With my grandparents the day I graduated from Carnegie Mellon. (Look at that goatee -- what was I thinking?)

My college years were some of the most enjoyable and most transformative of my life, and I’ve been glad to remain engaged with my alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), throughout my career.  During my years working to promote the Pittsburgh region to national and international media, I was always particularly enthusiastic when I had opportunities to talk about the university.  And I was very proud when the editor of the CMU College of Humanities and Social Sciences alumni newsletter asked a few months ago if she could profile me in a Q&A.

Click here to see the newsletter and to read the Q&A, in which I talked about my career, the launch of Bannon Communications, my experience as Communications Manager for the Pittsburgh G-20 Partnership and what hosting the G-20 meant to Pittsburgh.