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Willow Goldstein

Founder of The Bakery, an Atlanta-Based Arts Complex

CAMD Alumna Willow Goldstein Launches Arts Complex to Engage and Innovate Atlanta’s Growing Arts and DIY Scene.

Lorrie Murray

Founder of Bay Area Music Project (BAMP)

Northeastern alumna Lorrie Murray is the Founder and Executive Director of Bay Area Music Project, a non-profit after-school music education program that serves the social, emotional, cultural, and academic needs of children.

Andy Jasenak

Director of Digital Media at Amtrak

Andy oversees all of the organization’s social media efforts, including content development, paid social, social listening, analytics and reporting, and more. Andy oversees all of these diverse facets of digital media and works strategically with his team, as well as other...

Danielle Morimoto

Senior Experience Designer at Adobe

Danielle, who graduated Northeastern with a BFA in Graphic Design, has worked at Adobe for more than four years now, originally joining the team as a co-op and then returning as a full-time Experience Designer after graduation. Since then, in...

Caitlin Murray

Co-Founder of Purposeful Nomad

Northeastern alumna Caitlin Murray co-founded Purposeful Nomad, a travel company that creates immersive experiences designed to empower women, in 2016 – and it has been gaining momentum ever since. The organization, which Caitlin started with fellow Northeastern alumna Jessica Scranton, grew...

Chris Teague

Cinematographer

Cinematographer Chris Teague works at the intersection of creativity and logistics, artistry and technical details. He is a Northeastern alumnus who has now worked on several notable television shows, including Netflix’s Russian Doll, HBO’s Mrs. Fletcher, and Comedy Central’s Broad...

Alex Falcon

Computer Graphics (CG) Generalist

Visual effects have come a long way since the original Ghostbusters first entertained audiences more than 30 years ago. This summer’s re-make of the film not only has a new star-studded female cast and storyline, but also advanced digital effects that have...

Michael Ulman

Freelance Artist

Michael Ulman, AS ’00, is a freelance artist in the Boston area. Most recently, his exhibition Femme Trouvésis on display at Northeastern’s Gallery 360. But the sculptures seen there are not the norm as an artist for UIman, as his interests...

Jackson Hyland-Lipski

Executive Assistant / Assistant Producer

Jackson Hyland-Lipski is a recent graduate from Northeastern University where he received a BA in Cinema Studies and Philosophy with a minor in Writing. For his co-op at Northeastern, Jackson had the opportunity to work as the Archival Assistant for What...

Wells Riley

Product Designer

Wells Riley, AS’12, is a product designer for Envoy, a customer resource management tool based in Silicon Valley. Wells studied graphic design at Northeastern and for his capstone project created Startups, This is How Design Works, a design guide for non-designers. Wells is...

Lorrie Murray

Founder of the Alameda Music Project

Walk past the San Francisco Bay Area’s Maya Lin School, and you might hear a choir of third-graders singing three-part harmonies, a jubilant roomful of budding percussionists, or the tentative strains of a 9-year-old taking her first violin lesson., AS’91,...

Michael Dos Santos

President of Versatile Studios

Michael Dos Santos, CS’03, is a photographer, the president of Versatile Studios and One Drop Rentals, and the creator of the Versa Battery. He began his photography career in New York City as a photo assistant, digital tech, and retoucher, before establishing his own...

Olivia Sebesky

Projection Designer

Alumna Olivia Sebesky is a New York-based theater artist and motion graphics designer. Olivia designs video and projections for theater, dance performances, television, concerts and special events. She has designed projections for James Taylor, Nike, Jordan, Soho House, Alice and Olivia,...

Irene de la Torre

Alumna Creates Graphics & Visualizations For Global Audience At BBC

Irene de la Torre Arenas, alumna of Northeastern University’s MFA in Information Design and Visualization (IDV) program, is an information designer and journalist who is currently a Data Designer at BBC. Working in the New Broadcasting House in London, one...

Daniel McManus

Design Alumnus Featured for Art Installation Identity

Annually, the Society of Typographic Arts honors 100 examples of “typographic excellence,” and we are excited to announce that The Narrative design studio, founded and led by Art + Design alumnus Daniel McManus, was included on this year’s list. The firm was recognized...

Mark Mayers

Alumnus Creates Adventure Game Based in Physics and Architecture

Northeastern alumnus Mark Mayers has had his hands full since graduation. While working as a computer scientist in artificial intelligence, he has also been developing his own game, Desolus, for several years. His pursuit of games was inspired by his CAMD...

Oskar Strom and Mark Trueblood

From Boston to Japan: Alumni’s Game Accepted to International Games Festival

A game, entitled Super Slime Arena, created by two Northeastern alumni, Oskar Strom ‘16, Digital Art and Game Design, and Mark Trueblood ‘16, also Digital Art and Game Design, was recently accepted to Bitsummit, a popular independent game festival in Japan. The event...

Skye Moret and Irene de la Torre

Alumnae Recognized by Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards

Two CAMD alumnae, who earned their Master of Fine Arts in Information Design and Visualization, were recently recognized by the Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards. Skye Moret ’16 was awarded Silver for a project, entitled One Angry Bird, that she completed at Periscopic,...

Sukrita Baijal

New Year, Continued Growth: Startup Led by CAMD Alumnus Reaches Funding Milestone

As Northeastern alumna Sukrita Baijal, CSSH’16, can attest, art history is one of the most effective ways to not only gain a better knowledge of history, but also to have a better emotional understanding of the past. Sukrita, who took...

Farzaneh Safarani and Bahareh Safarani

Northeastern Alumni Join Forces In Launch Of New Gallery

Northeastern University alumni have joined forces in the launch of a new art gallery in Boston’s South End. Three local artists, Yinglin (Yve) Yang and Farzaneh and Bahareh Safarani, MFA ‘16 (the Safarani Sisters) are collaborating on Merry Go Round, an interactive exhibition...

Jacqueline Ferrante

Artist Returns To Her Northeastern Roots

One week into her first co-​​op at North­eastern, Jacque­line Fer­rante knew she’d chosen the per­fect one for her. In fact, she already had a strong feeling that it was what she’d been looking for in a career.

Sarah Campbell

For Thesis Project, Alumna Researches How Data Visualizations Can Appeal to Emotions

Northeastern alumna Sarah Campbell recently earned her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Information Design and Visualization. Her thesis focused on how data visualizations can appeal to emotions, and how advocacy groups can use data to communicate their causes. Sarah joined the Northeastern...

Ralph Pucci

Defining a New Art Form

Ralph Pucci, AS’76, has never been one to follow the crowd. Over the past 39 years, he has transformed mannequin design into high art. His designs have consistently anticipated and defined society’s perception of female beauty, and for the past...