Sophia Agusta
B.A., Theatre/Film & Television, Loyola University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Performing Arts, Theatre, Video/Digital Media, Arts/Music Festivals, Nonprofit Work
Experience: I worked at the Music Box Theatre, which connected me with many independent artists and exposed me to the process of programming and production.
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Artistic Director/ Theatre Company Manager/Producer
Bashayer Alkhayyat
B.A., Arts in Visual Communication, Dar Al Hekma University
Area(s) of Interest: Visual Arts, Nonprofit Work, Entrepreneurship
Experience: Resident Artist in Misk Art Institute, 7 years of experience in Design & Branding
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Chief Innovation Officer, Creative Consultant
Olivia Ash
B.A., Theatre, Loyola University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Performing Arts, Theatre, Dance, Arts/Music Festivals, Nonprofit Work
Experience: Development Events Coordinator at The Goodman Theatre
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Artistic Director of a Theatre or Arts organization/ Teaching at the University level
Candice Chen
B.A., Fashion Design, Pratt Institute
Area(s) of Interest: Photography, Entrepreneurship
Experience: Jewelry buyer/boutique owner
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Entrepreneur
Cathy Chen
B.A., Marketing / Film & TV, Boston University
Area(s) of Interest: TV/Film, Visual Arts, Photography, Video/Digital Media, Entrepreneurship, PR/Marketing
Experience: Strategist for MassDOT
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Opening a marketing agency to promote business for startups.
Emma Chen
B.S., Media Science, Boston University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Video/Digital Media, Arts/Music Festivals, Entrepreneurship
Experience: Working on the launch of Taiwan’s first kombucha at Kuludrink startup
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Head of creative strategy
Vicky Cheng
B.M., Cello Performance, New England Conservatory; M.M., Cello Performance, Northwestern University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Theatre, Dance, Photography, Arts/Music Festivals
Experience: I put together a large-scale concert production for my graduation recital, organized everything on my own and had a great success.
Ideal Job in 10 Years: ? I envision leading a creative-sector program that fosters cross-disciplinary artistic collaboration to inspire and engage the public
Emily Chiang
B.F.A., Film, Syracuse University
Area(s) of Interest: TV/Film, Photography, Video/Digital Media, Entrepreneurship, PR/Marketing
Experience: Executive Assistant & Assistant Producer at podcast company, Film Sales & Distribution Intern
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Head of Distribution/Acquisition in Film
Emerson Delmonico
B.A., Psychology, Indiana University
Area(s) of Interest: TV/Film, Performing Arts, Theatre
Experience: Assistant Guest Services Manager at IU Auditorum
Julia Denardo
B.A., Communications Studies, Minors in English & Creative Writing, Dance, Northwestern University
Area(s) of Interest:Performing Arts, Theatre, Dance, Nonprofit Work, Entrepreneurship
Experience: Working at an NGO in Cairo, Egypt , supporting the creation of custom sales programming for Google
Ideal Job in 10 Years:Children’s media or business development for growth stage companies
Katherine Deng
B.Soc.Sci., Communications & New Media, National University of Singapore
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Theatre, Dance
Experience: News Intern, Phoenix Television (2024); Production Intern, Dragon Television Independent Producer Team (2023)
Ideal Job in 10 Years: I hope to lead my own creative studio or cultural agency that blends curation, storytelling, and experience design.
Jessie B. Evans, Jr.
B.S., Public Relations, Advertising & Media Sales, Morgan State University; M.A., Producing, New York Film Academy
Area(s) of Interest: TV/Film
Experience: Founding my Non-Profit, Hollywood Here, and partnering with major studios like Sony and Disney, Guest Starring on Nickelodeon
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Mogul!
