Joe Curry

Joe Curry (JOU 1964) has been named chief operating officer of the Peterloon Foundation in Cincinnati, a private family foundation. Previously he was director of global corporate communications for Convergys Corporation and head of fundraising for the Taft Museum of Art.

Mandy Polley Brajuha

Mandy Polley Brajuha is a 2001 graduate in print journalism and is currently working as the Public Relations Coordinator for God’s Pantry Food Bank in Lexington after five years as the Assistant Media Relations Director for UK Athletics. She married David Brajuha (a 2003 Masters grad at UK) in July 2006.

Kevin Kerfoot

Kevin Kerfoot, '88, now publishes Bluegrass Music Profiles Magazine, a national magazine about bluegrass music artists - www.bluegrassmusicproiles.com - published in Nicholasville, Ky. The publication is beginning its fifth year of operation. Kerfoot also edits Manufacturing & Technology magazine in Lexington, Ky., a position he's held since 1992. He is also a contributing writer for Business Lexington magazine in Lexington, Ky.

Christina Anspach-Riesbeck

Christina Anspach-Riesbeck, a 2000 ISC graduate, has been promoted to advertising manager with elementary education publisher SRA/McGraw-Hill. She has been with SRA/McGraw-Hill since 2001, starting as an advertising coordinator and then promoted to advertising specialist in 2004. In her new position, she will help coordinate and direct marketing activities for all SRA programs. Christina is from Lexington and now lives in Columbus, Oh.

SRA/McGraw-Hill is the top provider of specialized research-based educational programs and professional development for the elementary market. Leading programs include Open Court Reading, Direct Instruction, and Real Math. SRA is part of McGraw-Hill Education, a leading global provider of instructional, assessment and reference solutions that empower professionals and students of all ages.

Source: SRA/McGraw-Hill March 8, 2007 press release

Melanie Glasscock Simpson

Melanie Glasscock Simpson (JOU '92) is the host of PBS' "Bake Decorate Celebrate." The show is carried on PBS stations in 322 markets, reaching more than 100,000,000 viewers.

From 1990-2000, Glasscock anchored and reported the news for CBS and NBC stations in Lexington. She left the anchor chair in 2000 to raise her daughter, Alexandra.

Today, Melanie shares her time with Billy, Alex and community organizations. She is actively involved with KET, The Lexington Children's Theatre, The Blue Grass Community Foundation Board, The Lexington Philharmonic Guild, The Lexington School, Kentucky Junior Miss and the Miss Kentucky Scholarship program. (Glasscock was Kentucky's Junior Miss in 1986 and Miss Kentucky 1989.)

Kayla Curtis Mount

From a company press release:

Kayla Curtis Mount, who has been with Red Giant as Account Executive since October 2005, will now serve as Public Relations Account Manager in the Red Giant PR Department. Mount, a rising star, who holds a BA from the University of Kentucky in Integrated Strategic
Communications with an emphasis in PR will coordinate all aspects of communications
strategy and implementation, media relations, event planning and management, and public affairs.

Red Giant Advertising, Media & PR, Louisville
Red Giant Advertising, Media & PR is full-service advertising agency, small in size and large in talent. Red Giant is made up of a group of talented individuals, each with a wealth of experience in all areas of marketing, communications and production. The staff at Red Giant develops and maintains an on-going relationship with each client with a clear understanding of their business models and dynamics. For more information on Red Giant, please visit www.rgiant.com.

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