Notes from the Class of 1985

James Whitlow Delano (Jour) is a Japan-based documentary storyteller. He has published four photo books. In 2015, he founded the EverydayClimateChange Instagram feed, where photographers from six continents document climate change on seven continents. He says his time in the CU Boulder School of Journalism and Mass Communication fortified his dreams and taught him the skills to pursue them.

Stephanie Marchesi (Advert) is president of the health sector and eastern region at WE Communications in New York City. 

John Shepphird (Comm) is the senior creative director at FanDuel Group and lives in Hermosa Beach, California. His communication degree led him to a Columbia University master’s degree in screenwriting and directing. Shepphird has directed multiple TV shows and movies, and has written award-winning crime fiction.

Morgan Bays (Jour) is a research grants administrator in the aerospace department at CU Boulder. After graduation, he played guitar in rock bands in New York City and Washington, D.C., and continues to play music with fellow CU alumni Andrew Engeman (Mktg’83, Jour’84) and Dave Long (Jour’86).

Harold Abrams (Comm) won the pitch-a-thon at the 2022 Series Fest in Denver for Grave Affairs, his pitch for a dramatic series. In May, the pilot script for the series was chosen as a special live read event.

Dennis Drummond (EnvCon, Jour) worked in television for 15 years as a meteorologist. He lives in Washington state.

Jeanette Minniti (Jour) published a historical fiction novel, The Only Way Home, in 2021. The story follows teens riding railways during the Great Depression. She is a former regional vice president of the American Cancer Society.

John Shepphird (Comm) is the senior creative director at FanDuel and writes crime fiction. His novels include Deception Specialist and Bottom Feeders.