Selina Fang
B.A., Public Relations, Boston University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Video/Digital Media, Entrepreneurship, PR/Marketing
Experience: Internship at Golin
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Talent Agent
Arianna Ferris
B.S., Music Business, Columbia College Chicago
Area(s) of Interest: Music, Performing Arts, Arts/Music Festivals, Nonprofit Work
Experience: Going to LaGuardia and Lyric Opera of Chicago Marketing Internship
Ideal Job in 10 Years: A&R for Major Record Label or Director of Admissions at an arts school
Julia Finder
B.S., Business Administration, University of Evansville
Area(s) of Interest: TV/Film, Theatre, Video/Digital Media, Nonprofit Work, Entrepreneurship
Experience: 5 years in film distribution, 3 years as production assistant, representation activist
Ideal Job in 10 Years: President or SVP at a studio/production company
Kaiying Fu
B.S., Global Business, Kean University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, Performing Arts, Theatre, Arts/Music Festivals, Entrepreneurship, PR/Marketing
Experience: Stage manager
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Musical producer
Andrew Gordon
B.A., Education and Community Organizing, Hampshire College
Area(s) of Interest: Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Photography, Arts/Music Festivals, Nonprofit Work, Entrepreneurship
Experience: Founder, Mitchell Street Arts
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Director of a medium-large contemporary art center
David Guo
B.A., Film & Television, New York University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Performing Arts, Photography, Video/Digital Media, Entrepreneurship, Gaming
Experience: Internship in Tencent animation
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Work in video/television/film entertainment business
Roderick Hawkins
BA in Mass Communication, Louisiana State University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/film, Visual arts, Fine arts, Performing arts, Nonprofit work, PR/Marketing
Experience: Co-producing a documentary about the Fisk University Jubilee Singers
Ideal Job in 10 Years: CEO or senior executive of a major cultural organization in Chicago or another large market
Trent Hawthorne-Richards
B.A., Media Arts & Science, Indiana University – Indianapolis
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Theatre
Experience: I’m an actor who has done several stageplays, commercials, and films throughout the years
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Writing, directing, producing, and starring in my own projects or projects that I am interested/passionate about
Michael Hung
B.S., Advertising Management, Michigan State University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Nonprofit Work, Entrepreneurship, Gaming
Experience: Exhibitions in Taipei, Munich and Portland
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Event Planner
Ayrah Husain
B.A., English Literature, Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University
Area(s) of Interest: Music,TV/Film,Visual Arts,Performing Arts,Theatre,Video/Digital Media,Arts/Music Festivals,PR/Marketing
Experience: I have acted in several theatrical productions throughout high school and undergraduate college. As part of a collegiate theatre club, I acted in “Orshina” originally written by Hanit Guli, and contextualised for India.
Ideal Job in 10 Years: I aim to be an entrepreneur in the media and entertainment industry.
Nivash Jayaram
B.A., Audio Arts & Acoustics, Columbia College Chicago
Area(s) of Interest: Music, Visual Arts, Video/Digital Media, PR/Marketing
Experience: Interning with Matt Hennessy at VSOP Studios
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Lead designer for NBA consumer merchandise
Eileen Jin
B.S., Interaction Design, Arts Center College of Design
Area(s) of Interest: Visual Arts,Video/Digital Media,PR/Marketing,Gaming
Experience: During my internship at ARC’TERYX, I participated in various ecological conservation initiatives through both online and offline marketing activities
Ideal Job in 10 Years: I would like to work in global marketing or creative strategy, focusing on technology-driven projects that bridge cultures and create meaningful human experiences
Meredith Johnson
B.A., Leadership Studies, University of Richmond
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Arts/Music Festivals, Entrepreneurship
Experience: Student programming board in college and Marketing for a nonprofit
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Music Festival Scheduler or Talent Manager
Aster Li
B.A., Fashion Communication, Central Saint Martins
Area(s) of Interest: TV/Film, Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Photography
Experience: Jinghua Art Space
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Curator
Yingqi Li
Dorina Liu
Ryan Liu
B.A., Media Arts, McMaster University
Area(s) of Interest: Music,Visual Arts,Fine Arts,Performing Arts,Video/Digital Media,Gaming
Experience: Working at Ogilvy
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Intellectual property lawyer
Cindy Lye
B.S., Corporate Communication, Bentley University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Video/Digital Media, Arts/Music Festivals, PR/Marketing,Gaming
Experience: Intern at Harper’s Bazaar and Perfect World
Ideal Job in 10 Years: PR/Marketing
Yuhan Ma
B.A., Sociology, Beijing University of Technology
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Theatre, Dance, Arts/Music Festivals, PR/Marketing
Experience:Interned in the music division of Sina Weibo and contributed to the planning and execution of online and offline events for the Weibo Music Awards.
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Being a member of the production team for a large-scale concert, music festival or musical
Elle Martinez-Olson
B.F.A., Film & Television, DePaul University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Performing Arts, Video/Digital Media, Arts/Music Festivals
Experience: Certified personal trainer, short film festival winner
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Creative producer / project manager / creative marketing or public relations
Kathleen McKeehan
B.M., Piano Performance, University of Iowa
Area(s) of Interest: Music, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Arts/Music Festivals, Nonprofit Work, Entrepreneurship
Experience: Interning at the Ravinia Steans Music Institute.
