Pa. McNamara also is the former vice president of Philadelphia's Independence Seaport Museum.

Marie Killianas, LAW 88, was named Director of Health and Productivity at Management Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (Reliance Standard), a leading insurance carrier specializing in flexible employee benefits. Killian previously served as Integrated Health and Productivity Management Practice Leader for Trion, an employee benefits consulting firm in suburban Philadelphia.

Michele Munchak (1983) writes, "Greetings from Michele (Munchak) Savino.
I suppose I should say: "How y'all doing?" Obviously, I have relocated to Atlanta, GA, where I will tell you that the climate is far nicer than up North. However, I still declare myself a Yankee, in fact I'm a "dang" YANKEE BECAUSE I STAYED! I 've been here nine years already, yet I still consider home where my Mom & Dad live. I need to sign off shortly - but I am back in school for another degree. In July I will receive a BFA in Fashion Marketing, from AIU.(Suffice it to say it's a really long name.) I've really enjoyed being in the classroom again. I had ocompleted a year of law school in the North many years ago, and I just knew that was not for me. In addition, to the core curriculum, being exposed to business courses, for the first time, has been very exciting for me. Especially globally - the sky is the limit. It's been great touching base, and where ever else I've been,Temple University remains very special to me.

Michele Munchak (1983) writes, "Greetings from Michele (Munchak) Savino.
I suppose I should say: "How y'all doing?" Obviously, I have relocated to Atlanta, GA, where I will tell you that the climate is far nicer than up North. However, I still declare myself a Yankee, in fact I'm a "dang" YANKEE BECAUSE I STAYED! I 've been here nine years already, yet I still consider home where my Mom & Dad live. I need to sign off shortly - but I am back in school for another degree. In July I will receive a BFA in Fashion Marketing, from AIU.(Suffice it to say it's a really long name.) I've really enjoyed being in the classroom again. I had completed a year of law school in the North many years ago, and I just knew that was not for me. In addition, to the core curriculum, being exposed to business courses, for the first time, has been very exciting for me. Especially globally - the sky is the limit. It's been great touching base, and where ever else I've been, Temple University remains very special to me.

Nicole (Levicoff) Kraft (1992) received a Master's Degree in Journalism from The Ohio State University on March 21, 2003.

Sarah Poindexter, SCT '92, '99, a writer, producer and director, has directed four feature films. The Greatest Song, which is her most recent film, was showcased at a DVD release party hosted by Reelblack Presents in August 2009. She also has produced and directed a number of documentary films, including The Tolerance Project, which was nominated for a mid-Atlantic Emmy, and received a National Telecommunications Award for �Best Documentary Series.� She owns and operates On The Reel LLC, a full-service digital media production company that specializes in promotional videos.

Gaetan T. Giannini, ENG '87, chair of the business department at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pa., has published Marketing Public Relations: A Marketer's Approach to Public Relations and Social Media, a new public relations textbook for marketing students.

Lisa Deem, DEN 85, LAW 99, associate dean for admissions and student affairs at Temple Universitys Kornberg School of Dentistry, was confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate for a position on the State Board of Dentistry. She was nominated by Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell.