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2000s+

Danielle Andrae ('04) is working as a Production Assistant at Arden Entertainment, a small reality television production company based in North Hollywood.

Anne Buresh ('00) now works as the Deputy Communications Director for the House Republican Conference in Washington, D.C.

Andrew Calof has been working for writer/director Todd Phillips (Road Trip, Old School, Starsky & Hutch) for the past eight months in development. Recently named Gentlemen Pictures, they have a first look deal with Dimension Films, and have added 10 projects to their ever growing slate of films to either direct or produce as a company. "The past eight months have been a dream. Most people talk about following their dreams, but I am truly living it. Very thankful to be working with such a talented and growing group of filmmakers."

Abby Ex ('02) is now in development and production at Focus Features in LA after moving to NYC after college to work for the publicity agency PMK/HBH.

Lesley Feinstein ('03) is currently working as a Below the Line Department Coordinator for The Broder Webb Chervin Silbermann Agency. This company's focus is on representing writers, directors, producers, editors, costume designers, production designers, directors of photography and line producers for TV and Feature Films. They also recently developed a reality department that focuses its representation on Writers and Producers.

Clients of BWCS include the creators/writers of Cheers, JAG, NCIS, Medical Investigation and Grey's Anatomy. Movies include Hostage, Princess Diaries (1 and 2), Cellular, What Women Want, There's Something About Mary, and 13 Going on 30. Communication Arts undergraduates are welcome to contact Lesley with their questions: lafeinstein@uwalumni.com

Erik J Figi ('02) is working in the entertainment industry with the Gun Metal Group, a company that does military technical advising for television and film.

Mindy Hirsch ('01) is now the student life/Tzedek Hillel coordinator at the University of Maryland.

Jude Javier ('01) and Joshua Moise ('01) produced and directed the short film "Supermax Wisconsin" that was accepted into the Slamdance Film Festival. Jude was a Communiation Arts major and Josh doubled in African-American Studies and Communication Arts. Slamdance screened "Supermax" in January 2003 in Park City, Utah.

Erica Lenard ('01) has moved to Disney as the Senior Manager, Promotions for the Walt Disney Internet Group focusing on online advertiser promotions for Disney.com and Disney Family suite of websites (i.e. Family.com, Familyfun.com) after working with MTV for almost 6 years.

Mayrav Newman ('01) is the Executive Director of the Jewish Broadcasting Network in Chicago (with plans to expand).

Mary Rohlich ('03) interned at MGM studios the summer between her junior and senior year at UW-Madison. After graduating in May '03, she returned to MGM to work for the Director of Development. Currently, Mary is the Assistant to the Vice President of Production at Columbia Pictures and President of the Hollywood Badgers, an alumni group organized to help current and former Comm Arts students.

Jill Wade ('01) is now the office manager for U.S. Representative James Sensenbrenner's Washington D.C. office.

Franklin Zitter ('02) moved to New York City in May, 2003 to pursue a career in television production after graduating from UW in Comm Arts & Theater. Since moving to New York, he has worked on a number of TV productions including The Howard Stern Show (E!), The Apprentice (NBC), Celebrity Poker Showdown (Bravo), and is currently the associate producer for FlickerLab, an animation and motion graphics studio producing projects for TV and Film.