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Working at a nonprofit arts organization and being involved in education and community engagement
Eunice Meng
B.A., Business Administration, UC-Irvine
Area(s) of Interest: Music, Dance, Photography, Video/Digital Media, Arts/Music Festivals, Entrepreneurship, PR/Marketing, Other
Experience: 1 million+ follower social media content creator, President of Music Club “Tender Night”
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Live event planning in the music Industry
Craig Miller
B.A., Dance Performance, Oakland University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Performing Arts, Theatre, Dance, Entrepreneurship, PR/Marketing
Experience: Supervisor for Fig Catering
Ideal Job in 10 Years: CEO of a Production Company
Shiyi Ni
B.A., Radio & Television Editing, Communication University of China
Area(s) of Interest: Music,TV/Film,Theatre,Dance,Photography,Video/Digital Media,Arts/Music Festivals
Experience: Directing Intern for Youku S+ Variety Show: E-POP of China; Production assistant for Musical Lost in Stars
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Producer for TV series or variety shows
Mel Brian Patrón
B.A., Psychology, California State University – Long Beach
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Performing Arts
Experience: Starting a film production company which created 9 short films over the span of 3 years
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Producing at a company that is relevant and adapting at the forefront of culture.
Irfan Quarashi
B.S., Public Health, DePaul University
AJ Schwartz
B.A., Theatre, English/Shakespeare Studies Minor, Loyola University Chicago
Area(s) of Interest: Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Theatre, Photography, Nonprofit Work
Experience: Artistic Producer for About Face Theatre Re/Generation Studio 2023. Director of How You Kiss Me Is Not How I’d Like To Be Kissed at Haven Chicago
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Artistic Director of a theatre company in Chicago
Mika Shan
B.A., Psychology, UC-Davis
Area(s) of Interest: Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Video/Digital Media, Entrepreneurship
Experience: Co-Founder, Virtual Streamer Incubation Project
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Art or creative management
Yilin Shen
Xiyuan Sheng
B.A., Communication & Media Studies, Northeastern University
Area(s) of Interest:PR/Marketing,Gaming
Experience: Multimedia Technician at Harvard University
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Marketing/Consulting
Holly Smith
B.S., Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Iona University
Area(s) of Interest: Entrepreneurship,PR/Marketing
Experience: Intern and volunteer at Women In Banking and Finance UK
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Head of Fashion Marketing for a high-end fashion brand.
Hao Sun
B.A., Communication & Media Arts, Northeastern University
Area(s) of Interest: Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Photography, Video/Digital Media
Experience: New Media Operations Intern at Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Helping coordinate promotional campaigns and monitoring their performance
Maelea Tan
B.S., Theatre, Northwestern University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Theatre, Video/Digital Media, Nonprofit Work, Entrepreneurship
Experience: Vice-President of Polerize/President of the Southwest Area Leadership Council at Northwestern
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Properties Lead or Artistic Director
Anni Tang
B.A., Public Relations, Boston University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, Video/Digital Media,Arts/Music Festivals,Entrepreneurship,PR/Marketing
Experience: Leading a research project on gender equity in the media industry, where I conducted a comparative analysis between China and the U.S.
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Strategic communications leader in the entertainment or tech industry
Jessie Tang
B.A., Film & Television, Boston University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Dance, Photography, Video/Digital Media, Arts/Music Festivals, Entrepreneurship, PR/Marketing
Experience: Spent gap year before college traveling and working on film sets
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Work for a company I genuinely love and believe in, whether as an entrepreneur or an employee
Wanzhu Tang
B.A., Broadcasting & Television Directing, Chongqing University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film,Visual Arts, Video/Digital Media, Arts/Music Festivals, Nonprofit Work , Entrepreneurship, PR/Marketing
Experience: Interned at Mango TV, serving as an Assistant Intern to the Executive Producer on Singer 2025 and as a Director Intern on Endless Melody (Season 4).
