University of Houston Athletics
Communications Alumni
Houston Athletics Communications is proud of the experience it provides its communications student workers and Ted Nance Communications Assistants in an individuals' quest for a career in sports media. Below are the individuals who spent time as a student worker or Ted Nance Communications Assistant and got their first job in sports upon completion.
| Name | Years as Student/Asst. | Role at Houston | Next Immediate Role | Current or Most Recent Role |
| Mark Cohen | 1988-89 | Communications Intern | Associate AD for Media and Public Relations - Wofford College | Associate AD, Communications - TCU |
| Jamie Zarda | 2006-08 | Ted Nance Communications Assistant | Assistant Director for Communications - Houston | Senior Manager - Offshore Technology Conference |
| Tiffanie (Hatley) Gupton | 2008-09 | Ted Nance Communications Assistant | Director of Operations - Houston | Area Leader, Marketing - Raising Cane's |
| Matt Dunaway | Ted Nance Communications Assistant | Assistant Director Communications - Rice | Director, Communications - Mississippi State | |
| Michael McGrory | 2010-11 | Ted Nance Communications Assistant | Assistant Director for Communications - Houston | Media Content Manager - FC Dallas |
| Alissa (Bauer) Bourneuf | 2010-11 | Ted Nance Communications Assistant | Assistant Communications Director - Kansas | Dir. Mkt., Comm., - Boys and Girls Club (Kan.) |
| Matt Bodiford | 2010-14 | Student Intern | Communications Intern - Miami Marlins | Sr. Mng. Communications - Nashville SC |
| Roman Petrowski | 2011-14 | Student Intern | Ted Nance Communications Assistant | Sr. Communications Spec. - McGovern Medical School |
| Willi Anderson | 2013-15 | Student Intern | Ted Nance Communications Assistant | Associate Manager Sports Marketing - ESPN |
| Tatiana Velasquez | 2014-15 | Student Intern | First Grade Teacher | Talent Acquisition Coord. - Sprinklr |
| Sierra Henry | 2014-17 | Student Intern | Graduate Assistant - Texas Southern | Sports Director - KTXS TV |
| Nicole Acosta | 2016-17 | Student Intern | Marketing Intern - Moroch | Business Dev., Marketing Spec. - Express Employment |
| Kristina Knowles | 2017 | Student Intern | Social Media Manager - Koala Health and Wellness Centers | same |
| Alex Brown | 2017 | Ted Nance Communications Assistant | Assistant Director for Communications - Houston | Sr. Marketing & Sales Associate of Baylor College of Medicine |
| Katie Sellards | 2019-20 | Ted Nance Communications Assistant | Content Creator - HHS, LLC | Digital Content Specialist - Alpha Gamma Delta |
| Josh Schmidt | 2020-21 | Ted Nance Communications Assistant | Athletics Media Relations Assistant - Maryland | Communications Coordinator - Maryland (campus) |
| Alberto Huichapa | 2020-21 | Student Intern | Communications Coordinator - Kensington Soccer Club | Bilingual Communications Manager - Portland Thorns |
| Mayra Gurrusquieta | 2020-21 | Student Intern | Ted Nance Communications Assistant | Assistant Director of Communications - Houston |
| Allyson Warren | 2021-22 | Ted Nance Communications Assistant | Communications Assistant - Kentucky | Assistant Director of Championships, Social Media - NCAA |
| Armando Yanez | 2021-23 | Student Intern | Graduate Assistant - Georgia | Communications Assistant - Houston |
| Matthew Knope | 2022-23 | Student Intern | Athletics Media Specialist - New Mexico State | Assistant Athletics Communications Director - UTSA |
| Colton Merritt | 2022-24 | Student Intern | Media Relations Assistant - Wyoming | Social Media/Communications Coordinator - Wyoming |
| Chase Farris | 2023-24 | Student Intern | Communications Assistant - Utah | Communications Assistant - Utah |
| Tyra Banks | 2021-24 | Student Intern | Marketing Intern - ESPN | Coordinator - Brand Marketing - Big 12 Conference |
| David Goriola | 2021-24 | Student Intern | Communications Coordinator - Arlington Renegades | Communications Specialist - Houston Gamblers |
| Eugenia Kisasu | 2023-24 | Student Intern | State Fair of Texas - Media Relations Assistant | Legal Assistant at Thomas J. Henry Law |
| Han Diep | 2021-25 | Student Intern | Graduate Assistant - Communications - Columbia | same |