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Management at entertainment companies / Director of TV Shows
Marlo Virina
B.A., Film & Television, DePaul University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Theatre, Entrepreneurship
Experience: Joining Open Television’s 2021 Fellowship Program, “ManicMan!” (Pilot)
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Showrunner of an Original Television Series
Jennifer Wang
B.B.A., Strategic Design & Management, Parsons School of Design
Area(s) of Interest: TV/Film,Visual Arts,Theatre,Dance,Photography,Video/Digital Media,Arts/Music Festivals,Entrepreneurship,PR/Marketing
Experience: Interned at W Magazine China
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Creative director or chief operated officer of a magazine
Yiyi Wang
B.A., Media Arts Production, Emerson College
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Photography, Video/Digital Media, Arts/Music Festivals
Experience: Internship in Phoenix TV
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Program Producer
Leilani Washington
B.A., Art and Design, University of Michigan
Area(s) of Interest:TV/Film, Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Theatre, Dance, Photography, Video/Digital Media,Arts/Music Festivals, Entrepreneurship
Experience: I completed a contract position as 3D designer/Interior designer for a research project at UofMichigan
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Working in a production/management role within the animated film industry
Yuxuan Wei
B.S., Psychology, University of Illinois
Area(s) of Interest: Performing Arts, Theatre, Video/Digital Media, Entrepreneurship, PR/Marketing
Experience: Founded The Motley Crew musical production group and produced the opera-turned-musical The Dolls of New Albion
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Executive Producer and CEO of an independent theater company specializing in original musical productions that integrate cross-cultural narratives.
Samantha Westlake
B.M., Composition, Theatre Minor, Wayne State University
M.F.A., Screenwriting, DePaul University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Theatre, Video/Digital Media, Nonprofit Work, Entrepreneurship
Experience: I wrote and directed three plays that were performed in Fringe Theatre Festivals while I was in high school and college. I also completed an internship at the Cannes Film Festival during my MFA.
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Artistic and/or Educational Director of a nonprofit film and theatre production company
Teanna White
B.A., Creative Writing, Columbia College Chicago
Area(s) of Interest: TV/Film, Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Arts/Music Festivals,Nonprofit Work, Entrepreneurship,PR/Marketing
Experience: Applying for a job as a hip-hop teacher, knowing I cannot rap
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Creative director, writer, and entrepreneur
Cheng Xu
B.S., Marketing, Wenzhou-Kean University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, Video/Digital Media, Arts/Music Festivals, PR/Marketing, Gaming
Experience: Intern Director in The program of Hunan TV’s “Hi 6” (Chinese Variety show)
Ideal Job in 10 Years: A manager in creative industries
Joy Xu
B.M., Music Business Management, Berklee College of Music
Area(s) of Interest: Music,TV/Film, Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Photography, Video/Digital Media
Experience: Being an A&R and business intern in SauceUp Music publishing company.
Ideal Job in 10 Years: A&R, Tour Manager, Artist agent
Yitao Yang
B.A., Animation / Film, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Area(s) of Interest: TV/Film, Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Photography, Video/Digital Media
Experience: Created a cosmetics company
Ideal Job in 10 Years: CEO
London Young-Winters
B.A., Studio Art, Clark Atlanta University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Theatre, Photography, Arts/Music Festivals, Entrepreneurship
Experience: I created an initiative exploring intergenerational relationships amongst black women called inHERited
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Founder and CEO of my creative firm
Chang Yuan
B.S., Business Entrepreneurship, University of Rochester
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Performing Arts, Theatre, Arts/Music Festivals, Nonprofit Work, Entrepreneurship, PR/Marketing
Experience: Internship at Beijing Television Station as an Assistant Director for Flavor Master
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Work as a film producer
Jiayu Zhang
B.F.A., Design, School of Visual Arts
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Dance, PR/Marketing, Gaming
Experience: Work experience in the entertainment industry / Designer & Singer experience
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Work in film and television communication or entertainment media
Jenni Zhang
B.S., New York University
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Performing Arts, Dance, Arts/Music Festivals, PR/Marketing
Experience: Execution of a concert in NYC
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Tour manager
Ariel Zhou
B.A., Media Communications, University of the Arts London
Area(s) of Interest: Music, TV/Film, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Arts/Music Festivals,Entrepreneurship,PR/Marketing
Experience: My undergraduate study and the internships that I have done
Ideal Job in 10 Years: Content creator
Adrie Zhu
B.A., Communication, University of Macau
Area(s) of Interest: TV/Film, Photography, Video/Digital Media, Arts/Music Festivals, Entrepreneurship, PR/Marketing
Experience: Organized the most successful Communication Festival in UM
Ideal Job in 10 Years: The owner of a well-managed commercial art company